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This is a '''list of host cities of the Olympic Games''', both summer and winter, since the ] began in 1896. Since then, summer games have usually–but not always–celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. There have been 29 <!--Not 31; the 1916, 1940, and 1944 games were cancelled--> ] held in 23 different cities, and 22 ] held in 19 different cities. In addition, three summer and two winter editions of the Games were scheduled to take place but later cancelled due to war: ] (summer) in 1916; ] (summer) and ] (winter) in 1940; and ] (summer) and ] (winter) in 1944. The ] were officially sanctioned and held in ]. In 1949, the ] (IOC), decided to unrecognize the 1906 Games.<ref>{{cite book| last = Findling| first = John E.|author2=Pelle, Kimberly D. | title = Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group| year = 2004| pages = 41| url = https://books.google.com/?id=QmXi_-Jujj0C| isbn = 978-0-313-32278-5}}</ref> Three cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: ] for the ], ] for the ], and ] for the ].
{{hatnote|For individual summer and winter lists, see ] and ]}}
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The following is a list of host cities of the ], both summer and winter, since the ] began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year. Since 1994, summer and winter Games have been held in staggered even years. Through 2024, there have been 30 <!--Not 33; the 1916, 1940, and 1944 games were cancelled--> ], held in 23 cities, and 24 ], held in 21 cities. In addition, three summer and two winter editions of the games were scheduled to take place but were later cancelled due to war: ] (summer) in ]; ]–] (]) and ]–] (]) in 1940; and ] (]) and ] (]) in 1944. The ] were officially sanctioned and held in ]. However, in 1949, the ] (IOC) decided to unrecognize the 1906 Games.<ref>{{cite book| last = Findling| first = John E.|author2=Pelle, Kimberly D. | title = Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group| year = 2004| pages = 41| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QmXi_-Jujj0C| isbn = 978-0-313-32278-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Karl Lennartz |title=The 2nd International Olympic Games In Athens 1906 |url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv10n1/JOHv10n1i.pdf |newspaper=Journal of Olympic History |issue=Dec. 2001–Jan. 2002 |access-date=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217045955/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv10n1/JOHv10n1i.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ] in Tokyo were postponed for the first time in the Olympics history to summer 2021 due to the ], with the ] being held roughly six months later in ] which also hosted the ].<ref name=IOC_2021_Dates>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 |title=IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announce New Dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 |date=30 March 2020 |website=] |access-date=2020-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330121555/https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 |archive-date=30 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games organisers 'agree postponement'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52020134|work=]|date=24 March 2020|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324124243/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52020134|archive-date=24 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2022, Beijing will become the only city that has held both the summer and winter Olympic Games. Seven cities have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (] and ]), ] (] and ]), London (], ] and ]), ] (] and ]), ] (] and ]), ] (] and ]), and ] (] and ]). ] will join this list upon hosting the ], having previously hosted the ]. In addition, ] hosted the ] and the equestrian portion of the ].{{Ref label|D|d|d}} London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The ] has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by ] with five editions. ], ], ], ], and the ] have each hosted three Games.


Five cities and regions have been chosen by the ] to host upcoming Olympic Games: the ] will be the first Olympic Games officially shared between two host cities (] and Cortina d'Ampezzo); ] for the ]; the ] will be the first Olympic Games to be hosted by a region (the ]—comprising 7 cities and towns); ] will host the ]; and ] will host the ].
The Games have primarily been hosted in the continents of ] (36 editions) and ] (12 editions); five Games have been hosted in ] and two have been hosted in ]. In 2016, Rio de Janeiro became ]'s first Olympic host city, while the ]n continent is yet to host the Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions which have not hosted the Olympics include the ], the ], the ], and ].


In 2022, Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (] and ]), ] (], ] and ]), London (], ] and ]), ] (] and ]), ] (] and ]), Los Angeles (], ] and ]), Cortina d'Ampezzo (] and ]), ] (] and ]), Tokyo (] and ]), Beijing (] and ]) and Salt Lake City (] and ]).
Host cities are selected by the IOC membership, usually seven years in advance.<ref>{{cite book| title = The Europa World Yearbook| publisher = Taylor and Francis Group| year = 2003| pages = 247| url = https://books.google.com/?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=olympic+hosts+six+years+in+advance| isbn = 978-1-85743-227-5| author1 = Group, Taylor Francis}}</ref> The selection process lasts approximately two years. In the first stage, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city. After 10 months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which applicant city will become official candidates as based on the recommendation of a working groups that reviews the applications. In a second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the ], a general meeting of IOC members.<ref>{{cite web| title = Choice of the Host City| work = olympic.org| publisher = International Olympic Committee| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/cities_uk.asp| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref>
] hosted the ] and the equestrian portion of the ]. London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Paris is the second city to do so with the 2024 edition and will be followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028.


{{asof|2024|post=,}} a large majority of the Games (41 out of 54) have been hosted in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Eight Games have been hosted in Asia (all in East Asia), three in Eastern Europe, and two in Latin America. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions and subcontinents that have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the ], Southeast Asia, Central America, ], and the ]. Between the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and the last ones to be held in the same year as the Summer Olympics in 1992, the Summer and Winter Games took place in the same country three times.
==Olympic host cities==
:''For individual summer and winter lists, see ] and ].''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="center"|City
!align="center"|Country
!align="center"|Continent
!align="center"|Summer (Olympiad)


Usually, the Games' host cities are selected by the IOC members six to seven years in advance.<ref>{{cite book| title = The Europa World Yearbook| publisher = Taylor and Francis Group| year = 2003| pages = 247| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&q=olympic+hosts+six+years+in+advance&pg=PA247| isbn = 978-1-85743-227-5| author1 = Group, Taylor Francis| access-date = 15 November 2020| archive-date = 23 August 2024| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240823141200/https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&q=olympic+hosts+six+years+in+advance&pg=PA247#v=snippet&q=olympic%20hosts%20six%20years%20in%20advance&f=false| url-status = live}}</ref>
!align="center"|winter

!align="center"|Year
Until the 2022 Winter Olympics, the selection process lasts approximately two years. In the first stage, any city in the world may apply to become a host city. After ten months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which applicant cities will become official candidates based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In the second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the ], a general meeting of IOC members.<ref>{{cite web |title=Choice of the Host City |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/cities_uk.asp |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619122311/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/cities_uk.asp |archive-date=2008-06-19 |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2009}}</ref> There was a change in host selection process in the late 2010s to address several problems – including the costs of hosting and the disappointment felt by unsuccessful applicants. Called ],<ref>{{cite web |title=The history of the process to elect Olympic Hosts |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/becoming-an-olympic-games-host/the-history-of-the-process-to-elect-olympic-hosts |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729060326/https://olympics.com/ioc/becoming-an-olympic-games-host/the-history-of-the-process-to-elect-olympic-hosts |archive-date=2024-07-29 |url-status=live |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> this new process is focused on reducing the cost of Games, minimising wasteful single-use construction projects and increasing the benefits felt by host nations. Bids are now easier and less expensive to prepare. The 2032 Summer Games host city was the first to be fully selected under this process, but other elements and rules were introduced later.
!align="center"|Opening Ceremony

