Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Mail coach Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Mail coach 31 entrants are listed for the equestrian mail coach competition event at the 1900 Summer Olympics; all 29 of the riders are known by name (2 entered twice each). Beyond the top four competitors, it is unknown how many of the 31 entrants actually competed. The contestants drove mail coaches drawn by four horses each. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon regarding events that should be considered "Olympic". These additional events include the
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - 20 franc entrance fee Live pigeon shooting - 200 franc entrance fee Running game target A total of 72 shooters from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, 9 shooting events were included. Many other shooting events were featured in Paris at about the same time, but only 9 events are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee. The competitions were held from August 3, 1900, to August 5, 1900. Competitors in these events had to kill as many live pigeons as possible. Birds were released one at