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Not held in other editions
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Closest landing to target (#3), Intermediate stop, Open

Date19 August 1900
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationL'Aérostation, Parc de Vincennes, Paris
Participants22 from 1 countries
FormatRequired stops at the station of Dammartin, Seine-et-Oise. Part of a two-stop race.

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 combined with the closest landing to target, final stop, giving three separate classifications, two for the separate events, and the combined event. All three were won by Jacques Fauré, who competed in 19 balloon events at the 1900 Paris Exposition, winning these three. He also finished third in the Grand Prix de l’Aeronautique, which was the all-around ballooning event. For winning this event Fauré received a silver plaque valued at 200 francs.

PosCompetitorNOCDistance from targetLanding site
1Jacques FauréFRA7,600 mVer (FRA)
2Henry, Comte de la VaulxFRA9,500 mMortefontaine (FRA)
3Eugène PietriFRA9,700 mPlailly (FRA)
4Eugène GodardFRA10,000 mMauregard (FRA)
5Ernest FriantFRA10,200 mMortefontaine (FRA)
6Henri, Comte de la ValetteFRA12,100 mFerme des Mortières (FRA)
7Jules MayaudonFRA12,300 mMortefontaine (FRA)
8Georges Castillon de Saint-VictorFRA12,400 mGoussainville (FRA)
9Jules LeloupFRA16,000 mMarly-la-Ville (FRA)
10A. SutterFRA16,500 mBorest (FRA)
11Georges JuchmèsFRA16,600 mMarly-la-Ville (FRA)
12 NicolasFRA17,800 mGonesse (FRA)
13Elie LassagneFRA17,900 mCoye (FRA)
14Abel CorotFRA18,000 mFontenay-les-Louvres (FRA)
15Amédée Saint-AubinFRA18,200 mTremblay/Gonesse (FRA)
16Jacques BalsanFRA18,700 mFontenay-les-Louvres (FRA)
17Maurice GuffroyFRA19,000 mBellefontaine (FRA)
18Arthur TiberghienFRA20,600 mMareuil en France (FRA)
19H. DelagardeFRA21,300 mMareuil en France (FRA)
20Olivier, Comte de la MazeliereFRA22,400 mLuzarches (FRA)
=21Louis CrucièreFRA24,000 mSaint-Firmin (FRA)
=21Georges GassFRA24,000 mNoisy-le-Sec (FRA)