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Longue paume

Sport, ancestor of modern tennis

—country of origin
—first recorded
1900first Olympic record
—disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Longue paume is a ball game and racket sport, part of jeu de paume. Olympic events in it are recorded separately for 1900.

PractitionersPlayer of longue paume
At the Olympicsrecorded in 1900
Image: Thadius856 (SVG conversion) & Parutakupiu (original image) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Longue paume or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Summer Games1 edition · since 1900
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