Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics credited with silver (medals were not handed out for many events at the 1900 Summer Olympics), while the two French semi-finalists have been seen as the bronze medalists. Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics A water polo tournament was held on the Seine on 11 and 12 August 1900 as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. Eight teams from four countries, all European, entered the event, although only seven ended up playing. The Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester, England, which has been listed with two rosters that are nearly entirely different, became the first Olympic water polo champions by
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres medals 16 years apart. She won the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program. 16 crews entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals. The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.