OLYMPIC GAMES
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
Winter Olympic Games
|
Year |
Location |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Athens, Greece |
| 1900 | Paris, France |
| 1904 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| 1906 | Athens, Greece (unofficial) |
| 1908 | London, England |
| 1912 | Stockholm, Sweeden |
| 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 | Bejiing, China |
| 2012 | London, England |
| 2016 | Rio de Janerio, Brazil |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan |
Year
Location
| 1924 | Chamonix, France |
| 1928 | St. Mortiz, Switzerland |
| 1932 | Lake Placid, New York, USA |
| 1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| 1940 | Not Held |
| 1944 | Not Held |
| 1948 | St. Mortiz, 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 |
| 1996 | Lillehammer, Norway |
| 1998 | Nagano, Japan |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City, Utah USA |
| 2006 | Turin, Italy |
| 2010 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2014 | Sochi, Russia |
| 2018 | Pyeonchang, South Korea |
| 2022 | Bejiing, China |