Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. Seven men and three women participated.
The doubles competition was scheduled first, though its 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.
Contents |
[edit] Medal table
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Belgium had croquet players compete, but won no medals.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, one ball | Aumoitte France |
Johin France |
Waydelich France |
| Singles, two balls | Waydelich France |
Vignerot France |
Sautereau France |
| Doubles | France
Aumoitte |
None | None |
[edit] Events
[edit] Singles, one ball
The one-ball singles tournament was held over three rounds on 28 June 1900.
[edit] First round
The first round eliminated five players, allowing four to advance. Four players, including two of the three women and the only Belgian player, did not finish the round. The third woman, Desprès, finished the round with 24 points but did not advance among the top four.
| Place | Player | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waydelich | France |
11 points |
| 2 | Johin | France |
13 points |
| 3 | Blachère | France |
17 points |
| 4 | Aumoitte | France |
18 points |
| 5 | Desprès | France |
24 points |
| — | Filleaul Brohy | France |
Did not finish |
| Marcel Haentjens |  Belgium |
Did not finish | |
| Marie Ohnier | France |
Did not finish | |
| Sautereau | France |
Did not finish |
[edit] Second round
Waydelich and Blachère were eliminated in the second round. Waydelich, in third place, is now considered by the International Olympic Committee to be a bronze medallist.
| Place | Player | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johin | France |
16 points |
| 2 | Aumoitte | France |
18 points |
| 3 | Waydelich | France |
20 points |
| 4 | Blachère | France |
22 points |
[edit] Final
Aumoitte won the championship.
| Place | Player | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aumoitte | France |
15 points |
| 2 | Johin | France |
21 points |
[edit] Singles, two balls
The two ball tournament was held on 4 July 1900.
| Place | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waydelich | France |
| 2 | Vignerot | France |
| 3 | Sautereau | France |
| 4 | Blachère | France |
| — | Desprès | France |
| Filleaul Brohy | France |
[edit] Round 1
| Winner | Score | Loser | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignerot | France |
2-0 (42-40) |
Desprès | France |
| Sautereau | France |
2-0 (41-19) |
Blachère | France |
| Waydelich | France |
Forfeit | Filleaul Brohy | France |
[edit] Round 2
The second round was conducted as a round-robin.
| Place | Player | Nation | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waydelich | France |
3 | 0 |
| 2 | Vignerot | France |
2 | 1 |
| 3 | Sautereau | France |
1 | 2 |
| 4 | Blachère | France |
0 | 3 |
| Winner | Score | Loser | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waydelich | France |
2-1 (42-41) |
Vignerot | France |
| Waydelich | France |
Unknown | Sautereau | France |
| Waydelich | France |
Unknown | Blachère | France |
| Vignerot | France |
2-1 (42-41) |
Sautereau | France |
| Vignerot | France |
Forfeit | Blachère | France |
| Sautereau | France |
Unknown | Blachère | France |
[edit] Doubles
There was only one pair in the doubles croquet competition.
| Place | Players | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aumoitte Johin |
France |
[edit] 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.
| Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Polo • Rowing • Rugby union • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo |
