Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metre team race
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The men's 5000 metres team race was the final track and field
event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics
in Paris
. It was the first time, that a team race was held at the Olympics. It was held on July 22, 1900. Two teams, from France
and a Mixed Team
, of five athletes each competed. Stan Rowley of Australia
completed an otherwise British team.
The event consisted of a single heat in which each of the ten runners completed ten laps of the 500 metre track. Runners scored points for their team equal to their place in the race, with the team with the lowest number of points winning.
Rimmer and Bennett led the entire way, followed by the first three Frenchmen not far behind. Tysoe and Robinson kept pace with Castanet and Champoudry in the third bunch of runners while Rowley had been injured and began walking following the first lap. Bennett pulled away from Rimmer in the final sprint. After Champoudry finished ninth, Rowley was the only athlete still going and therefore would receive tenth place were he to finish. The race officials decided that it would be pointless for him to walk the final 1500 metres and awarded him tenth place at the end of his seventh lap.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
in Paris
Paris
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. It was the first time, that a team race was held at the Olympics. It was held on July 22, 1900. Two teams, from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and a Mixed Team
Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee now groups their results together under the mixed team designation . During the 1900 Summer Olympics several teams comprising international members won 12 medals in 7 different...
, of five athletes each competed. Stan Rowley of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
completed an otherwise British team.
The event consisted of a single heat in which each of the ten runners completed ten laps of the 500 metre track. Runners scored points for their team equal to their place in the race, with the team with the lowest number of points winning.
Medallists
| |
|
none awarded |
Individual standings
| Place | Athlete | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:29.2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Unknown | 2 | |
| 3 | Unknown | 3 | |
| 4 | Unknown | 4 | |
| 5 | Unknown | 5 | |
| 6 | Unknown | 6 | |
| 7 | Unknown | 7 | |
| 8 | Unknown | 8 | |
| 9 | Unknown | 9 | |
| 10 | retired at 3,500 metres | 10 |
Team standings
| Place | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | 29 |
Rimmer and Bennett led the entire way, followed by the first three Frenchmen not far behind. Tysoe and Robinson kept pace with Castanet and Champoudry in the third bunch of runners while Rowley had been injured and began walking following the first lap. Bennett pulled away from Rimmer in the final sprint. After Champoudry finished ninth, Rowley was the only athlete still going and therefore would receive tenth place were he to finish. The race officials decided that it would be pointless for him to walk the final 1500 metres and awarded him tenth place at the end of his seventh lap.
Sources
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at .