Spain at the 1900 Summer Olympics Spain at the 1900 Summer Olympics Spain competed at the modern Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Gold medals were given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for second place, and a bronze medal was given for first. The International Olympic Committee has retroactively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishes, respectively, in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards. Pedro Pidal y Bernardo de Quirós (Marquis of Villaviciosa) got a silver medal in live pingeon shooting, but
1900 Summer Olympics three criteria (all had only French players). Only croquet has been accorded Olympic status. (One of the ten croquet players, Marcel Haëntjens, had been thought to have been Belgian. Thus the croquet events were considered as international. Despite the Flemish name, Haëntjens was French.) Like all the Olympic events widely regarded as official, there were other events conducted during the 1900 World's Fair. In addition to these, 71 scholastic and 92 military events were also held across a range of sports. According to an International Olympic Committee imprint, 24 nations sent competitors to the 1900 Olympic Games. Modern research shows