Women In Sport

WOMEN IN SPORT WOMEN IN THE OLYMPICS In 1900 women started competing in the Olympics, there were 22 women, out of 997 athletes In 2012, there were 4676 women out of 5892 athletes THE BIGGEST WOMENS FOOTBALL PLAYING NATIONS USA 1,670,000 GERMANY 871,000 CANADA |495,000 SWEDEN 136,000 AUSTRALIA 112,000 NORWAY 98,000 ENGLAND 97,000 NETHERLANDS 84,000 DENMARK 56,000 FRANCE 49,000 MOST POPULAR FITNESS ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN IN AUSTRALIA BUSHWALKING 216,800 SWIMMING/DIVING 729,200 DANCING 229,100 WALKING FOR EXERCISE 2,784,700 AEROBICS/GYM NETBALL 1,745,700 410,500 CYCLING TENNIS 314,200 490,6000 JOGGING/RUNNING 585,000 YOGA 298,900 64% OF FEMALES IN AUSTRALIA 15 AND OVER PARTICIPATED IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST YEAR 64% Female for Life www.FemaleForLife.com.au