I want to find out approximately how many people, participate in rock
climbing as opposed to an olympic sport like pole vaulting, javelin
throw, or even more obscure sports like team handball or curling or
rhythmic gymnastics.

It is for an elementary school essay, so the results do not have to be very precise.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 08 Nov 2004 08:33 PST

Hi jds1!

I can provide you with the number of participants in rock climbing and
team handball.

Would this information be of your interest?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 08 Nov 2004 08:38 PST

I found the number of curlers in the United States as well.

--Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by jds1-ga on 08 Nov 2004 09:27 PST

Thanks.  Yes, results on rock climbing, team handball, and curling
would be useful.

Please make it clear if the results are U.S. or world-wide.

Also, if you could find pole vaulting, that would be good too.

Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 08 Nov 2004 09:44 PST

The data I located  for rock climbing, team handball, and curling
participants is for the United States.

Unfortunately I was not able to the number of pole vaulting participants.

I would suggest that we leave this question open and perhaps another
researcher may find the number of pole vaulting participants in the
U.S.

If after a few days you do not receive an answer, just let me know and
I will then post my findings.

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by jds1-ga on 08 Nov 2004 17:01 PST

Bobbie7,

Thanks for replies.  I'm new to this service/system.  I would say go
ahead and post your answers now.  Does that mean that no one else
would post answers if they find them?  Does it 'close the request'?

If you can't answer/explain, I'll figure it out through Google, but go
ahead and post them.  I'd like to have results.

Thanks again.

jds1

Hi jds1 !

I didn?t post my findings until now as I wanted to be sure that this
information would be satisfactory. This  question will be closed after
I post my answer, however you will still be able to receive comments
on this question, so if someone does come up with the pole vaulting
figures they will be able to post them in the comment box below.

Here are the results of my research.

8.8 million Rock Climbing participants in the U.S.

According to the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment, there are  
8.8 million Rock Climbing participants in the United States.
See page 5 in the following document:
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/recupdate0907.pdf


5, 000 participants in Team Handball in the U.S.

According to an article at the official site of USA team handball, an
estimated 5,000 Americans participate in this sport.
http://www.usateamhandball.org/press.html


15,000 curlers in the U.S.

?In the United States today, there are over 15,000 curlers in over 135
clubs, most of which own their ice facility.?
http://www.usacurl.org/Media/Press%20Kit/history_of_curling.htm


2 million curlers worldwide.

There are more than 30 nations in the ICF, which estimates that about
2 million people worldwide regularly participate in curling.
http://www.hickoksports.com/history/curling.shtml


Recreation Activity "rock climbing" statistics
Million participate in ?team handball? OR javelin OR curling


I hope this is helpful. 

Best regards,
Bobbie7