!align="center"|Closing Ceremony
==Olympic Games host cities==
===Host cities for Summer and Winter Olympic Games===
'''Key'''
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! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" | City
|]||{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863}}||]||]||—||1896||{{dts|April 6}}||{{dts|April 15}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Summer
! scope="col" | Winter
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Opening ceremony
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Closing ceremony
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Reference heading}}
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|
|]||{{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}||Europe||]||—||1900||{{dts|May 14}}||{{dts|October 28}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Kingdom of Greece|state|name=Greece}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1896
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1896-04-06|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1896-04-15|format=dmy}}
|
|- |-
|
|]{{Ref label|A|a|a}}||{{flagcountry|United States|1896}}||]||]||—||1904||{{dts|July 1}}||{{dts|November 23}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|French Third Republic|name=France}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1900
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1900-05-14|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1900-10-28|format=dmy}}
|
|- |-
|
|]{{Ref label|B|b|b}}||{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863}}||Europe||]Summer||—||1906||{{dts|April 22}}||{{dts|May 2}}
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|Originally awarded to ], but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Louis 1904 |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1904 |website=] |access-date=29 July 2008 |archive-date=13 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413064040/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1904 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=St. Louis gets Olympic Games; International Committee Sanctions the Change for the World's Fair in 1904 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/02/12/101972758.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725105041/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/02/12/101972758.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-25 |url-status=live |newspaper=] |issue=12 February 1903 |access-date=29 July 2008}}</ref>}}
| {{flag|United States|1896}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1904
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1904-07-01|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1904-11-23|format=dmy}}
|
|- |-
|
|]{{Ref label|C|c|c}}||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}||Europe||]||—||1908||{{dts|April 27}}||{{dts|October 31}}
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|Originally awarded to Rome, but moved to London after the eruption of ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rome Games moved to London |url=http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/disasters_affecting_sports/1908_olympics.html |publisher=realclearsports.com |year=2008 |access-date=23 January 2011 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509042647/http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/disasters_affecting_sports/1908_olympics.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| {{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1908
| rowspan="8" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1908-04-27|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1908-10-31|format=dmy}}
|
|- |-
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|]||{{flagcountry|Sweden}}||Europe||]||—||1912||{{dts|May 5}}||{{dts|July 22}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1912
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1912-07-06|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1912-07-22|format=dmy}}
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|- |-
| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>†</nowiki>
|]||{{flagcountry|German Empire}}||Europe||]||—||1916||colspan=2 align=center| Cancelled due to ]<ref name="world war">{{Cite journal| last = Durántez| first = Conrado| title = The Olympic Movement, a twentieth-century phenomenon| journal = Olympic Review| volume = XXVI| issue = 14| pages = 56–57| date = April–May 1997| url = http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1997/oreXXVI14/oreXXVI14zl.pdf|format=PDF| doi =| id =| postscript = <!--None-->}}
! scope="row" | ]
</ref>
| {{flag|German Empire|name=Germany}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1916
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1916-06-08|format=hide<!--dm}}
| {{Dts|1916-06-25|format=dm-->}}''Cancelled due to ]''
| align="center" |<ref name="world war">{{Cite journal|last=Durántez|first=Conrado|date=April–May 1997|title=The Olympic Movement, a twentieth-century phenomenon|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1997/oreXXVI14/oreXXVI14zl.pdf|journal=Olympic Review|volume=XXVI|issue=14|pages=56–57|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911022028/http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1997/oreXXVI14/oreXXVI14zl.pdf|archive-date=11 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- |-
|
| ]{{Ref label|H|h|h}}||{{flagcountry|Belgium}}||Europe||]||—||1920||{{dts|April 20}}||{{dts|September 12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/antwerp-1920-summer-olympics|title=Antwerp 1920|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|The ] in 1920 were held in ], Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands.}}
| {{flag|Belgium}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1920
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1920-08-14|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1920-09-12|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/antwerp-1920 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819145218/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/antwerp-1920 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- |-
|
| ]||{{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1924||{{dts|January 25}}||{{dts|February 4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/chamonix-1924-winter-olympics|title=Chamonix 1924|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|French Third Republic|name=France}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1924
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1924-01-25|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1924-02-05|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/chamonix-1924 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=20 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820034700/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/chamonix-1924 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- |-
|
| ]||{{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|May 4}}||{{dts|July 27}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/paris-1924-summer-olympics|title=Paris 1924|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1924-07-05|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1924-07-27|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Paris 1924 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-1924 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929202342/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-1924 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- |-
|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1928||{{dts|February 11}}||{{dts|February 19}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/st-moritz-1928-winter-olympics|title=St. Moritz 1928|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1928
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1928-02-11|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1928-02-19|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/st-moritz-1928 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819194445/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/st-moritz-1928 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- |-
|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|May 17}}||{{dts|August 12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/amsterdam-1928-summer-olympics|title=Amsterdam 1928|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1928-07-28|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1928-08-12|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/amsterdam-1928 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929202349/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/amsterdam-1928 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|United States|1912}}||North America ||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1932||{{dts|February 4}}||{{dts|February 15}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/lake-placid-1932-winter-olympics|title=Lake Placid 1932|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States|1912}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1932
| rowspan="2" | North America
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1932-02-04|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1932-02-13|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Placid Winter Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lake-placid-1932 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=20 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820025200/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lake-placid-1932 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|United States|1912}}||North America ||]||—||{{dts|July 30}}||{{dts|August 14}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/los-angeles-1932-summer-olympics|title=Los Angeles 1932|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1932-07-30|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1932-08-14|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1932 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530071933/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1932 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ]||{{flag|Nazi Germany}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1936||{{dts|February 6}}||{{dts|February 16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/garmisch-partenkirchen-1936-winter-olympics|title=Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Nazi Germany|name=Germany}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1936
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1936-02-06|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1936-02-16|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/garmisch-partenkirchen-1936 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819204223/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/garmisch-partenkirchen-1936 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|
