Jeu de paume was an event contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the only time the Summer Olympic Games featured the sport as a medal event.
Gold medallist Jay Gould II, pictured in 1905 with racket.
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Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics
…Jeu de paume was an event contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the only time the Summer Olympic Games featured the sport as a medal event. In the Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games, the sport is referred to as "Tennis (jeu de paume)", while tennis…
The Olympic flame in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics
The opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games in the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
Francis Olympic Field of Washington University in St. Louis during the 1904 Summer Olympics
Dorando Pietri finishes the modern marathon in 1908 at the current distance.