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How many countries competed n the first olympic games?

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Updated: 9/27/2023

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On the XXIX Olympiad in Bejing, there are 204 countries and territories competing. Of the 192 UN recognized countries, the only country not to have entered is Brunei, having failed to submit any athletes. All other countries have entered.

Wiki User

∙ 7y ago

Assuming modern Olympic games (not ancient Greece)

There is still some discrepencies in how many countries competed as national teams werent recognised like they are now, however the 14 most likely teams are

Australia; Austria; Bulgaria; Chile; Denmark; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; Sweden; Switzerland & the USA

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∙ 13y ago

14 nations participated in the first olympic games held in 1896.

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∙ 14y ago

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