| ]||{{flag|Nazi Germany}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|August 1}}||{{dts|August 16}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/berlin-1936-summer-olympics|title=Berlin 1936|publisher=olympic.org|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ]
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1936-08-01|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1936-08-16|format=dmy}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/berlin-1936 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611103908/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/berlin-1936 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- |-
| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>†</nowiki>
| ]||{{flag|Nazi Germany}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1940|| rowspan="4" colspan="2" align="center" | Cancelled due to ]<ref name="world war"/>
! scope="row" | ]<br />]{{efn|The 1940 Winter Olympics were originally awarded to Sapporo, Japan, but the commencement of the ] in 1937 caused them to be relocated to ], ], before being cancelled in 1939 because of ].}}
| {{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany|name=Germany}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1940
| rowspan="2" | Asia<br />Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1940-02-03|format=hide<!--dm}},<br /> {{Dts|1940-02-02|format=dm}}
| {{Dts|1940-02-12|format=dm}},<br /> {{Dts|1940-02-11|format=dm-->}}''Cancelled due to ]''
| rowspan="4" align="center" |<ref name="world war" />
|- |-
| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>†</nowiki>
| ]||{{flagcountry|Finland}}||Europe||]||—
! scope="row" | ]<br />]{{efn|The 1940 Summer Olympics were originally awarded to Tokyo, Japan, but the commencement of the ] in 1937 caused them to be relocated to Helsinki, Finland, before being cancelled in 1939 because of ].}}
| {{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}<br />{{flag|Finland}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>†</nowiki>
| ]||{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1944
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Kingdom of Italy|name=Italy}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1944
| rowspan="7" | Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
|- |-
| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>†</nowiki>
| ]||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}||Europe||]||—
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1948||{{dts|January 30}}||{{dts|February 8}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1948
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1948-01-30|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1948-02-08|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|July 29}}||{{dts|August 14}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1948-07-29|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1948-08-14|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Norway}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1952||{{dts|February 14}}||{{dts|February 25}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Norway}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1952
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1952-02-14|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1952-02-25|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Finland}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|July 19}}||{{dts|August 3}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Finland}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1952-07-19|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1952-08-03|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Italy}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1956||{{dts|January 26}}||{{dts|February 5}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1956
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1956-01-26|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1956-02-05|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]<br>]{{Ref label|D|d|d}}||{{flagcountry|Australia}}<br>{{flagcountry|Sweden}}||]<br>]||]||—||{{dts|November 22}}<br>{{dts|June 10}}||{{dts|December 8}}<br>{{dts|June 17}}
! scope="row" | ]<br />]{{efn| ] were held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian quarantine laws. Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening and closing ceremonies as per the regular Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stockholm/Melbourne 1956 |url=http://www.sok.se/inenglish/stockholmmelbourne1956.4.18ea16851076df63622800011093.html |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009043255/http://www.sok.se/inenglish/stockholmmelbourne1956.4.18ea16851076df63622800011093.html |archive-date=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 August 2008}}</ref>}}
| {{flag|Australia}}<br />{{flag|Sweden}}
| Oceania<br />Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1956-06-10|format=dmy}}<br />{{Dts|1956-11-22|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1956-06-17|format=dmy}}<br />{{Dts|1956-12-08|format=dmy}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/melbourne-1956 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929202346/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/melbourne-1956 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States|1959}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1960
| North America
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1960-02-18|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1960-02-28|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Italy}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|August 25}}||{{dts|September 11}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1960-08-27|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1960-09-11|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Austria}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1964||{{dts|January 29}}||{{dts|February 9}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Austria}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1964
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1964-01-29|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1964-02-09|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Japan}}||]||]||—||{{dts|October 10}}||{{dts|October 24}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Japan|1947}}
| Asia
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1964-10-10|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1964-10-24|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|France}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1968||{{dts|February 6}}||{{dts|February 18}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|France}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1968
| Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1968-02-06|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1968-02-18|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Mexico}}||North America||]||—||{{dts|October 12}}||{{dts|October 27}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1968-10-12|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1968-10-27|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Japan}}||Asia||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1972||{{dts|February 3}}||{{dts|February 13}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Japan|1947}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1972
| Asia
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1972-02-03|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1972-02-13|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|West Germany}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|August 26}}||{{dts|September 11}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|West Germany}}
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1972-08-26|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1972-09-11|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Austria}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1976||{{dts|February 4}}||{{dts|February 15}}
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|Originally awarded to ], Colorado, US, in 1970, but in 1972, after a failed referendum, Denver withdrew. The IOC eventually decided to relocate the Games to Innsbruck, Austria.}}
| {{flag|Austria}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1976
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1976-02-04|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1976-02-15|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Canada}}||North America||]||—||{{dts|July 17}}||{{dts|August 1}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| rowspan="2" | North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1976-07-17|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1976-08-01|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|United States}}||North America||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1980||{{dts|February 12}}||{{dts|February 24}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1980
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1980-02-13|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1980-02-24|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}||Europe{{Ref label|E|e|e}}||]||—||{{dts|July 19}}||{{dts|August 3}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Soviet Union|1955}}{{efn|name=Russia|Russia (like the former ]) spans the continents of Europe and Asia. However, the ] ] is part of the ] and has its official seat in Moscow (this was also the case for the former ]). Also, Moscow is on the European side of the most commonly recognized ] (Sochi is in Asia per the usual geographic boundary, being just south of the ]' western end; but political approximations of the continental boundary place it in Europe).}}
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1980-07-19|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1980-08-03|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|SFR Yugoslavia}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1984||{{dts|February 7}}||{{dts|February 19}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|SFR Yugoslavia|name=Yugoslavia}}{{efn|name=1984_Winter_Olympics|Located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, in what was then the ].}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1984
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1984-02-08|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1984-02-19|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|United States}}||North America||]||—||{{dts|July 28}}||{{dts|August 12}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="2" | North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1984-07-28|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1984-08-12|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Canada}}||North America||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1988||{{dts|February 13}}||{{dts|February 28}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1988
