India at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 17 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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One athlete from India competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, thereby being the nation's first appearance at the modern Olympic Games. Olympic historians tend to separate Indian results from British ones despite India's lack of independence, in a similar manner to the separation of results of competitors from Australia before 1901. One athlete, Norman Pritchard, represented India in 1900.
In 2005 the IAAF published the official track and field statistics for the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the historical records section Pritchard was listed as having competed for Great Britain in 1900. Research by Olympic historians has shown that Pritchard was chosen to represent Great Britain after competing in the British AAA championship in June 1900.[1] The IOC still regard Pritchard as having competed for India.
Medalists
Results by event
Athletics
Pritchard competed in athletics, entering five events and taking second place in two of them.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heat | Semifinal | Repechage | Final |
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| 60 metres | — | Norman Pritchard | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | None held | Did not advance | |
| 100 metres | — | Norman Pritchard | 11.4 seconds 1st, heat 5 | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 | Unknown 2nd | Did not advance |
| 200 metres | 2nd | Norman Pritchard | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | None held | 22.8 seconds | |
| 110 metre hurdles | 5th | Norman Pritchard | 16.6 seconds 1st, heat 2 | None held | Straight to final | Did not finish |
| 200 metre hurdles | 2nd | Norman Pritchard | 26.8 seconds 1st, heat 2 | None held | 26.6 seconds | |
References
- ↑ "David Wallechinsky - The Complete Book of the Olympics Aurum Press 2000
- Ian Buchanan. "Who was Norman Pritchard?" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History (International Society of Olympic Historians) (January 2000): 27–28.