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Olympic Games & US Medalists

Two joinable Olympic datasets. Games editions: all 64 Olympics from Athens 1896 through the awarded future Games, Summer and Winter, war-cancelled editions flagged, with ISO opening and closing dates, durations, nations, athletes with the men and women split, sports, disciplines and events counts, motto, stadium, and from each Games' full medal table the top nation's and the HOST country's complete medal lines. US medalists: every US Olympic medal since 1992, one row per athlete per medal, with each athlete's birth date, birthplace, height, weight, college, and BMI.
3,028 rows 2 joinable files last pulled 2026-08-29
Olympic Games 64 rows × 32 columns
YearSeasonGames_OrdinalHost_CityHost_CountryRegionStatusOpening_DateClosing_DateDuration_DaysNationsAthletesAthletes_MenAthletes_WomenSportsDisciplinesEventsMedalist_NationsOpened_ByMottoStadiumTop_NationTop_Nation_GoldsTop_Nation_SilversTop_Nation_BronzesTop_Nation_TotalHost_RankHost_GoldsHost_SilversHost_BronzesHost_TotalGames_URL
US Olympic Medalists 2,964 rows × 14 columns
NameMedalSportEventDateGamesBirth_DateBirth_CityBirth_StateHeight_InchesWeight_PoundsCollegeBMIAthlete_URL

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What is the Olympic Games & US Medalists dataset?

Two joinable Olympic datasets. Games editions: all 64 Olympics from Athens 1896 through the awarded future Games, Summer and Winter, war-cancelled editions flagged, with ISO opening and closing dates, durations, nations, athletes with the men and women split, sports, disciplines and events counts, motto, stadium, and from each Games' full medal table the top nation's and the HOST country's complete medal lines. US medalists: every US Olympic medal since 1992, one row per athlete per medal, with each athlete's birth date, birthplace, height, weight, college, and BMI.

How big is the Olympic Games & US Medalists dataset?

3,028 rows across 2 joinable files, with 46 columns in total: Year, Season, Games_Ordinal, Host_City, Host_Country, Region, Status, Opening_Date, Closing_Date, Duration_Days, Nations, Athletes, Athletes_Men, Athletes_Women, Sports, Disciplines, Events, Medalist_Nations, Opened_By, Motto, Stadium, Top_Nation, Top_Nation_Golds, Top_Nation_Silvers, Top_Nation_Bronzes, Top_Nation_Total, Host_Rank, Host_Golds, Host_Silvers, Host_Bronzes, Host_Total, Games_URL, Name, Medal, Sport, Event, Date, Games, Birth_Date, Birth_City....

Where does the data come from?

It is built by programmatically scraping en.wikipedia.org, last pulled on 2026-08-29. Datasets are versioned; older versions stay downloadable.

Is the dataset free to download?

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Can I see the code that built this dataset?

Yes. The exact Python scraper that built it is viewable on the dataset page by any signed-in member, so every number is reproducible.

How do the files join?

Join the files on the year: the medalists' Games column starts with the editions' Year (each medal's Date also falls between the edition's opening and closing dates).

Can the data contain errors?

Automated scraping leaves room for error and the underlying sources change over time, so no version is guaranteed accurate or complete. If a number matters, verify it against the original source.

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