Olympic sports

A large number of sports have been conducted at the Olympic Games. The following sports are currently on the program of the Games of the Olympiad.

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

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

• Cricket (1900)
• Croquet (1900)
• Golf (1900-1904)
• Jeu de Paume (1908)
• Lacrosse (1904-1908, demonstrated in 1928, 1932 and 1948)
• Motorboating (1908)
• Pelota (1900, demonstrated in 1924, 1968 and 1992)
• Polo (1900, 1908, 1920-1924, 1936)
• Racquets (1908)
• Rugby (1900, 1908, 1920-1924)
• Tug of war (1900-1920)

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

• American football (1904d and 1932)
• Australian rules football (1956)
• Ballooning (1900d)
• Baseball (1904,1988)
• Basketball (1904d)
• Basque Pelota(1968,1992)
• Bowls (1900d)
• Budo (1964)
• Chess (2000d)
• Gliding (1936)
• Korfball (1928)
• Lifesaving (1900d)
• Longue-Paume (1900d)
• Motorboating (1900d)
• Motorsport (1900d)
• Roller hockey (1992)
• Roque (1904d)
• Water polo (1904d)
• Water skiing (1972)

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:

• Bandy (1952)
• Eisstockschießen (1936, 1964)
• Military patrol (1924, 1928, 1936, 1948)
• Skijöring (1928)
• Sled-dog racing (1932)
• Speed skiing (1992)