Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 4000 metre freestyle
The men's 4000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the longest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 15 August and 19 August 1900. 29 swimmers from 7 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 4000 metre freestyle at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | River Seine | |||||||||
| Dates | August 15 (semifinals) August 19 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Freestyle | |
| 200 m | men |
| 1000 m | men |
| 4000 m | men |
| Backstroke | |
| 200 m | men |
| Other | |
| 200 m team | men |
| 200 m obstacle | men |
| Underwater | men |
The 4000 metre freestyle event was held only once. It was the longest Olympic swimming event for over a century, until the 10 kilometre open water event was introduced at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Results
Semifinals
In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the six fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 15 August.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Arthur Jarvis |  Great Britain | 1:01:48.4 | Q |
| 2 | Bill Burgess | Great Britain | 1:15:04.8 | q |
| 3 | Louis Martin |  France | 1:22:29.6 | q |
| 4 | Alois Anderlé |  Austria | 1:26:25.6 | q |
| 5 | Lagarde | France | 1:38:31.8 | |
| 6 | de Romand | France | 1:50:36.4 | |
| 7 | Fumouze | France | 2:02:27.0 | |
| — | Hermand | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | DNF | |
| — | Georges Leuillieux | France | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Halmay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | 1:11:33.4 | Q |
| 2 | Eduard Meijer |  Netherlands | 1:17:55.4 | q |
| 3 | William Henry | Great Britain | 1:22:58.4 | q |
| 4 | Texier | France | 1:31:02.8 | |
| 5 | Kobierski | France | 1:37:10.4 | |
| 6 | Lué | France | 1:46:40.4 | |
| — | L. Baudoin | France | DNF | |
| — | Gallais | France | DNF | |
| — | Landrich | France | DNF |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Maioni | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | 1:25:16.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ernest Martin | France | 1:28:32.6 | q |
| 3 | Louis Laufray | France | 1:35:03.2 | |
| 4 | Mortier | France | 1:40:16.8 | |
| — | Jules Clévenot | France | DNF | |
| — | Gellé | France | DNF | |
| — | Heyberger | France | DNF | |
| — | E. T. Jones | Great Britain | DNF | |
| — | Loppé | France | DNF | |
| — | Regnault | France | DNF | |
| — | Vallée | France | DNF |
Final
The final was held on 19 August. Jarvis won easily, more than ten minutes ahead of Halmay.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Arthur Jarvis | Great Britain | 58:24.0 |
| 2 | Zoltán Halmay | Hungary | 1:08:55.4 |
| 3 | Louis Martin | France | 1:13:08.4 |
| 4 | Bill Burgess | Great Britain | 1:15:07.6 |
| 5 | Eduard Meijer | Netherlands | 1:16:37.2 |
| 6 | Fabio Maioni | Italy | 1:18:25.4 |
| 7 | Ernest Martin | France | 1:26:32.2 |
| — | Alois Anderlé | Austria | DNF |
| — | William Henry | Great Britain | DNF |
References
- "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 4,000 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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