Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics pictogram
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
No. of events1 (1 men, 0 women)
Competitors135 from 8 nations

Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Gold medalist Gustave Sandras is depicted at top center.
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
Competitors135 from 8 nations
Winning score302
Medalists
Gustave Sandras
 France
Noël Bas
 France
Lucien Démanet
 France

At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900. There were 135 competitors from 8 nations. The top 18 places were taken by French gymnasts, of which there were more than 100. The event was won by Gustave Sandras, with Noël Bas finishing second and Lucien Démanet third. The highest-placing foreign gymnast was Jules Ducret of Switzerland, in a tie for 19th place.

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