olympic sports

A large number of sports have been conducted at the Olympic Games.

Summer Olympics

The following sports are currently on the program of the Games of the Olympiad.

Archery (1900–1908, 1920, 1972–2004)
Athletics (track and field) (1896–2004)
Badminton (1992–2004, demonstrated in 1972)
Baseball (1992–2004, demonstrated in 1912, 1936, 1956, 1964, 1984 and 1988)
Basketball (1936–2004)
Beach volleyball (1996–2004)
Boxing (1904–1908, 1920–2004)
Canoeing (1936–2004, demonstrated in 1924)
Cycling (1896–2004)
Diving (1904–2004)
Equestrianism (1900, 1912–2004)
Fencing (1896–2004)
Football (1900–1928, 1936–2004)
Gymnastics (1896–2004)
Handball (1936, 1972–2004)
Hockey (1908, 1920–2004)
Judo (1964, 1972–2004)
Modern pentathlon (1912–2004)
Rhythmic gymnastics (1984–2004)
Rowing (1900–2004)
Sailing (1900, 1908–2004)
Shooting (1896–1924, 1932–2004)
Softball (1996–2004)
Swimming (1896–2004)
Synchronized diving (2004)
Synchronized swimming (1984–2004)
Table tennis (1988–2004)
Taekwondo (2000–2004, demonstrated in 1988 and 1992)
Tennis (1896–1924, 1988–2004, demonstrated in 1968 and 1984)
Trampolining (2000–2004)
Triathlon (2000–2004)
Volleyball (1964–2004)
Water polo (1900–1904, 1908–2004)
Weightlifting (1896, 1904–1906, 1920–2004)
Wrestling (1896, 1904–2004)

The following sports have been on the program, but are no longer held:

Sports held as a demonstration, or of which the Olympic status is disputable (d):

The following sports are on the program of the Winter Olympic Games:

Alpine skiing (1936–2002)
Biathlon (1960–2002)
Bobsleigh (1924–1956, 1964–2002)
Cross country skiing (1924–2002)
Curling (1998–2002, demonstrated in 1924, 1932, 1988 and 1992)
Figure skating (1924–2002, also held at the 1908 and 1920 Games of the Olympiad)
Freestyle skiing (1992–2002, demonstrated in 1988)
Ice hockey (1924–2002, also held at the 1920 Games of the Olympiad)
Luge (1964–2002)
Nordic combined (1924–2002)
Short-track speed skating (1992–2002, demonstrated in 1988)
Skeleton (1928, 1948, 2002)
Ski jumping (1924–2002)
Snowboarding (1998–2002)
Speed skating (1924–2002)

The following sports have been held as a demonstration, but have never made it as an Olympic winter sport:

Sports

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