As of 2024, the 28th and 29th editions of the Summer Olympics welcomed the highest number of participants, with a more than 11,000 for each of these events. In Paris, 10,500 athletes are expected to compete at the 329 medal events planned.
Number of athletes competing at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024
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Olympian Database. (July 18, 2024). Number of athletes competing at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480062/number-athletes-summer-olympics/
Olympian Database. "Number of athletes competing at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480062/number-athletes-summer-olympics/
Olympian Database. (2024). Number of athletes competing at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480062/number-athletes-summer-olympics/
Olympian Database. "Number of Athletes Competing at The Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480062/number-athletes-summer-olympics/
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Number of athletes competing at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024 [Graph], Olympian Database, July 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480062/number-athletes-summer-olympics/
