| | Event type
800 metres, Handicap, Men
| Date | 19 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 13 from 4 countries |
In the 800 metres handicap event, four round one heats advanced the top two finishers in each to an eight-man final. The top runners in the final were Britain’s Charles Bennett, who went off scratch, and American John Cregan, given only a 5-metre start. Denmark’s Christian Christensen was given 70 metres, however, and it was too much for the field, as he won going away. The Field noted, “A cheerful comment on allotting ridiculously long starters to strangers.” Christensen also finished second in the 1,500 metre handicap event.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Christensen |  DEN | no time (1 h3) | 1:52.0 (1) | |||
| 2 | Howard Hayes |  USA | – (1 h1) | at 10 metres (2) | |||
| 3 | Harvey Lord | USA | – (2 h1) | at 5 metres (3) | |||
| 4 | Alexandre Avé |  FRA | virtual walkover (2 h4) | at 5 metres (4) | |||
| 5 | Edward Mechling | USA | easy win (2 h3) | – (5) | |||
| AC r2/2 | John Cregan | USA | 1:59.2 (1 h2) | – ( | |||
| AC r2/2 | Charles Bennett |  GBR | at 5 metres (2 h2) | – ( | |||
| AC r2/2 | Dave Hall | USA | 2:00.8 (1 h4) | – ( | |||
| 3 h2 r1/2 | Edmond Filiâtre | FRA | – (3 h2) | – | |||
| 3 h3 r1/2 | Walter Drumheller | USA | – (3 h3) | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/2 | Maurice Salomez | FRA | – (4 h3) | – | |||
| AC h4 r1/2 | Edward Bushnell | USA | – (AC h4) | – | |||
| AC h4 r1/2 | André Lemonnier | FRA | – (AC h4) | – |
Round One
| Date | 19 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winners and runners-up of each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Hayes | USA | ||
| 2 | Harvey Lord | USA |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Handicap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cregan | USA | 1:59.2 | 5 m | ||
| 2 | Charles Bennett | GBR | at 5 metres | scratch | ||
| 3 | Edmond Filiâtre | FRA | – | 60 m |
Heat #3
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Handicap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Christensen | DEN | no time | 70 m | ||
| 2 | Edward Mechling | USA | easy win | 25 m | ||
| 3 | Walter Drumheller | USA | – | 30 m | ||
| 4 | Maurice Salomez | FRA | – | 40 m |
Heat #4
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Handicap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Hall | USA | 2:00.8 | 12 m | ||
| 2 | Alexandre Avé | FRA | virtual walkover | 40 m | ||
| Edward Bushnell | USA | – | 25 m | |||
| André Lemonnier | FRA | – | 50 m |
Final Round
| Date | 19 July 1900 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Handicap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Christensen | DEN | 1:52.0 | 70 m | ||
| 2 | Howard Hayes | USA | at 10 metres | 45 m | ||
| 3 | Harvey Lord | USA | at 5 metres | 35 m | ||
| 4 | Alexandre Avé | FRA | at 5 metres | 40 m | ||
| 5 | Edward Mechling | USA | – | 25 m | ||
| John Cregan | USA | – | 5 m | |||
| Charles Bennett | GBR | – | scratch | |||
| Dave Hall | USA | – | 12 m |