The men’s marathon at the 1900 Olympic Games was run in extremely hot conditions, starting at Croix Catelan in the Bois de Boulogne before heading onto the streets of Paris. The race covered approximately 40.26 kilometres and was marked by difficult conditions, unclear race accounts, and later controversy over the route and national attribution of the winner. Michel Théato won the race, with Émile Champion second and Ernst Fast third.
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| Rank | Participant | Status | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Théato | FINISHED | 2:59:45 | PARTIAL |
| 2 | Émile Champion | FINISHED | 3:04:17 | PARTIAL |
| 3 | Ernst Fast | FINISHED | 3:37:14 | PARTIAL |
| 4 | Eugène Besse | FINISHED | 4:00:43 | PARTIAL |
| 5 | Arthur Newton | FINISHED | 4:04:12 | PARTIAL |
| 6 | Dick Grant | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| 7 | Ronald MacDonald | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Georges Touquet-Daunis | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Auguste Marchais | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Billy Saward | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Ion Pool | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Fred Randell | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | Johan Nyström | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | William Taylor | DNF | - | PARTIAL |