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1988-02-13|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1988-02-28|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|South Korea}}||Asia||]||—||{{dts|September 17}}||{{dts|October 2}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|South Korea|name=South Korea}}
| Asia
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1988-09-17|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1988-10-02|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|France}}||Europe||—||]|| rowspan="2" |1992||{{dts|February 8}}||{{dts|February 23}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|France}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1992
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1992-02-08|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1992-02-23|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Spain}}||Europe||]||—||{{dts|July 25}}||{{dts|August 9}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Spain}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1992-07-25|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1992-08-09|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|Norway}}||Europe||—||]||1994||{{dts|February 12}}||{{dts|February 27}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Norway}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1994
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1994-02-12|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1994-02-27|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|United States}}||North America||]||—||1996||{{dts|July 19}}||{{dts|August 4}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1996
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|1996-07-19|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1996-08-04|format=dmy}}
|
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Japan}}||Asia||—||]||1998||{{dts|February 7}}||{{dts|February 22}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Japan|1947}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 1998
| Asia
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|1998-02-07|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|1998-02-22|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Australia}}||Oceania||]||—||2000||{{dts|September 15}}||{{dts|October 1}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Australia}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 2000
| Oceania
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2000-09-15|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2000-10-01|format=dmy}}
|
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|
| ]||{{flagcountry|United States}}||North America||—||]||2002||{{dts|February 8}}||{{dts|February 24}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 2002
| North America
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|2002-02-08|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2002-02-24|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Greece}}||Europe||]||—||2004||{{dts|August 13}}||{{dts|August 29}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Greece}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 2004
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2004-08-13|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2004-08-29|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Italy}}||Europe||—||]||2006||{{dts|February 10}}||{{dts|February 26}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Italy|2003}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 2006
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|2006-02-10|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2006-02-26|format=dmy}}
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| ]{{Ref label|F|f|f}}||{{flagcountry|China}}||Asia||]||—||2008||{{dts|August 8}}||{{dts|August 24}}
! scope="row" | ]{{efn| ] were held in ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pile |first=Tim |date=25 June 2008 |title=Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/06/25/expat-in-hong--kong.xml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820142102/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/06/25/expat-in-hong--kong.xml |archive-date=2008-08-20 |access-date=29 July 2008 |work=] }}</ref> Although Hong Kong's ] conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games: unlike the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition, it was not conducted under a separate Hong Kong bid, separate flame, etc.}}
| {{flag|China}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center" | 2008
| Asia
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2008-08-08|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2008-08-24|format=dmy}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/beijing-2008 |website=] |access-date=23 August 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929202339/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/beijing-2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Canada}}||North America||—||]||2010||{{dts|February 12}}||{{dts|February 28}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2010
| North America
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
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| {{Dts|2010-02-28|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}||Europe||]||—||2012||{{dts|July 27}}||{{dts|August 12}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2012
|rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2012-07-27|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2012-08-12|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Russia}}||Europe{{Ref label|E|e|e}}||—||]||2014||{{dts|February 7}}||{{dts|February 23}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Russia}}{{efn|name=Russia}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2014
| {{N/a|}}
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| {{Dts|2014-02-23|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|Brazil}}||]||]||—||2016||{{dts|August 5}}||{{dts|August 21}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2016
| South America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
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| {{Dts|2016-08-21|format=dmy}}
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| ]||{{flagcountry|South Korea}}||Asia||—||]||2018||{{dts|February 9}}||{{dts|February 25}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|South Korea|name=South Korea}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2018
| rowspan="3" | Asia
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|2018-02-09|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2018-02-25|format=dmy}}
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| style="background:#FCC" | <nowiki>§</nowiki>
| ]||{{flagcountry|Japan}}||Asia||]||—||2020||{{dts|July 24}}||{{dts|August 9}}
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Japan}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2020
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2021-07-23|format=dmy}}{{efn|name=2020_Summer_Olympics|The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled for 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were postponed to 2021 due to the ]. However, the event was still referred to as the 2020 Summer Olympics (marking the 32nd ]) to preserve the 4-year Olympiad cycle.<ref name=IOC_2021_Dates/>}}
| {{Dts|2021-08-08|format=dmy}}{{efn|name=2020_Summer_Olympics}}
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| ]
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| {{flag|China}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2022
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
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| {{Dts|2022-02-20|format=dmy}}
|
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|
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|Surfing events were held in France's ] of ], where there is ] but not a member of the International Olympic Committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Paris Olympics, Surfing Will Head to Tahiti's 'Wall of Skulls' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/sports/olympics/surfing-olympics-teahupoo-tahiti.html |date=2020-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720120138/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/sports/olympics/surfing-olympics-teahupoo-tahiti.html |archive-date=2022-07-20 |url-status=live |work=] |last1=Mather |first1=Victor |last2=Minsberg |first2=Talya |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}}
| {{flag|France}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2024
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2024-07-26|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2024-08-11|format=dmy}}
|
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|
! scope="row" | ] and ]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2026
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
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| {{Dts|2026-02-22|format=dmy}}
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! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|United States}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2028
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2028-07-14|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2028-07-30|format=dmy}}
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! scope="row" | ]{{efn|The Olympic Host Contract officially designates the regions of ] and ] as the hosts of the 2030 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/French-Alps-2030/Olympic-Host-Contract-Principles-2030.pdf|title=Olympic Host Contract – Principles|year=2024|publisher=]|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>}}
| {{flag|France}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2030
| Europe
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|2030-02-08|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2030-02-24|format=dmy}}
|
|-
|
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Australia}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2032
| Oceania
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{N/a|}}
| {{Dts|2032-07-23|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2032-08-08|format=dmy}}
|
|-
|
! scope="row" | ]{{efn|The Olympic Host Contract officially designates the state of ] as the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Salt-Lake-City-Utah-2034/Olympic-Host-Contract-Principles-2034.pdf|title=Olympic Host Contract – Principles|date=24 July 2024|publisher=]|access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2034
| North America
| {{N/a|}}
| style="text-align:center" | ]
| {{Dts|2034-02-10|format=dmy}}
| {{Dts|2034-02-26|format=dmy}}
|
|} |}


