| Date | 16 September 1900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) | |
| Location | L'Aérostation, Parc de Vincennes, Paris | |
| Participants | 17 from 1 countries | |
| Format | Competitors could select their own target in advance. | |
There were 26 ballooning events at the 1900 Paris Exposition, which were more properly termed exhibitions. They were mixed, with both men and women participating. The events all took place starting at the Aérostation, at the Parc de Vincennes, in Paris.
This event was won by Henri, Count de la Valette, who selected as his target a site between Rully and Villers-Saint-Frambourg, a distance of 50.4 km, and came within 800 metres of his target after 3 hours and 3 minutes aloft. For winning, Count de la Valette received a silver plaque valued at 200 francs. Count de la Valette competed in 9 ballooning events at the 1900 Paris Exhibition, but this was his only victory.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Selected target | Distance from target | Distance | Time | Landing Site | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Henri, Comte de la Valette |  FRA | Between Rully and Villers-Saint-Frambourg | 800 m | 50.4 km | 3-03 | Rully/Villiere, Oise (FRA) | 200 FFr | |||
| 2 | 16 | Eugène Godard | FRA | Senlis (Station) | 2,000 m | 44.7 km | 2-20 | Senlis, Oise (FRA) | 100 FFr | |||
| 3 | 4 | Henry, Comte de la Vaulx | FRA | Senlis (Town Hall) | 2,100 m | 44.6 km | 2-52 | Courteuil, Oise (FRA) | 100 FFr | |||
| 4 | 11 | Jules Leloup | FRA | Senlis (Steeple) | 4,500 m | 45.5 km | 3-20 | Senlis, Oise (FRA) | 50 FFr | |||
| 5 | 5 | A. Sutter | FRA | Verneuil (Steeple) | 8,400 m | 51.3 km | 2-57 | Villiers-Saint-Frambourg, Oise (FRA) | 50 FFr | |||
| 6 | 17 | Amédée Saint-Aubin | FRA | Ermenonville | 8,800 m | 34.0 km | 2-00 | Plailly, Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 7 | 2 | Eugène Pietri | FRA | Oeil (Church) | 10,000 m | 47.8 km | 1-57 | Cha√Ænant, Oise (FRA) | 50 FFr | |||
| 8 | 3 | Paul D'Artois | FRA | Oeil (Station) | 10,100 m | 45.5 km | 1-55 | Senlis, Oise (FRA) | 50 FFr | |||
| 9 | 6 | H. Delagarde | FRA | Liancourt (Steeple) | 10,400 m | 52.3 km | 3-17 | Fleurines, Oise (FRA) | 50 FFr | |||
| 10 | 7 | Jules Mayaudon | FRA | Nanteuil (Station) | 12,000 m | 47.6 km | 2-35 | Borest, Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 11 | 10 | Victor Louet | FRA | Néry (Church) | 15,600 m | 44.8 km | 2-52 | Villémetrie, Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 12 | 9 | Jacques Fauré | FRA | Mesnil-Aubry | 17,600 m | 8.4 km | 1-05 | Noisy-le-Sec, Seine-et-Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 13 | 8 | Henri Lachambre | FRA | Nanteuil (Station) | 18,400 m | 33.2 km | 2-13 | Survilliers, Seine-et-Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 14 | 15 | Georges Gass | FRA | Nanteuil (Station) | 19,000 m | 50.9 km | 3-00 | Fleurines, Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 15 | 14 | Alfred-Émile de Bruneau de Saint-Auban | FRA | Oeil (Station) | 22,600 m | 28.3 km | 1-46 | Villeron, Seine-et-Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 16 | 1 | Henri Hamig | FRA | Oeil (Station) | 25,800 m | 26.0 km | 1-45 | Épiais-les-Louvres, Seine-et-Oise (FRA) | – | |||
| 17 | 13 | Albert Roussel | FRA | Liancourt (Station) | 31,700 m | 25.2 km | 1-42 | Louvres, Seine-et-Oise (FRA) | – |
