Editorial: Gender breakdown of U.S. Olympic teams
Editorials July 15, 2012 5:38PM
Updated: August 17, 2012 6:44AM
The numbers of men and women athletes, and percentage who are women, since the 1972 Olympic Games:
*2012 — No. of men: 261; no. of women: 268; percent women: 51%
2008 — No. of men: 306; no. of women: 282; percent women: 48%
2004 — No. of men: 279; no. of women: 254; percent women: 48%
2000 — No. of men: 333; no. of women: 253; percent women: 43%
1996 — No. of men: 375; no. of women: 271; percent women: 42%
1992 — No. of men: 355; no. of women: 190; percent women: 35%
1988 — No. of men: 332; no. of women: 195; percent women: 37%
1984 — No. of men: 339; no. of women: 183; percent women: 35%
1976 — No. of men: 278; no. of women: 118; percent women: 30%
1972 — No. of men: 316; no. of women: 84; percent women: 21%
* expected participants
SOURCE: sports-reference.com, a website used by the U.S. Olympic Committee
