Battle of Round Mountain

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris were the first Olympics at which Canadian athletes participated. Two Canadians participated, although not as a national team (These were not introduced until later Olympics). Canada's Olympians were George Orton and Ronald J. MacDonald. Orton was the first Canadian to win a medal, finishing first in the 2500-metre steeplechase. He later finished third in the 400-metre hurdles and fifth in the 4000-metre steeplechase. Orton, who was at school at the University of Pennsylvania, had accompanied a United States delegation to the games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	George Orton	Athletics	2500 m steeplechase	July 15
Bronze	George Orton	Athletics	4000 m steeplechase	July 16

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	1	0	1	2
Total	1	0	1	2

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
George Orton	Gold  Bronze	Athletics	2500 m steeplechase 4000 m steeplechase

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Sport Men Women Total Athletics 2 0 2 Total 2 0 2 Athletics Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics Both of Canada's competitors competed in athletics, with Orton taking a gold and a bronze medal to tie the nation for 4th on the athletics medal leaderboard. Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Repechage Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank George Orton 1500 m — DNS George Orton 110 m hurdles DNS — Did not advance George Orton 400 m hurdles 1:00.2 2 Q — 58.8 George Orton 2500 m steeplechase — 7:34.4 George Orton 4000 m steeplechase — Unknown 5 Ronald MacDonald Marathon — Unknown 7 References sports-reference