| | Event type
100 metres, Professionals, Men
| Date | 1 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 6 from 3 countries |
There were only four starters with the event easily won by Britain’s Edgar Bredin, with a 4-metre margin over Frenchman Jules Bouchoux. Bredin also won the professional event over 400 and 1,500 metres, with Bouchoux finishing third in the 400 and second in the 1,500. Bredin was best known as a 400 metre runner, having set the world record of 48.5 at a meet in London in June 1895, a mark which was still the best on record at the time of the 1900 Olympics. He later moved to the United States in 1907.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Prize Money | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bredin |  GBR | 250 FFr | – (1 h2) | 12.0 (1) | |||
| 2 | Jules Bouchoux |  FRA | 80 FFr | – (1 h1) | at 4 metres (2) | |||
| 3 | L. Barriol | FRA | 40 FFr | – (2 h1) | – (3) | |||
| 4 | L. Cabrolié | FRA | – | – (2 h2) | – (4) | |||
| 3 h1 r1/2 | Otto Schoenfeld |  USA | – | – (3 h1) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/2 | Auguste Trante | FRA | – | – (3 h2) | – | |||
| Alfred Downer | GBR | – | – | – | ||||
| Charlie Harper | GBR | – | – | – | ||||
| J. F. Keane | USA | – | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 1 July 1900 |
|---|
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Bouchoux | FRA | – | ||
| 2 | L. Barriol | FRA | – | ||
| 3 | Otto Schoenfeld | USA | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bredin | GBR | – | ||
| 2 | L. Cabrolié | FRA | – | ||
| 3 | Auguste Trante | FRA | – |
Final
| Date | 1 July 1900 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bredin | GBR | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | Jules Bouchoux | FRA | at 4 metres | ||
| 3 | L. Barriol | FRA | – | ||
| 4 | L. Cabrolié | FRA | – |