Water motorsports at the Summer Olympics explained

Size:150
Code:PBT
Sport:water motorsports
Mixedevents:3

Water motorsports was held at the Summer Olympics twice: in 1900 (the event is not considered official),[1] [2] [3] and in 1908.[4]

To date, water motorsports is the only motor sport to have ever been an official Olympic event. Motor sports were subsequently prohibited by the Olympic Charter, though the ban has since been lifted.[5]

Medal table

Sources:[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans . Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement . 2011. 62. 9780810875227 .
  2. Web site: Olympic games medalists - other sports.
  3. Book: The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . Mallon, Bill . 1998 . McFarland & Company, Inc. . Jefferson, North Carolina . 25–26 . 978-0-7864-4064-1.
  4. Web site: London 1908 Water Motorsports . Olympics.com . 2022-02-04 . 2024-05-08.
  5. Web site: Eliott . Brennan . Motorsport, cricket and karate among sports on shortlist for Los Angeles 2028 . insidethegames.biz . 2022-08-03 . 2024-05-09.
  6. Web site: Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries . olympanalyt.com . 2022-01-31.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Water motorsports at the Summer Olympics".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.