RANKED: Every nation at the Tokyo Olympics by the number of athletes they have taken to Japan https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ranked-every-nation-at-the-tokyo-olympics-by-the-number-of-athletes-they-have-taken-to-japan/slidelist/84690956.cms 2021-07-24T00:51:51+05:30 2021-07-23T23:50:48+05:30 RANKED: Every nation at the Tokyo Olympics by the number of athletes they have taken to Japan Barnaby LaneJul 24, 2021, 00:51 IST
Team USA is the biggest at the Tokyo Olympics.Getty/Jamie Squire
There are 206 nations, territories, and principalities, and 10,305 individual athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics. 13 nations have just two athletes in their team, while the largest team is the United States with 613. Below, Insider has ranked every nation at the games based on its number of athletes. 2 - Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tuvalu
Bermuda's Dara Alizadeh.
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2 - Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tuvalu 2 - Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tuvalu
3 - Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu
Liberia's Emmanuel Matadi.
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3 - Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu 3 - Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu
4 - Bhutan, Djibouti, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Sierra Leone, Togo, Virgin Islands
Team Iraq.
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4 - Bhutan, Djibouti, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Sierra Leone, Togo, Virgin Islands 4 - Bhutan, Djibouti, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Sierra Leone, Togo, Virgin Islands
5 - Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Seychelles, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Kudzai Mashawi.
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5 - Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Seychelles, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe 5 - Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Seychelles, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe
6 - American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Rwanda, Syria, Tonga
Quentin Antognelli of Monaco.
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6 - American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Rwanda, Syria, Tonga 6 - American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Rwanda, Syria, Tonga
7 - Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Niger
Niger's Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga (L).
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7 - Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Niger 7 - Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Niger
8 - Barbados, Lebanon, Mauritius, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Samoa
Team Barbados.
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8 - Barbados, Lebanon, Mauritius, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Samoa 8 - Barbados, Lebanon, Mauritius, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Samoa
9 - Albania, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan
Gulbadam Babamuratova of Turkmenistan (L).
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9 - Albania, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan 9 - Albania, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan
10 - Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama
Team Mozambique.
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10 - Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama 10 - Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama
11 - Kosovo, Kuwait, Namibia, Tajikistan, Uruguay
Enzo Martinez-Scarpe of Uruguay.
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11 - Kosovo, Kuwait, Namibia, Tajikistan, Uruguay 11 - Kosovo, Kuwait, Namibia, Tajikistan, Uruguay
12 - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Luxembourg
Cameroon’s Estelle Adiana.
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12 - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Luxembourg 12 - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Luxembourg
13 - Botswana, Cyprus, Eritrea
Team Cyprus.
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13 - Botswana, Cyprus, Eritrea 13 - Botswana, Cyprus, Eritrea
14 - Ghana, Jordan
Ghana's Takyi Samuel (R).
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14 - Ghana, Jordan 14 - Ghana, Jordan
16 - Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar
The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo.
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16 - Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar 16 - Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar
17 - Armenia
Team Armenia.
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17 - Armenia 17 - Armenia
18 - Vietnam
Team Vietnam.
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18 - Vietnam 18 - Vietnam
19 - Moldova, Philippines
Cris Nievarez of Philippines.
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19 - Moldova, Philippines 19 - Moldova, Philippines
20 - Angola
Team Angola.
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20 - Angola 20 - Angola
21 - Honduras, Uganda
Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda.
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21 - Honduras, Uganda 21 - Honduras, Uganda
22 - Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago
Singapore's Joan Poh
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22 - Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago 22 - Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago
23 - Guatemala
Juan Ramon Schaeffer of Team Guatemala.
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23 - Guatemala 23 - Guatemala
24 - Zambia
Hazel Nali of Zambia.
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24 - Zambia 24 - Zambia
28 - Indonesia, Ivory Coast
Team Indonesia.
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28 - Indonesia, Ivory Coast 28 - Indonesia, Ivory Coast
29 - Fiji, Refugee Olympic Team, Saudi Arabia
Semi Radradra of Fiji.
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29 - Fiji, Refugee Olympic Team, Saudi Arabia 29 - Fiji, Refugee Olympic Team, Saudi Arabia
30 - Finland, Georgia, Malaysia
Georgia's Lukhumi Chkhvimiani.
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30 - Finland, Georgia, Malaysia 30 - Finland, Georgia, Malaysia
32 - Bahrain
Team Bahrain.
Getty/Patrick Smith
32 - Bahrain 32 - Bahrain
33 - Estonia, Latvia
Juri-Mikk Udam, Allar Raja, Tonu Endrekson, and Kaspar Taimsoo of Estonia.
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33 - Estonia, Latvia 33 - Estonia, Latvia
34 - Montenegro, Peru
Montenegro's Jovanka Radicevic.
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34 - Montenegro, Peru 34 - Montenegro, Peru
36 - Ethiopia
Team Ethiopia.
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36 - Ethiopia 36 - Ethiopia
37 - Puerto Rico
Puerto-Rico basketball.
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37 - Puerto Rico 37 - Puerto Rico
41 - Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovakia
Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros of Ecuador.
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41 - Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovakia 41 - Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovakia
42 - Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Thailand
Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand.
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42 - Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Thailand 42 - Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Thailand
43 - Mongolia
Team Mongolia.
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43 - Mongolia 43 - Mongolia
44 - Algeria, Azerbaijan, Venezuela
Team Algeria.
