What was unique about the 1900 olympics?

by Mark Posted 2012/09/21 20:47:42

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		It is the only olympics to have had a fatality from throwing a javelin
		It was the only olympics where women didnt participate.
		It was the only olympics not held in a leap year
		It was the only oympics that Queen Victoria attended
		Frederick Lane broke the first world record in an olympics in the sport of PELOTA which hasnt been broken to this day in

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	It is the only olympics to have had a fatality from throwing a javelin	2 votes	22%
	It was the only olympics where women didnt participate.	1 vote	11%
	It was the only olympics not held in a leap year	2 votes	22%
	It was the only oympics that Queen Victoria attended	1 vote	11%
	Frederick Lane broke the first world record in an olympics in the sport of PELOTA which hasnt been broken to this day in	3 votes	33%

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wildcat 2012/09/24 00:51:57

It was the only oympics that Queen Victoria attended

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Gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games; a silver medal was given for a first place and a bronze medal was given for second. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes respectively in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.

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Mark to wildcat 2012/09/24 10:52:46

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That's very interesting. Shame I cant give two raves instead of one. I like that.

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American Nate 2012/09/23 02:10:52

It was the only olympics not held in a leap year

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That is Wrong, there was Never a 1900 Olympics in Paris.
There was a 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and a 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. a 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada and 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

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Mark to America... 2012/09/23 09:22:54

You are spot on about the leap year, but wrong about their being no olympics in Paris 1900

http://www.olympic.org/paris-...

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America... to Mark 2012/09/23 14:41:20

click on Olympic games, shown from 2012 to 1896. no 1900 summer olympics in paris. maybe it was the special olympics but not normal, there was only like 10 events

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Mark to America... 2012/09/23 16:48:23

How many games does it take to make an olympics by your definition?

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America... to Mark 2012/09/23 23:38:14

It has to be on the record books...

http://www.olympic.org/olympi...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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ikeknight 2012/09/22 02:39:45

Frederick Lane broke the first world record in an olympics in the sport of PE...

This seems likely since this was the only Olympics it has been contested in.

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Patriotic Gentleman 2012/09/21 21:43:29

Frederick Lane broke the first world record in an olympics in the sport of PE...

Actually even more unique was that this was the first Olympics wherein women were allowed to participate.

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Sister Jean 2012/09/21 20:54:04

It is the only olympics to have had a fatality from throwing a javelin

I think

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