Military exercise at the 1900 Summer Olympics explained

Military exercise was contested at the 1900 World's Fair alongside the program of the 1900 Olympic Games.[1]

According to Olympedia, a database of Olympic Games results created by historians including Bill Mallon,[2] the event doubled as the 1900 annual feast of the Union des sociétés d’instruction militaire de France. It was entered by 80 clubs across a variety of sports and exercises, with prizes awarded for clubs' overall performance, as well as performances in three different sections (Preparatory Military Training, Complementary Military Training and Free Exercise).[3] Military exercise is not considered, like many events at the 1900 World's Fair, to have been officially Olympic.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Drevon, A. . Les Jeux olympiques oubliés: Paris 1900 . CNRS . 2000 . 978-2-271-05838-6 . fr . 2024-01-28 . 91.
  2. Web site: Rowbottom . Mike . Comprehensive Olympic data now back in public domain at olympedia.org . insidethegames.biz . 2012-10-30 . 2024-01-28.
  3. Web site: Olympedia – Military Exercise at the 1900 Summer Olympics . Olympedia – Main Page . 1900-06-25 . 2024-01-28.