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After the First World War, the Olympic Games resumed in 1920, in Antwerp. Twenty-nine nations participated, [15] but not Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, or Turkey, none of which were invited because of their roles in the war. Several newly created European states, such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, made their Olympic debut.
The first winter sport to be contested at the modern Olympic Games was figure skating at the 1908 Games in London.A total of 21 skaters from six countries (Argentina, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Russia, and the United States) competed in four events on 28–29 October. [1]
As of July 24, 2024, the Paris Olympics website states that athletes from 203 National Olympic Committees will compete in the Paris Olympics, as well as athletes from the IOC Refugee Team, which ...
Winter Olympics competitors by country (129 C) Olympic competitors as Independent Olympic Participants (2 C) Olympic competitors as Individual Neutral Athletes (1 C, 1 P)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Honorable mentions Gold in Last 10 contests (updated till 2024) 1 China: 185 37 6 0 51 2 United States [2]: 151 120 30
Canadian Ian Millar in a 2007 picture. At London 2012 he participated in a record 10th Olympics. Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 949 athletes [1] (648 men [2] and 301 women [3]) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024, but excluding the 1906 Intercalated ...
This is a category of Olympic competitors in the sport of athletics (including track and field, cross country running, racewalking and marathon athletes). All other Olympic competitors should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory of the Category:Olympic competitors by sport .
Summer Olympics competitors by sport and country (52 C) Summer Olympics competitors as Independent Olympic Participants (13 C) Summer Olympics competitors as Individual Neutral Athletes (3 C)