A jumper who needed no run-up, a marathon runner with strong legs and an even better local knowledge, Canada's first Olympic hero, and more trouble on the 'Lord's Day'... Part 4/7
Category: 1900 Olympics
Gentlemen’s Agreement
How the athletic events of the II Olympiad were held on 'field and forest', rather than 'track and field'. And how the long jump competition almost turned violent... Part 3/7
Chaos
How Coubertins ambitious plans developed into a chaotic second edition of the modern Olympic Games. Part 2/7
Il était une fois… à Paris
Paris 1900. Olympic Games at the dawn of the 20th century. Chaotic, disorganized, barrier breaking, historic. Part 1/7