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Since the Modern Olympics began in 1896, there have been 27 Summer Olympic Games held in 22 different cities and 22 Winter Olympic Games held in 19 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, Italy (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, although they were at the time.Three cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics,Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Tokyo for the 2020 Summer 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 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 has become the first city to have hosted three Games as of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom have each hosted three Games.

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 the African continent is yet 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

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

City	Country	Continent	Summer	Winter	Season	Year	Opening Ceremony	Closing Ceremony
Athens	Greece	Europe	I	—	Summer	1896	April 6	April 15
Paris	France	Europe	II	—	Summer	1900	May 14	October 28
St. Louis[a]	United States	North America	III	—	Summer	1904	July 1	November 23
Athens	Greece	Europe	[f]	—	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[5]
Chamonix	France	Europe	—	I	Winter	1924	January 25	February 4[6]
Paris	France	Europe	VIII	—	Summer	1924	May 4	July 27[7]
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	—	II	Winter	1928	February 11	February 19[8]
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Europe	IX	—	Summer	1928	May 17	August 12[9]
Lake Placid	United States	North America	—	III	Winter	1932	February 4	February 15[10]
Los Angeles	United States	North America	X	—	Summer	1932	July 30	August 14[11]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Europe	—	IV	Winter	1936	February 6	February 16[12]
Berlin	Germany	Europe	XI	—	Summer	1936	August 1	August 16[13]
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	Oceania 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 12	February 24
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	Oceania	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
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	XXXII	—	Summer	2020[14]	July 24	August 9

Statistics

Host cities for multiple Olympic Games In Summer and Winter

List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games

City	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
London	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1948, 2012)	0	3
Athens	Greece	Europe	3 (1896, 1906, 2004)	0	3
Paris	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	0	2
Los Angeles	United States	North America	2 (1932, 1984)	0	2
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	2 (1964, 2020)	0	2
Lake Placid	United States	North America	0	2 (1932, 1980)	2
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1948)	2

Number of Olympic Games by country

Nations that have hosted the Summer Olympics

  4 times or more

  3 times

  2 times

  1 time

  Never held games

Nations that have hosted the Winter Olympics

  4 times or more

  3 times

  2 times

  1 time

  Never held games

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

Rank	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
1	United States	North America	4 (1904, 1932, 1984,1996)	4 (1932, 1960, 1980,2002)	8
2	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	3 (1924, 1968, 1992)	5
3	Japan	Asia	2 (1940, 1964, 2020)	2 (1940, 1972, 1998)	4
4	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1944, 1948,2012)	0	3
4	Canada	North America	1 (1976)	2 (1988, 2010)	3
4	Italy	Europe	1 (1960)	2 (1944, 1956, 2006)	3
4	West Germany/ Germany	Europe	2 (1916, 1936, 1972)	1 (1936)	3
9	South Korea	Asia	1 (1988)	1 (2018)	2
9	Soviet Union/ Russia	Europe	1 (1980)	1 (2014)	2
9	/ Greece	Europe	3 (1896, 1906, 2004)	0	3
9	Australia	Oceania	2 (1956, 2000)	0	2
9	Norway	Europe	0	2 (1952, 1994)	2
9	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
9	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1948)	2
15	China	Asia	1 (2008)	0	1
15	Spain	Europe	1 (1992)	0	1
15	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Europe	0	1 (1984)	1
15	Mexico	North America	1 (1968)	0	1
15	Finland	Europe	1 (1940, 1952)	0	1
15	Netherlands	Europe	1 (1928)	0	1
15	Belgium	Europe	1 (1920)	0	1
15	Sweden	Europe	1 (1912)	0	1
15	Brazil	South America	1 (2016)	0	1