* The ] are no longer officially recognized by the ] as an official Olympic Games.
==Statistics==


* The IOC has also entered "privileged dialogue" with Switzerland for the 2038 Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winter Olympics 2030 in the French Alps |url=https://www.bluewin.ch/en/sport/winter-olympics-2030-in-the-french-alps-2296649.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=blue News |language=en |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727060255/https://www.bluewin.ch/en/sport/winter-olympics-2030-in-the-french-alps-2296649.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Host cities for multiple Summer and Winter Olympic Games===


===Host cities for multiple Summer and Winter Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="width:max-width;"
|+ List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games |+ List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games
! City!!Country!!Continent!!Summer Olympics!!Winter Olympics !!Total
|- |-
! scope="col" | Total
| ]||{{flag|United Kingdom}}||]||3 (], ], ])||0||rowspan=2|3
! scope="col" | City
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Summer Olympics
! scope="col" | Winter Olympics
|- |-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 3
|]||{{flag|Greece}}||Europe||3 (], ]*, ])||0
! scope="row" | ]
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| ]||{{flag|China}}||]||1 (])||1 ('']'')||rowspan=7|2
| Europe
| 3 (], ], ])
| {{n/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
| ]||{{flag|Japan}}||Asia||2 (], '']'')||0
| {{flag|United States}}
| North America
| 3 (], ], ])
| {{n/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
| ]||{{flag|United States}}||]||2 (], ])||0
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|France}}
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| 3 (], ], ])
| {{n/a|}}
|- |-
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center" | 2
| ]||{{flag|United States}}||N. America||0||2 (], ])
! scope="row" | ]
| {{n/a|}}
| 2 (], ]<ref name='turin-albertville'>2030 Winter Olympics will be hosted by French Alps with some events in Albertville (luge, skeleton, bobsleigh, ski jumping, alpine skiing, nordic combined) and Turin (long-track speed-skating).</ref>)
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
| ]||{{flag|Austria}}||Europe||0||2 (], ])
| {{flag|Greece}}
| 2 (], ])
| {{n/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
| ]||{{flag|Switzerland}}||Europe||0||2 (], ])
| {{flag|China}}
| Asia
| 1 (])
| 1 (])
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
|]||{{flag|France}}||Europe||2 (], ])||0
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Italy}}
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| {{n/a|}}
| 2 (], ])
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
|}


| {{n/a|}}
*The ] are not officially recognised by the IOC as an official Olympic Games.


| 2 (]<ref name='turin-albertville'/>)
===Number of Olympic Games by country===
|-
[[File:Host Nations of Summer Olympics.svg|thumb|300px|Nations that have hosted the Summer Olympics<br />
! scope="row" | ]
{{legend|#800000|4 times or more}}
| {{flag|Austria}}
{{legend|#d40000|3 times}}
| {{n/a|}}
{{legend|#ff2a2a|2 times}}
| 2 (], ])
{{legend|#ff8080|1 time}}
|-
{{legend|#e0e0e0|Never held games}}]]
! scope="row" | ]
[[File:Host Nations of Winter Olympics.svg|thumb|300px|Nations that have hosted the Winter Olympics<br />
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States}}
{{legend|#000080|4 times or more}}
| rowspan="2" | North America
{{legend|#0000d4|3 times}}
| {{n/a|}}
{{legend|#2a2aff|2 times}}
| 2 (], ])
{{legend|#8080ff|1 time}}
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| {{n/a|}}
| 2 (], ])
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| Europe
| {{n/a|}}
| 2 (], ])
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| {{flag|Japan}}
| Asia
| 2 (], ])
| {{n/a|}}
|}
* ''Italics'' denote future events

==Number of Olympic Games by country==
[[File:Olympics Map.png|thumb|300x300px|Nations that have hosted or will host the Olympics<br />
{{legend|#7F0000|10 times}}
{{legend|#B30000|7 times}}
{{legend|#EF6548|4 times}}
{{legend|#FC8D59|3 times }}{{Legend|#FDD49E|2 times}}{{legend|#FFF7EC|1 time}}
{{legend|#e0e0e0|Never held games}}]] {{legend|#e0e0e0|Never held games}}]]


{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|+ List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted the Olympic Games
|+ List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games
! Rank!!Country!!Continent!!Summer Olympics !!Winter Olympics!!Total
|- |-
! scope="col" | Total
| 1||{{flag|United States}}||]||4 (], ], ], ])||4 (], ], ], ])||8
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | First<br> Year<!--Date of Opening Ceremony-->
! scope="col" | Last<br> Year<!--Date of Closing Ceremony-->
! scope="col" | Summer Olympics
! scope="col" | Winter Olympics
|- |-
| style="text-align:center" | 10
| 2||{{flag|France}}||]||2 (], ])||3 (], ], ])||5
! scope="row" | {{flag|United States}}
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1904|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2034|format=y}}''
| 5 (], ], ], ], ])
| 5 (], ], ], ], ])
|- |-
| style="text-align:center" | 7
| 3||{{flag|Japan}}||]||2 (<s>]</s>, ], ]) ||2 (<s>]</s>, ], ])||4
! scope="row" | {{flag|France}}
| rowspan="2" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1900|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2030|format=y}}''
| 3 (], ], ])
| 4 (], ], ], ])
|- |-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 4
| rowspan=5|4||{{flag|Canada}}||N. America||1 (])||2 (], ])||rowspan=5|3
! scope="row" | {{flag|Italy}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1956|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2026|format=y}}''
| 1 (])
| 3 (], ], ], ])
|- |-
|{{flag|Greece}} ! scope="row" | {{flag|Japan}}
| Asia
|Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1964|format=y}}
|3 (], ], ])
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2020|format=y}}
|0
| 2 (], ], ])
| 2 (], ], ])
|- |-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 3
| {{flag|Italy}}||Europe||1 (])||2 (<s>]</s>, ], ])
! scope="row" | {{flag|Australia}}
| Oceania
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1956|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2032|format=y}}''
| 3 (], ], ])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Canada}}
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}/{{flag|West Germany}}||Europe||2 (<s>]</s>, ], ])||1 (], <s>]</s>)
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1976|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2010|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| 2 (], ])
|- |-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} ! scope="row" | {{flag|Germany}}
|Europe | rowspan="3" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1936|format=y}}
|3 (], <s>]</s>, ], ])
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1972|format=y}}
|0
| 2 (], ], ])
| 1 (], ])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|rowspan=7|9mibgbfjpbgnfpjbgfnjobrynihynjrynijif migrbngbtimgbimhntimhnj htnbtynijgbrnjgtmi
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1908|format=y}}
|{{flag|China}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2012|format=y}}
|Asia
| 3 (], ], ], ])
|1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|1 (])
|rowspan=7|2
|- |-
|rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2
| {{flag|South Korea}}||Asia||1 (])||1 ''(])''
! scope="row" | {{flag|Austria}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1964|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1976|format=y}}
| {{N/a|}}
| 2 (], ])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|China}}
| {{flag|Soviet Union|1955}}/{{flag|Russia}}||Europe||1 (])||1 (])
| Asia
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2008|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2022|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| 1 (])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Greece}}
| {{flag|Australia}}||]||2 (], ])||0
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1896|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2004|format=y}}
| 2 (], ])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Norway}}
| {{flag|Norway}}||Europe||0||2 (], ])
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1952|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1994|format=y}}
| {{N/a|}}
| 2 (], ])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Russia}}{{efn|name=Russia}}
| {{flag|Austria}}||Europe||0||2 (], ])
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1980|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2014|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| 1 (])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|South Korea|name=South Korea}}
| {{flag|Switzerland}}||Europe||0||2 (], <s>]</s>, ])
| Asia
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1988|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2018|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| 1 (])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Switzerland}}
| rowspan=8|16||{{flag|Brazil}}||]||1 (])||0||rowspan=8|1
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1928|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1948|format=y}}
| {{N/a|}}
| 2 (], ], ])
|- |-
|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center" | 1
| {{flag|Spain}}||Europe||1 (])||0
! scope="row" | {{flag|Belgium}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1920|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1920|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina|name=Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{efn|name=1984_Winter_Olympics}}
| {{flag| SFR Yugoslavia}}||Europe||0||1 (])
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1984|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1984|format=y}}
| {{N/a|}}
| 1 (])
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Brazil}}
| {{flag|Mexico}}||N. America||1 (])||0
| South America
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2016|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2016|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Finland}}
| {{flag|Finland}}||Europe||1 (<s>]</s>, ])||0
| Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1952|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1952|format=y}}
| 1 (], ])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Mexico}}
| {{flag|Netherlands}}||Europe||1 (])||0
| North America
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1968|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1968|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| {{flag|Belgium}}||Europe||1 (])||0
| rowspan="3" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1928|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1928|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Spain}}
| {{flag| Sweden}}||Europe||1 (])||0
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1992|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1992|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | {{flag|Sweden}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1912|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1912|format=y}}
| 1 (])
| {{N/a|}}
|}

