List of Olympic Host Countries
Country
|
Summer Games
|
USA
|
1904, 1932, 1984, 1996
|
France
|
1900, 1924
|
Germany
|
1936, 1972
|
Greece
|
1896, (1906), 2004
|
Italy
|
1960
|
Japan
|
1964
|
Canada
|
1976
|
UK
|
1908, 1948, 2012
|
Australia
|
1956, 2000
|
Switzerland
| |
Norway
| |
Austria
| |
Russia/USSR
|
1980
|
Sweden
|
1912
|
Belgium
|
1920
|
Holland
|
1928
|
Finland
|
1952
|
Mexico
|
1968
|
South Korea
|
1988
|
Spain
|
1992
|
China
|
2008
|
Yugoslavia
| |
Brazil
|
(2016)
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http://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/hosts/list-countries.htm
Year
|
City
|
Country
|
Opening Date
|
Close Date
|
Leading Country
|
1896
|
Athens
|
Greece
|
6th April
|
15th April
|
United States
|
1900
|
Paris
|
France
|
14th May
|
28th October
|
France
|
1904
|
St. Louis
|
United States
|
1st July
|
23rd November
|
United States
|
1908
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
27th April
|
31st October
|
France
|
1912
|
Stockholm
|
Sweden
|
5th May
|
27th July
|
United States
|
1916
|
Berlin
|
Germany
|
Cancelled due to World War I
| ||
1920
|
Antwerp
|
Belgium
|
20th April
|
12th September
|
United States
|
1924
|
Paris
|
France
|
4th May
|
27th July
|
United States
|
1928
|
Amsterdam
|
Netherlands
|
17th May
|
12th August
|
United States
|
1932
|
Los Angeles
|
United States
|
30th July
|
14th August
|
United States
|
1936
|
Berlin
|
Germany
|
1st August
|
16th August
|
Germany
|
1940
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
Cancelled due to World War II
| ||
1944
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
Cancelled due to World War II
| ||
1948
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
29th July
|
14th August
|
United States
|
1952
|
Helsinki
|
Finland
|
19th July
|
3rd August
|
United States
|
1956
|
Stockholm
Melbourne |
Sweden
Australia |
22nd November
|
8th December
|
Soviet Union
|
1960
|
Rome
|
Italy
|
25th August
|
11th September
|
Soviet Union
|
1964
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
10th October
|
24th October
|
United States
|
1968
|
Mexico City
|
Mexico
|
12th October
|
27th October
|
United States
|
1972
|
Munich
|
West Germany
|
26th August
|
11th September
|
Soviet Union
|
1976
|
Montreal
|
Canada
|
17th July
|
1st August
|
Soviet Union
|
1980
|
Moscow
|
Soviet Union
|
19th July
|
3rd August
|
Soviet Union
|
1984
|
Los Angeles
|
United States
|
28th July
|
12th August
|
United States
|
1988
|
Seoul
|
South Korea
|
17th September
|
2nd October
|
Soviet Union
|
1992
|
Barcelona
|
Spain
|
25th July
|
9th August
|
Unified Team
|
1996
|
Atlanta
|
United States
|
19th July
|
4th August
|
United States
|
2000
|
Sydney
|
Australia
|
15th September
|
1st October
|
United States
|
2004
|
Athens
|
Greece
|
13th August
|
29th August
|
United States
|
2008
|
Beijing
|
China
|
8th August
|
24th August
|
China
|
2012
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
27th July
|
12th August
|
To be decided
|
2016
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
5th August
|
21st August
|
To be decided
|
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