You probably wouldn't even realize you were watching the Olympics if you were to step back in time to watch the second modern Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900. The games were held to coincide ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...

In many ways, the early Olympics could be quite intense and organizers simply weren’t content with merely shooting paper targets. While pigeon shooting never returned after the 1900 Paris Games ...

The 1900 Olympics were held in Paris after Baron Pierre de Coubertin rejected calls from many for the Games to be sited permanently in Athens following the success of the inaugural Games.

The inaugural Olympic archery competition took place at the 1900 Paris Games. There were six men's events and Belgium's Hubert van Innis won two golds and a silver. Although six Dutchmen competed in ...

The best fielders in the history of the Olympics, 1900. Who has dismissed the most batsmen by taking catches in the Olympics, 1900? Where do the greatest fielders rank on the all-time Olympics ...

France took more medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but only 27 countries and a fraction of the number of athletes participated compared with recent Games. "It's not the medal of only four guys.