Over 10,000 athletes compete in the Summer Olympics, while around 5,000 compete in the Winter Games due to the number of participating nations and events. There have been over 27,000 Olympic medalists and about 500 athletes have participated in 5 or more Olympic Games.
Although the numbers change with each Olympics, over 10,000 athletes compete in the Summer Olympics and around 5,000 in the Winter Games. Part of this difference has to do with the number of participating nations – over 200 nations compete in the Summer Olympics compared to around 80 in the winter. It also has to do with the number of events – the Summer Olympics consist of over 25 sports and more than 300 events, while the Winter Olympics has around 7 sports and around 100 events.
Other Olympic numbers:
Approximately 4,000 athletes compete in the Summer Paralympics and approximately 500 athletes compete in the Winter Paralympics.
In total, there have been over 27,000 Olympic medalists.
About 500 athletes have participated in 5 or more Olympic Games.
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