Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Singles, one ball
- Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Singles, one ball
The 1900 Olympic Croquet one-ball singles tournament was held over three rounds on 28 June 1900. Nine athletes from two nations competed
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.
References
* De Wael, Herman. "Herman's Full Olympians": "Croquet 1900". Accessed 10 January 2006. Available electronically at [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/spcros1.html#1900 ] .
* Mallon, Bill. "The First Two Women Olympians" in "Citius, Altius, Fortius", Autumn 1995, No. 3, p. 38. Available in pdf format from the AAFLA [http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv3n3/JOHv3n3j.pdf ] .
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