Oksana Chusovitna
The sport is millenia old, but the first international competition was a men's event at the 1896 Athens Olympics. Women did not compete in the Olympics until the second Olympiad, Paris 1900, and only 22 women competed, and none of them in gymnastics. Women's gymnastics did not really exist until the 1920's, and that was primarily calisthenicss demonstrations.
At the 1948 Games in London, women competed in art competitions, athletics, canoeing, diving, fencing, gymnastics, and swimming.
The sport is millenia old, but the first international competition was a men's event at the 1896 Athens Olympics. Women did not compete in the Olympics until the second Olympiad, Paris 1900, and only 22 women competed, and none of them in gymnastics. Women's gymnastics did not really exist until the 1920's, and that was primarily calisthenicss demonstrations.
3,684 women athletes competed in the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Women competed at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Paris Olympics.
Carly Patterson competed women's artistic gymnastics.
19 women competed in three sports (golf, croquet, tennis) at the 1900 Games in Paris, the first Olympics where women competed.
Thousand's of women have competed. I think the most women were probably in the women's skating competition.
In the 1900 Paris, France Olympics, women competed in activities such as golfing.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, 6. 1) Isménia do Frederico - competed in women's 100 meter dash athletics at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. 2) António Carlos Piña - competed in men's marathon athletics at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics. 3) Henry Andrade - competed in men's 110 meter hurdles athletics at the 1996 Olympics. 4) Vânia Monteiro - competed in women's individual rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. 5) Flavio Furtado - competed in men's light-heayweight class boxing at the 2004 Olympics. 6) Nelson Cruz - competed in men's marathon athletics at the 2008 Olympics. For the 2012 Games in London, Adysângela Moniz has qualified to compete in women's heavyweight class judo. Nelson Cruz and Lidiane Lopes are expected to compete in athletics.
Women did not compete in the Olympics. The first Olympic Games that women competed in were the 1900 Games in Paris. Women competed in golf, tennis, and croquet in 1900.
A total of 464 athletes competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics (438 men, 26 women).