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Not held in other editions
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Closest landing to target (#4), Self-selected target, Open

Date16 September 1900
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationL'Aérostation, Parc de Vincennes, Paris
Participants17 from 1 countries
FormatCompetitors 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 Aerostation 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.

PosCompetitorNOCSelected targetDistance from targetDistanceTimeLanding Site
1Henri, Comte de la ValetteFRABetween Rully and Villers-Saint-Frambourg800 m50.4 km3-03Rully/Villiere, Oise (FRA)
2Eugène GodardFRASenlis (Station)2,000 m44.7 km2-20Senlis, Oise (FRA)
3Henry, Comte de la VaulxFRASenlis (Town Hall)2,100 m44.6 km2-52Courteuil, Oise (FRA)
4Jules LeloupFRASenlis (Steeple)4,500 m45.5 km3-20Senlis, Oise (FRA)
5A. SutterFRAVerneuil (Steeple)8,400 m51.3 km2-57Villiers-Saint-Frambourg, Oise (FRA)
6Amédée Saint-AubinFRAErmenonville8,800 m34.0 km2-00Plailly, Oise (FRA)
7Eugène PietriFRAOeil (Church)10,000 m47.8 km1-57Chaînant, Oise (FRA)
8Paul DartoisFRAOeil (Station)10,100 m45.5 km1-55Senlis, Oise (FRA)
9H. DelagardeFRALiancourt (Steeple)10,400 m52.3 km3-17Fleurines, Oise (FRA)
10Jules MayaudonFRANanteuil (Station)12,000 m47.6 km2-35Borest, Oise (FRA)
11Victor LouetFRANéry (Church)15,600 m44.8 km2-52Villémetrie, Oise (FRA)
12Jacques FauréFRAMesnil-Aubry17,600 m8.4 km1-05Noisy-le-Sec, Seine-et-Oise (FRA)
13Henri LachambreFRANanteuil (Station)18,400 m33.2 km2-13Survilliers, Seine-et-Oise (FRA)
14Georges GassFRANanteuil (Station)19,000 m50.9 km3-00Fleurines, Oise (FRA)
15Alfred-Émile de Bruneau de Saint-AubanFRAOeil (Station)22,600 m28.3 km1-46Villeron, Seine-et-Oise (FRA)
16Henri HamigFRAOeil (Station)25,800 m26.0 km1-45Épiais-les-Louvres, Seine-et-Oise (FRA)
17Albert RousselFRALiancourt (Station)31,700 m25.2 km1-42Louvres, Seine-et-Oise (FRA)