Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. Seven men and three women participated.

The 1900 Olympic croquet tournament

The doubles competition was scheduled first, though it's unclear whether the French pair which won actually had any competition.

The one-ball singles was played the next week, followed by two-ball singles the week after. France, with 9 of the 10 competitors, won all the medals. Belgium was the only other nation to send a croquet player, though he did not finish the first round of his competition. This was the only Olympiad where croquet was part of the official programme.

Medal table

1

France (FRA)

3

2

2

7

Belgium had croquet players compete, but won no medals.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Singles, one ball	Gaston Aumoitte (FRA)	Georges Johin (FRA)	Chrétien Waydelich (FRA)
Singles, two balls	Chrétien Waydelich (FRA)	Maurice Vignerot (FRA)	Jacques Sautereau (FRA)
Doubles	France (FRA) Gaston Aumoitte Georges Johin	None	None

Participating nations

A total of 10 players from 2 nations competed at the Paris Games:

•  Belgium (1)
•  France (9)

See also

• List of Olympic venues in discontinued events
• Roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics

References

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Croquet 1900". Accessed 10 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
• Mallon, Bill. "The First Two Women Olympians" in Citius, Altius, Fortius, Autumn 1995, No. 3, p. 38. Available in pdf format from the AAFLA [2].
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.