==Number of Olympic Games by region==
{{sticky header}}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
|- |-
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | First<br>year<!--Date of Opening Ceremony-->
! scope="col" | Last<br>year<!--Date of Closing Ceremony-->
! scope="col" | {{longitem|Summer Olympics}}
! scope="col" | {{longitem|Winter Olympics}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 33
! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap" | Europe
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1896-04-06|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2030-02-08|format=y}}''
| 17 (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ],{{efn|name=Russia}} ], ], ], ])
| 16 (], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ],{{efn|name=Russia}} ], ])
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 15
! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap" | Americas
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1904-08-29|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''{{Dts|2034|format=y}}''
| 8 (], ], ], ], ], ], ],{{Efn|The ] were the first Olympics to be held in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Rosina |date=26 July 2024 |title=Where did the Olympics originate? A complete history of the host cities |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2024/07/26/history-summer-olympics-host-cities-paris-2024-games/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2024 |website=] |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727052756/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2024/07/26/history-summer-olympics-host-cities-paris-2024-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} ])
| 7 (], ], ], ], ], ], ])
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 8
! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap" | Asia
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1964-10-10|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|2022-02-20|format=y}}
| 4 (], ], ], ], ])
| 4 (], ], ], ], ])
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 3
! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap" | Oceania
| style="text-align:center" | {{Dts|1956-11-22|format=y}}
| style="text-align:center" | ''2032''
| 3 (], ], ])
| {{N/a|}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 0
! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap" | Africa
| style="text-align:center" | –
| style="text-align:center" | –
| {{N/a|}}
| {{N/a|}}
|} |}


==Notes==
{{refbegin}}
*{{Note label|A|a|a}} Originally awarded to ], but moved to ] to coincide with the ].<ref>{{cite web| title = St Louis 1904| publisher = International Olympic Committee| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1904| accessdate = 2008-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = St. Louis gets Olympic Games; International Committee Sanctions the Change for the World's Fair in 1904| publisher = ''The New York Times''| url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9400E0DD1130E733A25751C1A9649C946297D6CF| date = 1903-02-12| accessdate = 2008-07-29 | format=PDF}}</ref>
*{{Note label|B|b|b}} The 1906 Games were sanctioned and recognized by the IOC until 1949<ref>, Karl Lennartz, Journal of Olympic History, Dec. 2001/Jan. 2002</ref>
*{{Note label|C|c|c}} The 1908 Games were originally given to ], but were moved to London when ] erupted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/disasters_affecting_sports/1908_olympics.html|title=Rome Games moved to London|publisher=realclearsports.com|accessdate=23 January 2011}}</ref>
*{{Note label|D|d|d}} ] events were held in ], ]. Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening and closing ceremonies, just like the regular Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web| title = Stockholm/Melbourne 1956| publisher = Swedish Olympic Committee| url = http://www.sok.se/inenglish/stockholmmelbourne1956.4.18ea16851076df63622800011093.html| accessdate = 2008-08-01}}</ref>
*{{Note label|E|e|e}} ]/] spans the continents of ] and ]. However, the Russian ] is part of the ]. Also, ] is on the European side of the most commonly recognized ]. (] is in Asia per the usual geographic boundary, being just south of the ]' western end; but political approximations of the continental boundary place it in Europe.)
*{{Note label|F|f|f}} ] events were held in China's ].<ref>{{cite news| title = Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics| publisher = ''The Daily Telegraph''| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/06/25/expat-in-hong--kong.xml| author = Tim Pile| accessdate = 2008-07-29 | location=London | date=June 25, 2008}}</ref> Although Hong Kong's separate NOC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games (unlike the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition it was not conducted under a separate Hong Kong bid, separate flame, etc.).<ref>{{cite web| title = 2008 Beijing Olympic home page| publisher = International Olympic Committee| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/beijing/index_uk.asp| accessdate = 2008-05-04}}</ref>
*{{Note label|G|g|g}} the 1906 Games were considered to be official at the time, and the records were listed in the record books as late as the year 2000.
*{{Note label|H|h|h}} The ] were held in Ostend, ] and in Amsterdam, ].


Africa has never hosted any Olympics. Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco have been acknowledged as future possibilities, although it is noted that increased dialogue and developments are needed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will Africa ever host the Olympic Games as Egypt prepares 2036 bid? |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/68817809 |date=2024-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804071426/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/68817809 |archive-date=2024-08-04 |url-status=live |work=] |access-date=2024-07-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
{{refend}}

In addition, the Middle East, though not a continent (with most of the region situated in Asia), has never hosted an Olympic Games. Several nations have been in talks as potential hosts, but the only city to enter a formal bid was ] (see also ]).

==See also==
{{Portal|Cities|Olympics}}
*]
*]

==Notes==
{{notelist|colwidth=1}}


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist|2}} {{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* {{cite web| title = The Olympic Games| work = olympic.org| publisher = International Olympic Committee| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp| accessdate = 2009-06-05}} *{{cite web| title = The Olympic Games|website=]| url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp| access-date = 2009-06-05}}


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For individual summer and winter lists, see List of Summer Olympic Games and List of Winter Olympic Games

Map of host cities and countries of the modern summer (orange) and winter (blue) Olympics. * Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the SVG file, tap or hover over a city to show its name (only on the desktop).

