Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games 1896-2016
The statistic illustrates the number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016. In 1900, 20 sporting events took place at the Summer Olympic Games.
Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016
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Goldman Sachs, & olympic.org. (July 12, 2016). Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/
Goldman Sachs, und olympic.org. "Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016." Chart. July 12, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/
Goldman Sachs, olympic.org. (2016). Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/
Goldman Sachs, and olympic.org. "Number of Sports at The Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/
Goldman Sachs & olympic.org, Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016 [Graph], Goldman Sachs, & olympic.org, July 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280419/summer-olympics-number-of-sports-played/