Overall, it is clear that the number of male participants outnumbered the females throughout the given period. A dramatic increase in female Olympians was evident in the year 2012, thus making it the year with the highest number of participants.
In terms of gender, the figure for the participation of men in the year Olympics began was 3000 as opposed to just a few hundreds for women. In 1952, the amount of male Olympians exceeded that of females by 4000. The participations of men and women in the 1984 Olympics was just above 5000 and approximately 1500 respectively. The number of male entries in the game increased steadily and hit a high of nearly 6000 in the year 2012 while the participation of females skyrocketed to almost 5000 in the same year.
On the other hand, the overall entries in Olympics regardless of sexes experienced an upward trajectory across the given period. The game started off with just about 3500 participants and the number of entries grew steadily in the year 1952 and 1984 with approximately 10, 500 participants collectively. The number of entries in 2012 alone soared at just over 10, 000.
Overall
, it is
clear
that the
number
of male participants outnumbered the
females
throughout the
given
period. A dramatic increase in
female
Olympians was evident in the
year
2012,
thus
making it the
year
with the highest
number
of participants.
In terms of gender, the figure for the participation of
men
in the
year
Olympics began was 3000 as opposed to
just
a few hundreds for women. In 1952, the amount of male Olympians exceeded that of
females
by 4000. The
participations
of
men
and women in the 1984 Olympics was
just
above 5000 and approximately 1500
respectively
. The
number
of male
entries
in the game increased
steadily
and hit a high of
nearly
6000 in the
year
2012 while the participation of
females
skyrocketed to almost 5000 in the same year.
On the other hand
, the
overall
entries
in Olympics regardless of sexes experienced an upward trajectory across the
given
period. The game
started
off with
just
about 3500 participants and the
number
of
entries
grew
steadily
in the
year
1952 and 1984 with approximately 10, 500 participants
collectively
. The
number
of
entries
in 2012 alone soared at
just
over 10, 000.