| Date | 1 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 6 from 4 countries |
Little is known of this race, which was won by British runner Edgar Bredin. Bredin was primarily known as a 400 metre runner, and he won that distance and the 100 metres in the 1900 professional events. In June 1895, he set the 400 metres world record of 48.5 at a meet in London, a mark which still stood at the time of the 1900 Olympics. Runner-up Claude Bouchoux also finished third in the 2,500 metres steeplechase.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bredin |  GBR | 4:26.8 | |||
| 2 | Claude Bouchoux |  FRA | at 15 metres | |||
| 3 | Eugène Neveu | FRA | – | |||
| Pierre Charbonnel |  BEL | – | ||||
| Camille Pottemain | FRA | – | ||||
| Francesco Stobbione |  ITA | – | ||||
| E. Nacip | FRA | – | ||||
| George Tincler | GBR | – | ||||
| Harry Cullum | GBR | – |
