120 Years of Olympic Data

The Olympic Games have gone through many changes since the first games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Since then, both the number of participating countries and the number of competitive events have grown significantly. With these changes, the number of athletes has also increased and there have been changes to the medal table.

The goal of this visualization is to identify how the Olympics have changed when comparing two Olympic Games, split up by season. There are four different angles through which we approach this goal: athlete demographics, sports and events, countries, and medals. We hope we can broaden your knowledge of the history of the Olympics and reveal aspects that are less commonly known.