Archery
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueBois de Vincennes
Dates15 July – 14 August 1900
No. of events7 (7 men, 0 women)
Competitors153 from 3 nations

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven of the archery events that took place in Paris, France, are considered to be "Olympic" by Olympic historians, with 153 archers competing in them. The identities of 17 of those archers are known, though a number of those are known only by their surnames. In total 1400 archers[1] to over 1500 archers[2] participated in the archery competitions. It was the first time that archery was featured in the Olympics. All seven events were for men. Only France, Belgium, and the Netherlands sent archers. Six Dutch archers competed; none qualified for any of the individual event finals.

Before July 2021 the IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not.[3] The events included here exclude many of the archery events held in France in 1900 connected to the World's Fair. Those events, if included, would put the number of archers over 5,000. They are excluded typically because of their status as French national championships rather than international contests (even though international participants were invited) or because, as team events, they were essentially qualifiers for the final events.

The team events au berceau served as qualifying for the individual events. The top eight finishers in the team events au cordon doré were eligible to compete for the individual titles, while the top six finishers in the team events au chapelet were eligible to compete for the individual titles. Two immensely popular types of archery – short-range butt shooting in a covered gallery (au berceau) and popinjay (sur la perche) – were practiced mainly in France and Belgium. A case could be made that only one event took place au berceau, that of Championnat du Monde. This event was contested between the two best performing au berceau archers in the individual events, au cordon doré and au chapelet (Henri Hérouin and Hubert Van Innis). Thus, all the earlier events could be considered qualifying for that one final event.[4]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)45413
2 Belgium (BEL)3317
Totals (2 entries)78520

Medal summary

Unknown competitor in the archery events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
 Hubert Van Innis
 Belgium		 Victor Thibaud
 France		 Charles Frédéric Petit
 France
Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
 Henri Hérouin
 France		 Hubert Van Innis
 Belgium		 Émile Fisseux
 France
Au Chapelet 33 metres
 Hubert Van Innis
 Belgium		 Victor Thibaud
 France		 Charles Frédéric Petit
 France
Au Chapelet 50 metres
 Eugène Mougin
 France		 Henri Helle
 France		 Émile Mercier
 France
Championnat du Monde
 Henri Hérouin
 France		 Hubert Van Innis
 Belgium		 Not awarded
Sur la Perche à la Herse
 Emmanuel Foulon
 Belgium		 Auguste Serrurier
 France		 Not awarded
Emile Druart
 Belgium
Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
 Émile Grumiaux
 France		 Auguste Serrurier
 France		 Louis Glineur
 Belgium

Participating nations

A total of 153 archers from 3 nations competed at the Paris Games:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Vlaardingsche courant".
  2. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Handelsblad".
  3. ↑ Lennartz, Karl; Teutenberg, Walter (1995). Olympische Spiele 1900 in Paris. Kassel, Germany: Agon-Sportverlag. p. 147. ISBN 3-928562-20-7. In many works, it is read that the IOC later met to decide which events were Olympic and which were not. This is not correct and no decision has ever been made. No discussion of this item can be found in the account of any Session.
  4. ↑ "Archery at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Archery expert Fred Lake ... commented on the 1900 archery events.
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