| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Athens 1896 | 241 | 0 |
| Paris 1900 | 973 | 24 |
| St. Louis 1904 | 645 | 6 |
| London 1908 | 1,971 | 37 |
| Stockholm 1912 | 2,359 | 48 |
| Antwerp 1920 | 2,559 | 63 |
| Paris 1924 | 2,953 | 135 |
| Amsterdam 1928 | 2,606 | 277 |
| Los Angeles 1932 | 1,208 | 126 |
| Berlin 1936 | 3,632 | 331 |
| London 1948 | 3,714 | 390 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 4,436 | 519 |
| Melbourne 1956 | 2,938 | 376 |
| Rome 1960 | 4,727 | 611 |
| Tokyo 1964 | 4,473 | 678 |
| Mexico City 1968 | 4,735 | 781 |
| Munich 1972 | 6,075 | 1,059 |
| Montreal 1976 | 4,824 | 1,260 |
| Moscow 1980 | 4,064 | 1,115 |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 5,263 | 1,566 |
| Seoul 1988 | 6,203 | 2,194 |
| Barcelona 1992 | 6,652 | 2,704 |
| Atlanta 1996 | 6,806 | 3,512 |
| Sydney 2000 | 6,582 | 4,069 |
| Athens 2004 | 6,296 | 4,329 |
| Beijing 2008 | 6,305 | 4,637 |
| London 2012 | 5,892 | 4,676 |
| Rio 2016 | 6,179 | 5,059 |
| Tokyo 2020 | 5,963 | 5,457 |
| Paris 2024 | 5,414 | 5,300 |
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1896 to 2025
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This data was compiled from the linked report and with data from each individual event page on . The linked source only provided the figure for the number of female competitors per tournament. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ subtracted this from the overall number of athletes listed on each event's page.
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