Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre obstacle event

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Men's 200 metre obstacle course
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Fred_Lane_1900.jpg
Frederick Lane, after winning the gold medal
VenueRiver Seine
DatesAugust 11 (semifinals)
August 12 (final)
Competitors12 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frederick Lane
Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Wahle
Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Kemp
Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg Great Britain
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Swimming at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
200 mmen
1000 mmen
4000 mmen
Backstroke
200 mmen
Other
200 m teammen
200 m obstaclemen
Underwatermen

The men's 200 metre obstacle event was an obstacle swimming event in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. Twelve swimmers from five nations competed. The event was won by Frederick Lane of Australia, with Otto Wahle of Austria second and Peter Kemp of Great Britain third. Lane had already won the 200 metre freestyle (with no obstacles).