List of Olympic Games host cities

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City Country Continent Flag Olympiad No. Season Year From To
Athens Greece Europe   I Summer 1896 April 6 April 15
Paris France Europe   II Summer 1900 May 14 October 28
St. Louis(1) United States North America   III Summer 1904 July 1 November 23
London Great Britain Europe   IV Summer 1908 April 27 October 31
Stockholm Sweden Europe   V Summer 1912 May 5 July 27
Berlin Germany Europe   VI Summer 1916 Canceled due to WWI[1]
Antwerp Belgium Europe   VII Summer 1920 April 20 September 12
Chamonix France Europe   I Winter 1924 January 25 February 4
Paris France Europe   VIII Summer 1924 May 4 July 27
St. Moritz Switzerland Europe   II Winter 1928 February 11 February 19
Amsterdam Netherlands Europe   IX Summer 1928 May 17 August 12
Lake Placid United States North America   III Winter 1932 February 4 February 15
Los Angeles United States North America   X Summer 1932 July 30 August 14
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany Europe   IV Winter 1936 February 6 February 16
Berlin Germany Europe   XI Summer 1936 August 1 August 16
Sapporo Japan Asia   V Winter 1940 Canceled due to WWII[1]
Tokyo Japan Asia   XII Summer 1940 Canceled due to WWII[1]
Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy Europe   V Winter 1944 Canceled due to WWII[1]
London Great Britain Europe   XIII Summer 1944 Canceled due to WWII[1]
St. Moritz Switzerland Europe   V Winter 1948 January 30 February 8
London Great Britain Europe   XIV Summer 1948 July 29 August 14
Oslo Norway Europe   VI Winter 1952 February 14 February 25
Helsinki Finland Europe   XV Summer 1952 July 19 August 3
Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy Europe   VII Winter 1956 January 26 February 5
Melbourne
Stockholm(2)
Australia
Sweden
Australia
Europe
 
 
XVI Summer 1956 November 22
June 10
December 8
June 17
Squaw Valley United States North America   VIII Winter 1960 February 18 February 28
Rome Italy Europe   XVII Summer 1960 August 25 September 11
Innsbruck Austria Europe   IX Winter 1964 January 29 February 9
Tokyo Japan Asia   XVIII Summer 1964 October 10 October 24
Grenoble France Europe   X Winter 1968 February 6 February 18
Mexico City Mexico North America   XIX Summer 1968 October 12 October 27
Sapporo Japan Asia   XI Winter 1972 February 3 February 13
Munich Germany Europe   XX Summer 1972 August 26 September 11
Innsbruck Austria Europe   XII Winter 1976 February 4 February 15
Montreal Canada North America   XXI Summer 1976 July 17 August 1
Lake Placid United States North America   XIII Winter 1980 February 14 February 23
Moscow Soviet Union Europe(4)   XXII Summer 1980 July 19 August 3
Sarajevo Yugoslavia Europe   XIV Winter 1984 February 7 February 19
Los Angeles United States North America   XXIII Summer 1984 July 28 August 12
Calgary Canada North America   XV Winter 1988 February 13 February 28
Seoul South Korea Asia   XXIV Summer 1988 September 17 October 2
Albertville France Europe   XVI Winter 1992 February 8 February 23
Barcelona Spain Europe   XXV Summer 1992 July 25 August 9
Lillehammer Norway Europe   XVII Winter 1994 February 12 February 27
Atlanta United States North America   XXVI Summer 1996 July 19 August 4
Nagano Japan Asia   XVIII Winter 1998 February 7 February 22
Sydney Australia Australia   XXVII Summer 2000 September 15 October 1
Salt Lake City United States North America   XIX Winter 2002 February 8 February 24
Athens Greece Europe   XXVIII Summer 2004 August 13 August 29
Turin Italy Europe   XX Winter 2006 February 10 February 26
Beijing(3) China Asia   XXIX Summer 2008 August 8 August 24
Vancouver Canada North America   XXI Winter 2010 February 12 February 28
London Great Britain Europe   XXX Summer 2012 July 27 August 12
Sochi Russia Europe(4)   XXII Winter 2014 February 7 February 23
1 Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.[2][3]
2 Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden.[4] Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening & closing ceremonies, just like the regular Summer Olympics.[5]
3 Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR.[6] Although Hong Kong's separate NOC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games; it is not conducted under a separate bid, flame, etc., as was the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition. The IOC website lists only Beijing as the host city.[7]
4 While Russia/Soviet Union spans the continents of Europe and Asia, both Moscow and Sochi are located in the European region.
  1. ^ a b c d e Durántez, Conrado (April–May 1997), "The Olympic Movement, a twentieth-century phenomenon" (PDF), Olympic Review, XXVI (14): 56–57{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. ^ "St Louis 1904". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  3. ^ "St. Louis gets Olympic Games; International Committee Sanctions the Change for the World's Fair in 1904". The New York Times. 1903-02-12. Retrieved 2008-07-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Olympic Games". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  5. ^ "Stockholm/Melbourne 1956". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  6. ^ Tim Pile. "Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-07-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "2008 Beijing Olympic home page". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-05-04.