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List of Olympic Games host cities

Since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, there have been 29 Summer Olympic Games held in 22 different cities and 21 Winter Olympic Games held in 18 different 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, Tokyo (summer) and Sapporo (winter) in 1940, and London (summer) and Cortina d'Ampezzo (winter) in 1944. The 1906 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, are no longer officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which refers to them as 1906 Intercalated Games, and are thus not included in this list.^[1] Four cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: London for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Seven cities have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics) , St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid(1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics), and Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics). In addition, Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics and the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[b] London will become the first city to have hosted three Games as of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The United States have hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada have each hosted three Games. TheUnited Kingdom will host its third Games – all in London – .

The Games have primarily been hosted in the continents of Europe (28 editions) and North America (12 editions); five Games have been hosted in Asia and two have been hosted in Oceania. In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will become South America's first Olympic host city, while theAfrican continent is still to host the Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions which have not hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.

Host cities are selected by the IOC membership, usually seven years in advance. The selection process lasts approximately two years. In a 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 of these applicant cities will become official candidates as based on the recommendation of a working group 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 IOC Session, a general meeting of IOC members.

    

Olympic Host Cities

City	Country	Continent	Summer	Winter	Season	Year	Opening Ceremony	Closing Cermony
Athens	Greece	Europe	I	—	Summer	1896	April 6	April 15
Paris	France	Europe	II	—	Summer	1900	May 14	October 28
St. Louis	United States	North America	III	—	Summer	1904	July 1	November 23
Athens	Greece	Europe	Int. Games	—	Summer	1906	April 22	May 2
London	United Kingdom	Europe	IV	—	Summer	1908	April 27	October 31
Stockholm	Sweden	Europe	V	—	Summer	1912	May 5	July 22
Berlin	Germany	Europe	VI	—	Summer	1916	Cancelled due to WWI[4]
Antwerp	Belgium	Europe	VII	—	Summer	1920	April 20	September 12
Chamonix	France	Europe	—	I	Winter	1924	January 25	February 4
Paris	France	Europe	VIII	—	Summer	1924	May 4	July 27
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	—	II	Winter	1928	February 11	February 19
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Europe	IX	—	Summer	1928	May 17	August 12
Lake Placid	United States	North America	—	III	Winter	1932	February 4	February 15
Los Angeles	United States	North America	X	—	Summer	1932	July 30	August 14
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Europe	—	IV	Winter	1936	February 6	February 16
Berlin	Germany	Europe	XI	—	Summer	1936	August 1	August 16
Sapporo	Japan	Asia	—	V	Winter	1940	Cancelled due to WWII[4]
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	XII	—	Summer	1940	Cancelled due to WWII[4]
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Europe	—	V	Winter	1944	Cancelled due to WWII[4]
London	United Kingdom	Europe	XIII	—	Summer	1944	Cancelled due to WWII[4]
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	—	V	Winter	1948	January 30	February 8
London	United Kingdom	Europe	XIV	—	Summer	1948	July 29	August 14
Oslo	Norway	Europe	—	VI	Winter	1952	February 14	February 25
Helsinki	Finland	Europe	XV	—	Summer	1952	July 19	August 3
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Europe	—	VII	Winter	1956	January 26	February 5
Melbourne Stockholm[c]	Australia  Sweden	Australia Europe	XVI	—	Summer	1956	November 22 June 10	December 8 June 17
Squaw Valley	United States	North America	—	VIII	Winter	1960	February 18	February 28
Rome	Italy	Europe	XVII	—	Summer	1960	August 25	September 11
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	—	IX	Winter	1964	January 29	February 9
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	XVIII	—	Summer	1964	October 10	October 24
Grenoble	France	Europe	—	X	Winter	1968	February 6	February 18
Mexico City	Mexico	North America	XIX	—	Summer	1968	October 12	October 27
Sapporo	Japan	Asia	—	XI	Winter	1972	February 3	February 13
Munich	West Germany	Europe	XX	—	Summer	1972	August 26	September 11
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	—	XII	Winter	1976	February 4	February 15
Montreal	Canada	North America	XXI	—	Summer	1976	July 17	August 1
Lake Placid	United States	North America	—	XIII	Winter	1980	February 14	February 23
Moscow	Soviet Union	Europe[d]	XXII	—	Summer	1980	July 19	August 3
Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	Europe	—	XIV	Winter	1984	February 7	February 19
Los Angeles	United States	North America	XXIII	—	Summer	1984	July 28	August 12
Calgary	Canada	North America	—	XV	Winter	1988	February 13	February 28
Seoul	South Korea	Asia	XXIV	—	Summer	1988	September 17	October 2
Albertville	France	Europe	—	XVI	Winter	1992	February 8	February 23
Barcelona	Spain	Europe	XXV	—	Summer	1992	July 25	August 9
Lillehammer	Norway	Europe	—	XVII	Winter	1994	February 12	February 27
Atlanta	United States	North America	XXVI	—	Summer	1996	July 19	August 4
Nagano	Japan	Asia	—	XVIII	Winter	1998	February 7	February 22
Sydney	Australia	Australia	XXVII	—	Summer	2000	September 15	October 1
Salt Lake City	United States	North America	—	XIX	Winter	2002	February 8	February 24
Athens	Greece	Europe	XXVIII	—	Summer	2004	August 13	August 29
Turin	Italy	Europe	—	XX	Winter	2006	February 10	February 26
Beijing[e]	China	Asia	XXIX	—	Summer	2008	August 8	August 24
Vancouver	Canada	North America	—	XXI	Winter	2010	February 12	February 28
London	United Kingdom	Europe	XXX	—	Summer	2012	July 27	August 12
Sochi	Russia	Europe[d]	—	XXII	Winter	2014	February 7	February 23
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	XXXI	—	Summer	2016	August 5	August 21
Pyeongchang	South Korea	Asia	—	XXIII	Winter	2018	February 9	February 25

Statistics

Host cities for multiple Olympic Games

List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games

City	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
Paris	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	0	2
Athens	Greece	Europe	2 (1896, 2004)	0	2
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1948)	2
London	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1948, 2012)	0	3
Lake Placid	United States	North America	0	2 (1932, 1980)	2
Los Angeles	United States	North America	2 (1932, 1984)	0	2

Number of Olympic Games by country

List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted the Olympic Games

Rank	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
3	/ Germany	Europe	2 (1936, 1972)	1 (1936)	3
8	/ Greece	Europe	2 (1896, 2004)	0	2
8	Australia	Australia	2 (1956, 2000)	0	2
8	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
15	Belgium	Europe	1 (1920)	0	1
15	Brazil	South America	1 (2016)	0	1
3	Canada	North America	1 (1976)	2 (1988, 2010)	3
15	China	Asia	1 (2008)	0	1
15	Finland	Europe	1 (1952)	0	1
2	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	3 (1924, 1968, 1992)	5
3	Italy	Europe	1 (1960)	2 (1956, 2006)	3
3	Japan	Asia	1 (1964)	2 (1972, 1998)	3
15	Mexico	North America	1 (1968)	0	1
15	Netherlands	Europe	1 (1928)	0	1
8	Norway	Europe	0	2 (1952, 1994)	2
8	South Korea	Asia	1 (1988)	1 (2018)	2
8	Soviet Union/ Russia	Europe	1 (1980)	1 (2014)	2
15	Spain	Europe	1 (1992)	0	1
15	Sweden	Europe	1 (1912)	0	1
8	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1948)	2
3	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1948, 2012)	0	3
1	United States	North America	4 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996)	4 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002)	8
15	Yugoslavia	Europe	0	1 (1984)	1