list of Summer Olympic athletes: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Thailand's Wijan Ponlid celebrates in a boxing ring, draped in the Thai flag and holding up a framed portrait of the king of Thailand after winning Olympic gold in 2000.

Badminton competition at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Basketball at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Jessica Fox at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Patricia McCormick of the United States Olympic team in a striped swimsuit, tightly tucked mid-dive during the springboard event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.

Judit Agoston-Mendelenyi of Hungary and Valentina Prudskova of the Soviet Union face each other in a fencing bout at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, with judges seated behind them.

Sam Kerr of Australia, wearing yellow, leaps to control the ball ahead of Wu Haiyan of China, in red, during a women's soccer Olympic qualifier match in Sydney.

Mildred (“Babe”) Didrikson Zaharias

See All Images →

Topics

Olympic Games Which Country Has Won the Most Olympic Medals?How Do People Qualify for the Olympics?2024 Paris Olympics: Athletes to watch Olympic Games host cities When Representing Your Country Becomes Political Has an Athlete Died During an Olympic Competition?Who Pays for the Olympics?Do Olympic Athletes Get Paid?Why are the Olympics held every four years?Do Olympic Coaches Get Medals?