Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000 metre steeplechase
- Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000 metre steeplechase
The men's 4000 metre steeplechase was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first time, that a steeplechase race was held at the Olympics, expect from the race held one day earlier. It was held on July 16 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Eight athletes from five nations competed in the longer of the two steeplechase events.
The three medallists from the 2500 metre steeplechase also competed in the 4000. The only one among them to win a second medal was Sidney Robinson, who added a bronze medal to the silver he had won earlier.
The course was the same as that of the shorter event, but with eight laps instead of five.
Medallists
Records
"None", this was the first time the event was held. And it was the only time a steeplechase race was held over 4000 metres.
Results
The British trio dominated this race, finishing in the top three spots close together. The fourth place finisher was about four times as far behind Robinson as Robinson was behind Rimmer. Orton, the gold medallist of the first steeplechase, finished fifth. The American pair both dropped out of the race.
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* [http://olympic.org International Olympic Committee] .
* De Wael, Herman. "Herman's Full Olympians": "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1900.html ] .
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