Description/Abstract: This is a shapefile for the Summer Olympics from 1896 until 2008. The shapefile consists of
all the nations participating in each of the olympic event taken place every four years. The nations which do not appear are either missing from the event or had been boycotted for some reason.l The data consists of what year the event took place, the number of atheltes participating ,number of sports played,medals won,which country and place is hosting the event. The shapefile has been stylized based on the gold standings for every event.

T1_Year = Year when Event took place
T1_No_Nat= Number of Nations Participating
T1_Athletes = Total number of Atheletes
T1_Sports = Total number of Sports played
T1_Events = Total number of Events played in all the Sports
T1_Boycotting/Absent= Nations which were Boycotted or Absent due to some Reason
T1_Gold = Total number of Golds
T1_Silver = Total number of Silver
T1_Bronze = Total number of Bronze
T1_Total = Total number of Medals won
T1_Country = All the Nations participating in the Event
T1_Host_City = City where the Event took place
T1_Host_Country = Country which hosted the Event

Source:
http://www.databaseolympics.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games