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Participation Atlas
Continental Growth · 1908 — 2024
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Findings · Volume III
A century on, five continents now field
more athletes
than the entire 1924 Games combined — every four years.
Delegations represented per Summer Games
240
180
120
60
0
1912
1936
1960
1984
2000
2016
2024
1924 · 44 NOC
2024 · 206 NOC
All NOC delegations
Africa + Asia subset
1924 baseline
Source
Quadrennial participation registers, 1896 — 2024 · Continental commission archives · Internal analysis
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