At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900. There were 135 competitors from 8 nations.
The Swiss championships were scheduled for a week after this competition, resulting in few Swiss gymnasts competing here.
- 1. and 2. - Horizontal bar (compulsory and optional exercises)
- 3. and 4. - Parallel bars (compulsory and optional exercises)
- 5. and 6. - Rings (compulsory and optional exercises)
- 7. and 8. - Pommel horse (compulsory and optional exercises)
- 9. and 10. - Floor exercise (compulsory and optional exercises)
- 11. - Horse vault (compulsory exercise)
- 12. - Combined high jump
- 13. - Long jump
- 14. - Pole vault
- 15. - Rope climbing
- 16. - Weightlifting
The combined high jump required a jump over a rope that was 1.25 metres above the ground and 1 metre away from the take-off. The scoring standard for the long jump was 5 metres; for the pole vault, 2.2 metres. The rope climbing featured a rope of 6 metres. The weightlifting used a 50 kilograms weight, with 2 points for each overhead lift up to 10 lifts.