Injury distribution of injuries from sports registered during the 2008 Summer Olympics (n=1055 injuries) and 2010 Winter Olympics (n=287 injuries)
| Olympic sports | Registered athletes | Number of injuries | Percentage of all injuries | Percentage of participating athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 308 | 46 | 3.5 | 14.9 |
| Archery | 128 | 9 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| Athletics | 2132 | 241 | 18.3 | 11.3 |
| Badminton | 172 | 8 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Baseball | 189 | 21 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| Basketball | 287 | 38 | 2.9 | 13.2 |
| Beach volleyball | 96 | 8 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Biathlon | 202 | 3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Bobsleigh | 159 | 32 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| Boxing | 281 | 42 | 3.2 | 14.9 |
| Canoeing/kayaking | 324 | 4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 292 | 9 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Curling | 100 | 4 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Cycling | 518 | 30 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| Diving | 145 | 3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Equestrian | 193 | 10 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Fencing | 206 | 5 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Field hockey | 382 | 78 | 5.9 | 20.4 |
| Figure skating | 146 | 21 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
| Freestyle aerials | 47 | 9 | 0.7 | 19.1 |
| Freestyle cross | 68 | 13 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| Freestyle moguls | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Gymnastics | 318 | 24 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| Handball | 334 | 58 | 4.4 | 17.4 |
| Ice hockey | 444 | 82 | 6.2 | 18.5 |
| Judo | 385 | 53 | 4.0 | 11.2 |
| Luge | 108 | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Modern pentathlon | 71 | 4 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Nordic combined | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Rowing | 548 | 10 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Sailing | 400 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Shooting | 386 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| Short track | 109 | 5 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| Skeleton | 47 | 3 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Ski jumping | 67 | 3 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Snowboard cross | 57 | 20 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| Snowboard half pipe | 69 | 9 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| Snowboard slalom | 59 | 4 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Soccer | 496 | 156 | 11.8 | 31.5 |
| Softball | 119 | 16 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| Speed skating | 176 | 5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Swimming | 1046 | 36 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Synchronised swimming | 104 | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Table tennis | 172 | 9 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Taekwondo | 126 | 34 | 2.6 | 27.0 |
| Tennis | 168 | 10 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| Triathlon | 109 | 10 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Volleyball | 287 | 23 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| Water polo | 259 | 25 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| Weightlifting | 255 | 43 | 3.3 | 16.9 |
| Wrestling | 341 | 32 | 2.4 | 9.4 |
| Total | 13544* | 1320† | 100.0 | 10.8 |
Sport is missing for *22 injuries and †20 athletes.