1900 in sports

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Years:	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

[edit] Baseball

The National League contracts from twelve to eight clubs in a circuit of eight cities that will persist through 1952.
Brooklyn wins again, five championships in seven seasons for manager Ned Hanlon.
The Western League takes the name "American League" and moves teams into Chicago and Cleveland. The Chicago White Stockings win the pennant in this one season under the new name and the old minor league status.

1900 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France
- The Olympic status of the games was very underplayed - many competitors did not realise that they had participated in the modern Olympics.
- Women took part in the modern Olympics for the first time. The first sportswomen to compete in the games were Mme. Brohy and Mlle. Ohnier of France in croquet. The first female champion was Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in tennis.
- France wins the most medals (100), and the most gold medals (25).

March 6 — Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975)
March 12 — Marinus van den Berge, Dutch athlete (d. 1972)
March 17 — Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean long-distance runner (d. 1969)
October 5 — Sam Olij, Dutch heavyweight boxer (d. 1975)
November 11 — Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (d. 1989)
November 16 — Eliska Junkova (Elizabeth Junek), Czech Grand Prix motor racing driver (d. 1994)
December 15 — Hellé Nice, French Grand Prix race car driver (d. 1984)
December 27 — Hans Stuck, German racing driver (d. 1978)