The first recorded Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.
The IOC, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, sets and enforces Olympic policy.
The site of the games is chosen, usually at least six years in advance.
The modern summer olympic games have been held in the following places:
Summer Olympic Games
1896 – Athens, Greece
1900 – Paris, France
1904 – St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1906 – Athens, Greece (unofficial)
1908 – London, England
1912 – Stockholm, Sweden
1916 – Not Held
1920 – Antwerp, Belgium
1924 – Paris, France
1928 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 – Los Angeles, California, USA
1936 – Berlin, Germany
1940 – Not Held
1944 – Not Held
1948 – London, England
1952 – Helsinki, Finland
1956 – Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Rome, Italy
1964 – Tokyo, Japan
1968 – Mexico City, Mexico
1972 – Munich, Germany
1976 – Montreal, Canada
1980 – Moscow, Russia
1984 – Los Angeles, California, USA
1988 – Seoul, South Korea
1992 – Barcelona, Spain
1996 – Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2000 – Sydney, Australia
2004 – Athens, Greece
2008 – Beijing, China
2012 – London, England
2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020 – Tokyo, Japan
Winter Olympic Games
1924 – Chamonix, France
1928 – St. Moritz, Switzerland
1932 – Lake Placid, New York, USA
1936 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1940 – Not Held
1944 – Not Held
1948 – St. Moritz, Switzerland
1952 – Oslo, Norway
1956 – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
1960 – Squaw Valley, California, USA
1964 – Innsbruck, Austria
1968 – Grenoble, France
1972 – Sapporo, Japan
1976 – Innsbruck, Austria
1980 – Lake Placid, New York, USA
1984 – Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1988 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1992 – Albertville, France
1994 – Lillehammer, Norway
1998 – Nagano, Japan
2002 – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2006 – Turin, Italy
2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2014 – Sochi, Russia
2018 – Pyeongchang, South Korea
2022 – Beijing, China