Summer Olympics Hosts, 1896 to 2024
Year | Host City, Country |
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1896 | Athens, Greece |
1900 | Paris, France |
1904 | St Louis, USA |
1906 | Athens, Greece |
1908 | London, England, UK |
1912 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1916 | Berlin, Germany (not held) |
1920 | Antwerp, Belgium |
1924 | Paris, France |
1928 | Amsterdam, Holland |
1932 | Los Angeles, USA |
1936 | Berlin, Germany |
1940 | Tokyo, Japan / Helsinki, Finland (not held) |
1944 | London, England, UK (not held) |
1948 | London, England, UK |
1952 | Helsinki, Finland |
1956 | Melbourne, Australia |
1960 | Rome, Italy |
1964 | Tokyo, Japan |
1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
1972 | Munich, Germany |
1976 | Montreal, Canada |
1980 | Moscow, USSR |
1984 | Los Angeles, USA |
1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
1996 | Atlanta, USA |
2000 | Sydney, Australia |
2004 | Athens, Greece |
2008 | Beijing, China |
2012 | London, United Kingdom |
2016 | Rio, Brazil |
2020 | Tokyo, Japan |
2024 | Paris, France |
Notes:
* The equestrian events in 1956 were held in Stockholm, Sweden, because of quarantine restrictions in Australia.
* The 1900 Games in Paris was the first Olympic Games to feature female athletes.
* 1920 - The five-ring Olympic flag was first raised at Antwerp.
* 1928 - Olympic Flame lit for the first time for the duration of the Olympics.
* 1932 - First Olympic three tier winners' stand.
* 1952 - The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games.
* 1960 - First Summer Paralympics in Rome.
* Only five countries have participated in every Summer Olympic Games – Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland.