1900 — It was a busy day at the 1900 Olympics in Paris, with gold medals determined in 10 events, some of which had short Olympic lives. Many religious athletes declined to compete in their respective finals, which were held on a Sunday! And there was no traditional track! Events were contested on a grass field, with running events conducted on a 500-meter loop.

- 60m/Long Jump — Al Kraenzlein won his second and third gold medals (won the 110-hurdles the previous day), edging U.S. teammate Walter Tewksbury in the sprint as both were timed in 7.0. The long jump was filled with controversy. Marks in Saturday’s qualifying round would count towards determining the eventual winner, and Myer Prinstein led the way with a jump of 23-1.50 (7.175m), with Kraenzlein second at 22-9 (6.93m). Even though he was Jewish, and had competed on his own Sabbath, Prinstein was told by his college (Syracuse) that he couldn’t compete on Sunday. He reportedly entered into an agreement with Kraenzlein that neither would compete on Sunday. But Kraenzlein did compete, and wound up as the Olympic champion after topping Prinstein’s qualifying mark by one centimeter 23-3 (7.185m). Prinstein had to be restrained from going after Kraenzlein when the result was announced! He gained some consolation by winning the gold medal in the triple jump the following day and in the long jump at the 1904 Olympics.

- 400 — Maxie Long, the 1899 IC4A Champion from Columbia(and 3-time U.S. Champion) won in 49.4.

- 1,500 — Great Britain’s Charles Bennett pulled away from France’s Henri Deloge (4:07.2) in the final stretch to win in the World Record time of 4:06.2.

- 400-meter hurdles — Tewksbury(57.6) was the winner in this unusual rendition of this event. The “hurdles” were a series of 30-foot long telegraph poles except for the final hurdles — a water jump! (They obviously didn’t run the race in lanes).

- 2,500-meter steeplechase — Canada’s George Orton, who was third in the 400 hurdles, won in 7:34.4.

- High Jump — With fans allowed to gather close to the event, Irving Baxter won with a clearance of 6-2.75 (1.90m).

- Pole Vault — Shortly after winning the high jump, Baxter completed a very unusual double by winning this event at

10-10 (3.30m). Officials, aware that some athletes had stated they wouldn’t compete on a Sunday, originally told them they could try to better Sunday’s marks on Monday, but changed their minds. A competition was held on Monday, with Bascom Johnson clearing 11-1(3.38m), and yet  a third event was held, with Dan Horton clearing 11-3.8.75 (3.45m), but Baxter remained as the Olympic champion.

- Shot Put — Richard Sheldon won with a toss of  46-3.125 (14.10m). It was the sixth and final American Record of his career.

- Discus — Golfers would have appreciated this event, which was held in the Boulogne Forest. With trees lining the throwing area, many throws ended up in the “rough”. Staying clear of trouble, Hungary’s Rudolf Bauer’s best of 118-3 (36.04), which he threw in the previous day’s qualifying round, held up as the winning performance.