Here are a few of the most interesting Olympics statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Olympics Statistics
Number of countries that participate in the Olympics (total):
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of countries that participate in the Summer Olympics:
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of countries that participate in the Winter Olympics:
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of countries that currently participate in the Olympics, but have never won a medal:
Last updated 7/20/16
Country with the most Olympic Medals all time (Summer & Winter combined):
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of medals the United States has won in the Olympics (Summer & Winter combined):
2,681 (2,399 Summer medals and 282 Winter medals)
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of sports in the Summer Olympics:
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of competitive events in the Winter Olympics:
Last updated 7/20/16
Number of athletes that participated in the 2012 London Summer Olympics:
Number of athletes that participated in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics:
Athlete that has earned the most gold medals at a Summer Games:
Only city to host the Summer Olympics three times:
London
Country that has hosted the Winter Olympics the most:
United States (4 times)
Country that has hosted the Summer Olympics the most:
United States (4 times)
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