The following 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. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year. Since 1994, summer and winter Games have been held in staggered even years. Through 2024, there have been 30 Summer Olympic Games, held in 23 cities, and 24 Winter Olympic Games, held in 21 cities. In addition, three summer and two winter editions of the games were scheduled to take place but were later cancelled due to war: Berlin (summer) in 1916; SapporoGarmisch-Partenkirchen (winter) and TokyoHelsinki (summer) in 1940; and Cortina d'Ampezzo (winter) and London (summer) in 1944. The 1906 Intercalated Olympics were officially sanctioned and held in Athens. However, in 1949, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to unrecognize the 1906 Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed for the first time in the Olympics history to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2022 Winter Olympics being held roughly six months later in Beijing which also hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Five cities and regions have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: the 2026 Winter Olympics will be the first Olympic Games officially shared between two host cities (Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo); Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics; the 2030 Winter Olympics will be the first Olympic Games to be hosted by a region (the French Alps—comprising 7 cities and towns); Brisbane will host the 2032 Summer Olympics; and Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Olympics.

In 2022, Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956 and 2026 Winter Olympics), Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics), Tokyo (1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics), Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics) and Salt Lake City (2002 and 2034 Winter Olympics). Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics and the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics. London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Paris is the second city to do so with the 2024 edition and will be followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028.

As of 2024, a large majority of the Games (41 out of 54) have been hosted in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Eight Games have been hosted in Asia (all in East Asia), three in Eastern Europe, and two in Latin America. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions and subcontinents that have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central America, Antarctica, and the Caribbean. Between the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and the last ones to be held in the same year as the Summer Olympics in 1992, the Summer and Winter Games took place in the same country three times.

Usually, the Games' host cities are selected by the IOC members six to seven years in advance.

Until the 2022 Winter Olympics, the selection process lasts approximately two years. In the first stage, any city in the world may apply to become a host city. After ten months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which applicant cities will become official candidates based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In the second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the IOC session, a general meeting of IOC members. There was a change in host selection process in the late 2010s to address several problems – including the costs of hosting and the disappointment felt by unsuccessful applicants. Called Olympic Agenda 2020, this new process is focused on reducing the cost of Games, minimising wasteful single-use construction projects and increasing the benefits felt by host nations. Bids are now easier and less expensive to prepare. The 2032 Summer Games host city was the first to be fully selected under this process, but other elements and rules were introduced later.

Olympic Games host cities

Host cities for Summer and Winter Olympic Games

Key

 †  Cancelled  §  Postponed
City Country Year Region Summer Winter Opening ceremony Closing ceremony Ref.
Athens  Greece 1896 Europe S005I 6 April 1896 15 April 1896
Paris  France 1900 S005II 14 May 1900 28 October 1900
St. Louis  United States 1904 North America S005III 1 July 1904 23 November 1904
London  United Kingdom 1908 Europe S005IV 27 April 1908 31 October 1908
Stockholm  Sweden 1912 S005V 6 July 1912 22 July 1912
Berlin  Germany 1916 S006VI Cancelled due to WWI
Antwerp  Belgium 1920 S007VII 14 August 1920 12 September 1920
Chamonix  France 1924 W001I 25 January 1924 5 February 1924
Paris S008VIII 5 July 1924 27 July 1924
St. Moritz   Switzerland 1928 W002II 11 February 1928 19 February 1928
Amsterdam  Netherlands S009IX 28 July 1928 12 August 1928
Lake Placid  United States 1932 North America W003III 4 February 1932 13 February 1932
Los Angeles S010X 30 July 1932 14 August 1932
Garmisch-Partenkirchen  Germany 1936 Europe W004IV 6 February 1936 16 February 1936
Berlin S011XI 1 August 1936 16 August 1936
Sapporo
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
 Japan
 Germany
1940 Asia
Europe
VW005a Cancelled due to WWII
Tokyo
Helsinki
 Japan
 Finland
XII
Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy 1944 Europe V
London  United Kingdom XIIIS013
St. Moritz   Switzerland 1948 W005cV 30 January 1948 8 February 1948
London  United Kingdom S014XIV 29 July 1948 14 August 1948
Oslo  Norway 1952 W006VI 14 February 1952 25 February 1952
Helsinki  Finland S015XV 19 July 1952 3 August 1952
Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy 1956 W007VII 26 January 1956 5 February 1956
Melbourne
Stockholm
 Australia
 Sweden
Oceania
Europe
S016XVI 10 June 1956
22 November 1956
17 June 1956
8 December 1956
Squaw Valley  United States 1960 North America W008VIII 18 February 1960 28 February 1960
Rome  Italy Europe S017XVII 27 August 1960 11 September 1960
Innsbruck  Austria 1964 W009IX 29 January 1964 9 February 1964
Tokyo  Japan Asia S018XVIII 10 October 1964 24 October 1964
Grenoble  France 1968 Europe W010X 6 February 1968 18 February 1968
Mexico City  Mexico North America S019XIX 12 October 1968 27 October 1968
Sapporo  Japan 1972 Asia W011XI 3 February 1972 13 February 1972
Munich  West Germany Europe S020XX 26 August 1972 11 September 1972
Innsbruck  Austria 1976 W012XII 4 February 1976 15 February 1976
Montreal  Canada North America S021XXI 17 July 1976 1 August 1976
Lake Placid  United States 1980 W013XIII 13 February 1980 24 February 1980
Moscow  Soviet Union Europe S022XXII 19 July 1980 3 August 1980
Sarajevo  Yugoslavia 1984 W014XIV 8 February 1984 19 February 1984
Los Angeles  United States North America S023XXIII 28 July 1984 12 August 1984
Calgary  Canada 1988 W015XV 13 February 1988 28 February 1988
Seoul  South Korea Asia S024XXIV 17 September 1988 2 October 1988
Albertville  France 1992 Europe W016XVI 8 February 1992 23 February 1992
Barcelona  Spain S025XXV 25 July 1992 9 August 1992
Lillehammer  Norway 1994 W017XVII 12 February 1994 27 February 1994
Atlanta  United States 1996 North America S026XXVI 19 July 1996 4 August 1996
Nagano  Japan 1998 Asia W018XVIII 7 February 1998 22 February 1998
Sydney  Australia 2000 Oceania S027XXVII 15 September 2000 1 October 2000
Salt Lake City  United States 2002 North America W019XIX 8 February 2002 24 February 2002
Athens  Greece 2004 Europe S028XXVIII 13 August 2004 29 August 2004
Turin  Italy 2006 W020XX 10 February 2006 26 February 2006
Beijing  China 2008 Asia S029XXIX 8 August 2008 24 August 2008
Vancouver  Canada 2010 North America W021XXI 12 February 2010 28 February 2010
London  United Kingdom 2012 Europe S030XXX 27 July 2012 12 August 2012
Sochi  Russia 2014 W022XXII 7 February 2014 23 February 2014
Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 2016 South America S031XXXI 5 August 2016 21 August 2016
Pyeongchang  South Korea 2018 Asia W023XXIII 9 February 2018 25 February 2018
§ Tokyo  Japan 2020 S032XXXII 23 July 2021 8 August 2021
Beijing  China 2022 W024XXIV 4 February 2022 20 February 2022
Paris  France 2024 Europe S033XXXIII 26 July 2024 11 August 2024
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy 2026 W025XXV 6 February 2026 22 February 2026
Los Angeles  United States 2028 North America S034XXXIV 14 July 2028 30 July 2028
French Alps  France 2030 Europe W026XXVI 8 February 2030 24 February 2030
Brisbane  Australia 2032 Oceania S035XXXV 23 July 2032 8 August 2032
Salt Lake City  United States 2034 North America W027XXVII 10 February 2034 26 February 2034
  • The IOC has also entered "privileged dialogue" with Switzerland for the 2038 Winter Games.

