| | Event type
2,500 metres Steeplechase, Handicap, Men
| Date | 19 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 11 from 5 countries |
There were 11 starters with Britain’s Sidney Robinson going off scratch, but well behind those with huge handicaps, he quickly retired. Austrian Hermann Wraschtil and German Franz Duhne had the largest handicaps and the field never caught them, with Wraschtil winning the race by outsprinting Duhne relatively easily.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Handicap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermann Wraschtil |  AUT | 7:17.2 | 230 m | |||
| 2 | Franz Duhne |  GER | at 10 metres | 240 m | |||
| 3 | Edward Bushnell |  USA | at 5 metres | 175 m | |||
| 4 | Gaston Ragueneau |  FRA | at 8 metres | 35 m | |||
| 5 | Jack Rimmer |  GBR | at 3 metres | 15 m | |||
| 6 | Alex Grant | USA | – | 15 m | |||
| Albert Champoudry | FRA | – | 80 m | ||||
| Wattremez | FRA | – | 150 m | ||||
| Girard | FRA | – | 150 m | ||||
| R. Perrigault | FRA | – | 175 m | ||||
| Sidney Robinson | GBR | – | scratch |