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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Topics
Olympic Summer GamesGoldman Sachs, & olympic.org. (July 12, 2016). Number of sports at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 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 April 25, 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: April 25, 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 April 25, 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/