How long do Olympic athletes train for on average?

Answer 1

today tens of thousands of people come to participate in the olympic games but back in the ancient times only the villagers of Greece participated in the games

There are 11,028 Athletes in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Answer 2

they train about 4months and a few days in Olympia but mostly depends on what sport they are taking part in and what time they start training... its very difficult to get an average of a wide range of sports

Answer 3

It is very different depending on the type of athlete. For example, a runner would probably train harder than a soccer player, while a horseback rider would just need to commit time and effort to preparing, rather than training. Some athletes have been known to train for eight or so hours every other day, so that they don't exhaust themselves too much or three hours everyday, for the same reason, maybe less.

(Note for editors: Maybe look for some Q&A for training times from official sites of Olympic athletes and put them down here?)

According to a question put on Yahoo! Answers ("How much training time would you say goes into an olympic athlete?"), someone put down "Years and years for a good athlete, some commit their lives to training." There are other answers regarding this same question and is very interesting to read. This is the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080810135650AA8kC8t

Michael Phelps does two four hour practices every day and eats 12,000 calories a day.

Answer 4

3 Months + 30 Days in Olympia it depends on the events there planning to do in the Olympics

Answer 5

The athlete has to arrive at least 10 months in advance. that gives them enough time to train and be the best in the Olympic games.