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      • The Games have been held in nineteen countries over five continents: four times in the United States (1904, 1932, 1984, and 1996); three times in Great Britain (1908, 1948, and 2012); twice each in Greece (1896 and 2004), France (1900 and 1924), Germany (1936 and 1972), Australia (1956 and 2000), and Japan (1964 and 2020); and once each in Sweden (1912), Belgium (1920), the Netherlands (1928), Finland (1952), Italy (1960), Mexico (1968), Canada (1976), Russia (1980), South Korea (1988), Spain...
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      A number of past editions of the Games have showcased sports...

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      With the exception of the 1904 and 1928 Olympic Games,...

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    • 1896 Athens Olympics
    • 1900 Paris Olympics
    • 1904 St. Louis Olympics
    • Unofficial 1906 Athens Olympics
    • 1908 London Olympics
    • The 1916 Olympics
    • 1920 Antwerp Olympics
    • 1924 Paris Olympics
    • 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
    • 1932 Los Angeles Olympics

    The first Modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece during the first weeks of April 1896. The 241 athletes who competed represented only 14 countries and wore their athletic club uniforms instead of national uniforms. Of the 14 countries in attendance, eleven have officially been declared in awards records: Australia, Austria, Denmark, Engl...

    The second Modern Olympic Games took place in Paris from May to October 1900 as part of the World Exhibition. The games were riddled with disorganization and were under-publicized. 997 athletes from 24 countries competed.

    The Games of the III Olympiad were held in St. Louis, Mo. from August to September 1904. Due to tensions from the Russo-Japanese War and complications in getting to the United States, only 62 of the 650 athletes who competed came from outside North America. Only 12 to 15 nations were represented.

    Intended to reinvigorate interest in the Olympic Games after the 1900 and 1904 games yielded little fanfare, the Athens Games of 1906 were the first and only "Intercalated Games," which had been meant to exist every four years (between regular Games) and only take place in Athens, Greece. The president of the Modern Olympics declared the 1906 Games...

    Originally slated for Rome, the fourth official Olympic Games was moved to London in the wake of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. These games were the first to feature an opening ceremony and considered the most organized yet. 1912 Stockholm Olympics The fifth official Olympic Games featured the use of electric timing devices and a public address sy...

    Due to rising tensions of World War I, the Games were canceled. They were originally scheduled for Berlin.

    The VII Olympiad took place immediately after World War I, resulting in several countries decimated by the war not being able to compete. These Games marked the first appearance of the Olympic flag.

    At the request and honor of retiring IOC president and founder Pierre de Coubertin, the VIII Olympiad was held in his home city of Paris from May to July 1924. The first Olympic Village and Olympic Closing Ceremony marked new features of these Games.

    The IX Olympiad featured several new games, including gymnastics for women and men's track and field events, but most notably the IOC added the Olympics Torch and lighting ceremonies to the Games' repertoire this year. 3,000 athletes from 46 countries participated.

    With the world currently experiencing the effects of the Great Depression, traveling to California for the X Olympiad seemed insurmountable, resulting in low response rates from countries invited. Domestic ticket sales also did poorly despite a small bump from celebrities who volunteered to entertain the crowds. Only 1,300 athletes participated, re...

  3. The list of olympic games shows all the summer olympics since the first olympics in 1896. Each olympic year falls in what is known as an olympiad - a four year period represented by roman numerals of which the first olympics in 1896 initiated olympiad I.

  4. The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 ...

  5. This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad; summer and winter games normally held in staggered even years.

    City
    City
    Country
    Year
    2032
    Oceania
    TBD
    TBD
    2030
    TBD
    2028
    North America
    Milan – Cortina d'Ampezzo
    2026
    Europe
  6. Nov 7, 2022 · This Summer Olympic Games list includes every host city and host nation along with the total number of sportsmen and sportswomen who took part. This Summer Olympic Games overview was compiled by Robert Junker and last updated Nov 7, 2022 @ 11:20 am.

  7. 2 days ago · Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic festival that is often regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition. The ancient Olympic Games included several sports that are now part of the Summer Games program, which includes events in as many as 32 different sports. Learn more about the Olympic Games in this article.