Olympic host cities
Since the founding of the International Olympic Committee, 38 cities in 20 countries have hosted the Olympic Games.
| Year | Site | |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Summer | Athens, Greece |
| 1900 | Summer | Paris, France |
| 1904 | Summer | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1908 | Summer | London, England |
| 1912 | Summer | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1916 | Cancelled (WWI) | |
| 1920 | Summer | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1924 | Winter | Chamonix, France |
| Summer | Paris, France | |
| 1928 | Winter | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Summer | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
| 1932 | Winter | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| Summer | Los Angeles, Calif. | |
| 1936 | Winter | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Summer | Berlin, Germany | |
| 1940 | Canceled (WWII) | |
| 1944 | Canceled (WWII) | |
| 1948 | Winter | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Summer | London, England | |
| 1952 | Winter | Oslo, Norway |
| Summer | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 1956 | Winter | Cortina, Italy |
| Summer | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1960 | Winter | Squaw Valley, Calif. |
| Summer | Rome, Italy | |
| 1964 | Winter | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Summer | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1968 | Winter | Grenoble, France |
| Summer | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 1972 | Winter | Sapporo, Japan |
| Summer | Munich, West Germany | |
| 1976 | Winter | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Summer | Montreal, Canada | |
| 1980 | Winter | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| Summer | Moscow, USSR | |
| 1984 | Winter | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| Summer | Los Angeles, Calif. | |
| 1988 | Winter | Calgary, Canada |
| Summer | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1992 | Winter | Albertville, France |
| Summer | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 1994 | Winter | Lillehammer, Norway |
| 1996 | Summer | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1998 | Winter | Nagano, Japan |
| 2000 | Summer | Sydney, Australia |
| 2002 | Winter | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2004 | Summer | Athens, Greece |
Source: Infoplease.com
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- Politics and the Games
- Ten unforgettable Olympic moments
- Events you won't see in 2004
- Ancient holdovers
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