The statistic shows the number of participants in the Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022. At the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924, 292 athletes participated. This figure grew to 2,536 participating athletes from 82 nations during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Number of participants/athletes at the Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of participants
2022 Beijing
2,874
2018 Pyeongchang
2,833
2014 Sochi
2,780
2010 Vancouver
2,536
2006 Torino
2,494
2002 Salt Lake City
2,402
1998 Nagano
2,180
1992 Albertville
1,801
1994 Lillehammer
1,738
1988 Calgary
1,424
1984 Sarajevo
1,273
1968 Grenoble
1,160
1976 Innsbruck
1,129
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olympic.org, & IOC. (January 31, 2021). Number of participants/athletes at the Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266324/number-winter-olympic-games-participants-since-1924/
olympic.org, und IOC. "Number of participants/athletes at the Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266324/number-winter-olympic-games-participants-since-1924/
olympic.org, IOC. (2021). Number of participants/athletes at the Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266324/number-winter-olympic-games-participants-since-1924/
olympic.org, and IOC. "Number of Participants/Athletes at The Winter Olympic Games from 1924 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266324/number-winter-olympic-games-participants-since-1924/
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