How many athletes participate in the Olympics, and other key numbers from the Games - The Washington Post

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As the competitions begin, here are a few factoids that you can pull out to wow your friends at your nightly Olympic watch parties.

(Nightly Olympic watch parties are a thing, right?)

Frequently Asked Questions

• How many athletes are participating in the Olympics?
• How many countries are participating in the Olympics?
• How many events and medals are there at the Olympics?
• Which country has the largest contingent of Olympic athletes?
• Which country has the smallest contingent of Olympic athletes?
• Which Olympic event features the most athletes?

How many athletes are participating in the Olympics?

According to the list of athletes on the Olympic website, 11,656 athletes are participating in this year’s Games, from Katrine Aalerud (a Norwegian cyclist) to Sylwia Zyzanska (a Polish archer).

How many countries are participating in the Olympics?

The athletes hail from 206 nations, including the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, which comprises 29 athletes who have been displaced from their home nations because of conflict or natural disaster.

How many events and medals are there at the Olympics?

Which country has the largest contingent of Olympic athletes?

The United States has the largest contingent of Olympic athletes with 657, followed by host Japan with 615.

The U.S. team was led by flag bearers Sue Bird (basketball) and Eddy Alvarez (baseball) during the Opening Ceremonies.

Which country has the smallest contingent of Olympic athletes?

Thirteen nations have sent only two athletes to this year’s Olympics: Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Somalia, South Sudan and Tuvalu.

Which Olympic event features the most athletes?

Track and field has the most Olympic athletes, 2,176 of them representing 200 countries and vying for medals in 47 events.

Which Olympic event features the fewest athletes?

Which Olympic sport has the most Americans competing?

There are 158 Americans competing in track and field, the most of any Olympic sport.

Which Olympic sport has the fewest Americans competing?

Of the Olympic sports in which Americans are competing, canoe sprint has the fewest with only one U.S. athlete: Nevin Harrison. There are two sports with zero Americans: team handball and field hockey.

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