Host cities for multiple Summer and Winter Olympic Games

List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games
Total City Country Region Summer Olympics Winter Olympics
3 London  United Kingdom Europe 3 (1908, 1948, 2012)
Los Angeles  United States North America 3 (1932, 1984, 2028)
Paris  France Europe 3 (1900, 1924, 2024)
2 Albertville 2 (1992, 2030)
Athens  Greece 2 (1896, 2004)
Beijing  China Asia 1 (2008) 1 (2022)
Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy Europe 2 (1956, 2026)
Turin 2 (2006)
Innsbruck  Austria 2 (1964, 1976)
Lake Placid  United States North America 2 (1932, 1980)
Salt Lake City 2 (2002, 2034)
St. Moritz   Switzerland Europe 2 (1928, 1948)
Tokyo  Japan Asia 2 (1964, 2020)
  • Italics denote future events

Number of Olympic Games by country

Nations that have hosted or will host the Olympics
  10 times   7 times   4 times   3 times   2 times  1 time   Never held games
List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games
Total Country Region First
Year
Last
Year
Summer Olympics Winter Olympics
10  United States North America 1904 2034 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034)
7  France Europe 1900 2030 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 4 (1924, 1968, 1992, 2030)
4  Italy 1956 2026 1 (1960) 3 (1944, 1956, 2006, 2026)
 Japan Asia 1964 2020 2 (1940, 1964, 2020) 2 (1940, 1972, 1998)
3  Australia Oceania 1956 2032 3 (1956, 2000, 2032)
 Canada North America 1976 2010 1 (1976) 2 (1988, 2010)
 Germany Europe 1936 1972 2 (1916, 1936, 1972) 1 (1936, 1940)
 United Kingdom 1908 2012 3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)
2  Austria 1964 1976 2 (1964, 1976)
 China Asia 2008 2022 1 (2008) 1 (2022)
 Greece Europe 1896 2004 2 (1896, 2004)
 Norway 1952 1994 2 (1952, 1994)
 Russia 1980 2014 1 (1980) 1 (2014)
 South Korea Asia 1988 2018 1 (1988) 1 (2018)
  Switzerland Europe 1928 1948 2 (1928, 1940, 1948)
1  Belgium 1920 1920 1 (1920)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1984 1984 1 (1984)
 Brazil South America 2016 2016 1 (2016)
 Finland Europe 1952 1952 1 (1940, 1952)
 Mexico North America 1968 1968 1 (1968)
 Netherlands Europe 1928 1928 1 (1928)
 Spain 1992 1992 1 (1992)
 Sweden 1912 1912 1 (1912)

Number of Olympic Games by region

Total Region First
year
Last
year
Summer Olympics Winter Olympics
33 Europe 1896 2030 17 (1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012, 2024) 16 (1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2014, 2026, 2030)
15 Americas 1904 2034 8 (1904, 1932, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2016, 2028) 7 (1932, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2034)
8 Asia 1964 2022 4 (1940, 1964, 1988, 2008, 2020) 4 (1940, 1972, 1998, 2018, 2022)
3 Oceania 1956 2032 3 (1956, 2000, 2032)
0 Africa


Africa has never hosted any Olympics. Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco have been acknowledged as future possibilities, although it is noted that increased dialogue and developments are needed.

In addition, the Middle East, though not a continent (with most of the region situated in Asia), has never hosted an Olympic Games. Several nations have been in talks as potential hosts, but the only city to enter a formal bid was Doha (see also List of bids for the Summer Olympics).

See also

Notes

  1. Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.
  2. Originally awarded to Rome, but moved to London after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
  3. The sailing events in 1920 were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  4. The 1940 Winter Olympics were originally awarded to Sapporo, Japan, but the commencement of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 caused them to be relocated to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany, before being cancelled in 1939 because of World War II.
  5. The 1940 Summer Olympics were originally awarded to Tokyo, Japan, but the commencement of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 caused them to be relocated to Helsinki, Finland, before being cancelled in 1939 because of World War II.
  6. Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian quarantine laws. Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening and closing ceremonies as per the regular Summer Olympics.
  7. Originally awarded to Denver, Colorado, US, in 1970, but in 1972, after a failed referendum, Denver withdrew. The IOC eventually decided to relocate the Games to Innsbruck, Austria.
  8. ^ Russia (like the former Soviet Union) spans the continents of Europe and Asia. However, the Russian Olympic Committee is part of the European Olympic Committees and has its official seat in Moscow (this was also the case for the former Soviet Olympic Committee). Also, Moscow is on the European side of the most commonly recognized boundary between Europe and Asia (Sochi is in Asia per the usual geographic boundary, being just south of the Greater Caucasus' western end; but political approximations of the continental boundary place it in Europe).
  9. ^ Located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  10. Equestrian events were held in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong's separate NOC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games: unlike the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition, it was not conducted under a separate Hong Kong bid, separate flame, etc.
  11. ^ The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled for 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the event was still referred to as the 2020 Summer Olympics (marking the 32nd Olympiad) to preserve the 4-year Olympiad cycle.
  12. Surfing events were held in France's overseas collectivity of French Polynesia, where there is a separate NOC but not a member of the International Olympic Committee.
  13. The Olympic Host Contract officially designates the regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as the hosts of the 2030 Winter Olympics.
  14. The Olympic Host Contract officially designates the state of Utah as the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics.
  15. The 2016 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to be held in South America.

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