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This article presents a list of the Australian sporting events during 1900.

Football

Association Football

Main article: 1900 in Australian soccer

Rugby Union

Main article: 1900 Metropolitan Rugby Union season

Olympic games

1900 Summer Olympics

Main article: Australia at the 1900 Summer Olympics

• The 1900 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris but the Olympic status of the games is underplayed and many competitors do not realise that they have participated in the modern Olympics.
• Australia sent two athletes to the games, Frederick Lane and Stan Rowley.
• Australian athletes won medals as follows:

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Stan Rowley	Athletics	5000 m team race	July 22
Gold	Frederick Lane	Swimming	200 m freestyle	August 12
Gold	Frederick Lane	Swimming	200 m obstacle event	August 12
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	60 m	July 15
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	100 m	July 14
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	200 m	July 22

Tennis

[generally starts in 1905]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1855 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1855 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

• 1900 in poetry
• 1855 in literature
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References

Category:1900 in Australia Category:1855 in literature Category: Australian sport by year