Cities That Have Hosted the Olympics
The United States has hosted the most Olympic games of any country, while London has hosted the most Olympic games of any city.
The inaugural Summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. Since then, the event has been staged every four years, with the exception of 1916, 1940, and 1944, when it was canceled owing to World War I. In 1924, the inaugural Winter Olympics were staged in Chamonix, France. Due to World War II, the winter events in 1940 and 1944 were canceled. Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year until the International Olympic Committee decided to separate the games by having the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994 to alternate even years.
Cities That Have Hosted The Olympics
The United States has hosted the most Olympic games of any country, with four Summer Olympic games and four Winter Olympic games. With three Summer Olympics, London holds the record for the most events hosted in a single city. Europe has held 30 events, including 14 Winter Olympics and 16 Summer Olympics, while Africa will hold its first Youth Olympics in 2022 in Dakar, Senegal. No city has ever held both the winter and summer Olympics, but Beijing is slated to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, making it the first city to do so.
London hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908, 1948, and 2012. It was also scheduled to host the 1944 Olympics, but the event was canceled owing to World War II. Two events were held in Paris (1900, 1924), Los Angeles (1932, 1984), and Athens (1896, 2004). Two Winter Olympics have been held at Innsbruck (1964, 1976), St Moritz (1928, 1948), and Lake Placid (1932, 1980).
Future Olympics Events
Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics from July 24 to August 9, bringing the city’s total to two, including the 1964 Games. Softball, baseball, skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing, and karate will all be featured as competitive events for the first time. Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11, bringing the city’s total to three events, matching London. Between July 21 and August 6, 2028, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics. It will be the city’s third time hosting the event. Between February 4 and February 20, 2022, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics, while Dakar, Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympics.
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Cities That Have Hosted the Olympics
| Rank | City | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athens (Summer) | 1896 |
| 2 | Paris (Summer) | 1900 |
| 3 | St. Louis (Summer) | 1904 |
| 4 | London (Summer) | 1908 |
| 5 | Stockholm (Summer) | 1912 |
| 6 | Berlin (Summer) | 1916 |
| 7 | Antwerp (Summer) | 1920 |
| 8 | Chamonix (Winter) | 1924 |
| 9 | Paris (Summer) | 1924 |
| 10 | Amsterdam (Summer) | 1928 |
| 11 | St. Moritz (Winter) | 1928 |
| 12 | Lake Placid (Winter) | 1932 |
| 13 | Los Angeles (Summer) | 1932 |
| 14 | Berlin (Summer) | 1936 |
| 15 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Winter) | 1936 |
| 16 | Sapporo (Winter) | 1940 |
| 17 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Winter) | 1940 |
| 18 | Tokyo (Summer) | 1940 |
| 19 | Helsinki (Summer) | 1940 |
| 20 | Cortina d’Ampezzo (Winter) | 1944 |
| 21 | London (Summer) | 1944 |
| 22 | London (Summer) | 1948 |
| 23 | St. Moritz (Winter) | 1948 |
| 24 | Helsinki (Summer) | 1952 |
| 25 | Oslo (Winter) | 1952 |
| 26 | Cortina d’Ampezzo (Winter) | 1956 |
| 27 | Melbourne (Summer) | 1956 |
| 28 | Stockholm (Summer) | 1956 |
| 29 | Rome (Summer) | 1960 |
| 30 | Squaw Valley (Winter) | 1960 |
| 31 | Innsbruck (Winter) | 1964 |
| 32 | Tokyo (Summer) | 1964 |
| 33 | Grenoble (Winter) | 1968 |
| 34 | Mexico City (Winter) | 1968 |
| 35 | Munich (Summer) | 1972 |
| 36 | Sapporo (Winter) | 1972 |
| 37 | Innsbruck (Winter) | 1976 |
| 38 | Montreal (Summer) | 1976 |
| 39 | Lake Placid (Winter) | 1980 |
| 40 | Moscow (Summer) | 1980 |
| 41 | Los Angeles (Summer) | 1984 |
| 42 | Sarajevo (Winter) | 1984 |
| 43 | Calgary (Winter) | 1988 |
| 44 | Seoul (Summer) | 1988 |
| 45 | Albertville (Winter) | 1992 |
| 46 | Barcelona (Summer) | 1992 |
| 47 | Lillehammer (Winter) | 1994 |
| 48 | Atlanta (Summer) | 1996 |
| 49 | Nagano (Winter) | 1998 |
| 50 | Sydney (Summer) | 2000 |
| 51 | Salt Lake City (Winter) | 2002 |
| 52 | Athens (Summer) | 2004 |
| 53 | Turin (Winter) | 2006 |
| 54 | Beijing (Summer) | 2008 |
| 55 | Singapore (Youth Summer) | 2010 |
| 56 | Vancouver (Winter) | 2010 |
| 57 | Innsbruck (Youth Winter) | 2012 |
| 58 | London (Summer) | 2012 |
| 59 | Nanjing (Youth Summer) | 2014 |
| 60 | Sochi (Winter) | 2014 |
| 61 | Lillehammer (Youth Winter) | 2016 |
| 62 | Rio de Janeiro (Summer) | 2016 |
| 63 | Buenos Aires (Youth Summer) | 2018 |
| 64 | Pyeongchang (Winter) | 2018 |
| 65 | Lausanne (Youth Winter) | 2020 |
| 66 | Tokyo (Summer) | 2020 |
| 67 | Beijing (Winter) | 2022 |
| 68 | Dakar (Youth Summer) | 2022 |
| 69 | Paris (Summer) | 2024 |
| 70 | Los Angeles (Summer) | 2028 |