Getty/Patrick Smith
44 - Algeria, Azerbaijan, Venezuela 44 - Algeria, Azerbaijan, Venezuela
50 - Jamaica, Morocco
Danusia Francis of Team Jamaica.
Getty/Patrick Smith
50 - Jamaica, Morocco 50 - Jamaica, Morocco
52 - Nigeria
Nigeria's Atonye Nyingifa (R).
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52 - Nigeria 52 - Nigeria
53 - Slovenia
Peter Kauzer.
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53 - Slovenia 53 - Slovenia
57 - Chile
Daniela Pardo of Team Chile.
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57 - Chile 57 - Chile
59 - Croatia, Chinese Taipei
Team Croatia.
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59 - Croatia, Chinese Taipei 59 - Croatia, Chinese Taipei
60 - Austria, Dominican Republic
Austria’s Anna-Maria, Eirini-Marina Alexandri.
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60 - Austria, Dominican Republic 60 - Austria, Dominican Republic
63 - Tunisia, Uzbekistan
Tunisia point guard Omar Abeda.
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63 - Tunisia, Uzbekistan 63 - Tunisia, Uzbekistan
66 - Iran
Amir Mohammad Yazdani.
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66 - Iran 66 - Iran
68 - Cuba
Cuba's Idalys Ortiz.
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68 - Cuba 68 - Cuba
71 - Colombia
Team Colombia.
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71 - Colombia 71 - Colombia
75 - Norway
Karsten Warholm.
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75 - Norway 75 - Norway
83 - Greece
Team Greece.
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83 - Greece 83 - Greece
85 - Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge.
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85 - Kenya 85 - Kenya
86 - Serbia
Novak Djokovic.
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86 - Serbia 86 - Serbia
90 - Israel
Israel's Sagi Muki.
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90 - Israel 90 - Israel
92 - Portugal
Jorge Fonseca of Portugal.
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92 - Portugal 92 - Portugal
93 - Kazakhstan
Alina Ilyassova of Kazakhstan.
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93 - Kazakhstan 93 - Kazakhstan
101 - Belarus, Romania
Maryna Litvinchuk and Volha Khudzenka of Belarus.
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101 - Belarus, Romania 101 - Belarus, Romania
105 - Denmark
Rasmus Gemke
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105 - Denmark 105 - Denmark
106 - Switzerland
Switzerland cyclist Sina Frei.
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106 - Switzerland 106 - Switzerland
108 - Turkey
Turkish teams leaders Bilal Arslan and Elvan Abey Legesse.
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108 - Turkey 108 - Turkey
115 - Czech Republic
Lukas Krpalek.
Getty/Charly Triballeau
115 - Czech Republic 115 - Czech Republic
116 - Republic of Ireland
Ireland’s Roisin Upton, Bethany Barr, and Chloe Watkins.
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116 - Republic of Ireland 116 - Republic of Ireland
121 - Belgium
Emma Plasschaert.
Getty/Matt Roberts
121 - Belgium 121 - Belgium
125 - India
Deepika Kumari of India.
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125 - India 125 - India
133 - Egypt
Dina Meshref.
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133 - Egypt 133 - Egypt
134 - Sweden
Team Sweden.
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134 - Sweden 134 - Sweden
155 - Ukraine
Anastasia Pavlova of Ukraine.
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155 - Ukraine 155 - Ukraine
164 - Mexico
Mexico footballers Erick Aguirre, Uriel Antuna, and Alexis Vega.
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164 - Mexico 164 - Mexico
166 - Hungary
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.
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166 - Hungary 166 - Hungary
174 - Argentina
Team Argentina.
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174 - Argentina 174 - Argentina
177 - South Africa
South Africa's Christiaan Pretorius.
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177 - South Africa 177 - South Africa
210 - Poland
Poland's Ryszard Lewicki (L).
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210 - Poland 210 - Poland
223 - New Zealand
Robbie Manson.
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223 - New Zealand 223 - New Zealand
236 - South Korea
Team South Korea’s Dongjun Lee.
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236 - South Korea 236 - South Korea
274 - Netherlands
Arno Kamminga.
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274 - Netherlands 274 - Netherlands
302 - Brazil
Marta.
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302 - Brazil 302 - Brazil
320 - Spain
Team Spain.
Getty/Jose Jordan
320 - Spain 320 - Spain
328 - Russian Olympic Committee
Tatiana Kashirina of Russia.
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328 - Russian Olympic Committee 328 - Russian Olympic Committee
370 - Canada
Team Canada's women's soccer.
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370 - Canada 370 - Canada
372 - Italy
Team Italy Swimming.
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372 - Italy 372 - Italy
376 - Great Britain
Reece Prescod.
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376 - Great Britain 376 - Great Britain
398 - France
France's Aloise Retornaz and Camille Lecointre.
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398 - France 398 - France
406 - China
Ou Yushan of China.
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406 - China 406 - China
425 - Germany
Tim Ole Naske, Karl Schulze, Hans Gruhne and Max Appel of Team Germany.
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425 - Germany 425 - Germany
478 - Australia
Swimmers Bronte and Cate Campbell.
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478 - Australia 478 - Australia
Japan - 552
Takefusa Kubo.
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Japan - 552 Japan - 552
613 - United States
Kevin Durant of Team USA.
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613 - United States 613 - United States