Here are some interesting statistics we found about women in the olympics in history!
- In 1900, 22 women competed in golf and tennis during the Olympics.
- In 2012, Olympic Games, women made up more than 44% of participants, U.S. women earned 58 medals, including 29 Gold, thats more than the U.S. men.
- Click here to find a fact sheet prepared by the International Olympic Committee on Women in the Olympic Movement.
- In 2012, there are 200,000 female athletes playing for 9274 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) teams
Years in which Women's sports were added to the Olympics:
1900 Tennis, Golf (first time Women could compete in the Olympics)
1904 Archery 1908 Tennis, Figure skating 1912 Swimming 1924 Fencing 1928 Athletics, Gymnastics 1936 Alpine Skiing 1948 Canoeing 1952 Equestrian sports 1960 Speed skating 1964 Volleyball, Luge 1976 Rowing, Basketball, Handball 1980 Field Hockey 1984 Shooting, Cycling 1988 Tennis, Table Tennis, Sailing 1992 Badminton, Judo, Biathlon 1996 Football, Softball 1998 Curling, Ice Hockey 2000 Weightlifting, Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Triathlon 2002 Bobsleigh 2004 Wrestling 2008 BMX 2012 Boxing 2014 Ski Jumping |