List of modern Summer Olympic Games

Games	Year	Host	Opened by	Dates	Nations	Competitors			Sports	Disci- plines	Events	Ref
						Total	Men	Women
I	1896	Athens, Greece	King George I	6–15 April	14	241	241	0	9	10	43	[2]
II	1900	Paris, France	N/A	14 May – 28 October	24	997	975	22	19	20	85A[›]	[3]
III	1904	St. Louis, United States	Governor David R. Francis	1 July – 23 November	12	651	645	6	16	17	94B[›]	[4]
IV	1908	London, United Kingdom	King Edward VII	27 April – 31 October	22	2008	1971	37	22	25	110	[5]
V	1912	Stockholm, Sweden	King Gustaf V	6–22 July	28	2407	2359	48	14	18	102	[6]
VI	1916	Awarded to Berlin, cancelled due to World War I
VII	1920	Antwerp, Belgium	King Albert I	20 April – 12 September	29	2626	2561	65	22	29	156C[›]	[7]
VIII	1924	Paris, France	President Gaston Doumergue	4 May – 27 July	44	3089	2954	135	17	23	126	[8]
IX	1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands	28 July – 12 August	46	2883	2606	277	14	20	109	[9]
X	1932	Los Angeles, United States	Vice President Charles Curtis	30 July – 14 August	37	1332	1206	126	14	20	117	[10]
XI	1936	Berlin, Germany	Chancellor Adolf Hitler	1–16 August	49	3963	3632	331	19	25	129	[11]
XII	1940	Originally awarded to Tokyo, then awarded to Helsinki, cancelled due to World War II
XIII	1944	Awarded to London, cancelled due to World War II
XIV	1948	London, United Kingdom	King George VI	29 July – 14 August	59	4104	3714	390	17	23	136	[12]
XV	1952	Helsinki, Finland	President Juho Kusti Paasikivi	19 July – 3 August	69	4955	4436	519	17	23	149	[13]
XVI	1956	Melbourne, Australia	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	22 November – 8 December	72D[›]	3314	2938	376	17	23	151E[›]	[14]
XVII	1960	Rome, Italy	President Giovanni Gronchi	25 August – 11 September	83	5338	4727	611	17	23	150	[15]
XVIII	1964	Tokyo, Japan	Emperor Hirohito	10–24 October	93	5151	4473	678	19	25	163	[16]
XIX	1968	Mexico City, Mexico	President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz	12–27 October	112	5516	4735	781	18	24	172	[17]
XX	1972	Munich, West Germany	President Gustav Heinemann	26 August – 10 September	121	7134	6075	1059	21	28	195	[18]
XXI	1976	Montreal, Canada	Queen Elizabeth II	17 July – 1 August	92	6084	4824	1260	21	27	198	[19]
XXII	1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	Chairman Leonid Brezhnev	19 July – 3 August	80	5179	4064	1115	21	27	203	[20]
XXIII	1984	Los Angeles, United States	President Ronald Reagan	28 July – 12 August	140	6829	5263	1566	21	29	221	[21]
XXIV	1988	Seoul, South Korea	President Roh Tae-woo	17 September – 2 October	159	8391	6197	2194	23	31	237	[22]
XXV	1992	Barcelona, Spain	King Juan Carlos I	25 July – 9 August	169	9356	6652	2704	25	34	257	[23]
XXVI	1996	Atlanta, United States	President Bill Clinton	19 July – 4 August	197	10318	6806	3512	26	37	271	[24]
XXVII	2000	Sydney, Australia	Governor-General Sir William Deane	15 September – 1 October	199	10651	6582	4069	28	40	300	[25]
XXVIII	2004	Athens, Greece	President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos	13–29 August	201	10625	6296	4329	28	40	301	[26]
XXIX	2008	Beijing, China	President Hu Jintao	8–24 August	204	10942	6305	4637	28	41	302	[27]
XXX	2012	London, United Kingdom	Queen Elizabeth II	27 July – 12 August	204	10568	5892	4676	26	39	302	[28]
XXXI	2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		5–21 August	Future event				28	41	306
XXXII	2020	Tokyo, Japan		24 July – 9 August	Future event
XXXIII	2024	Selection: 2017			Future event
XXXIV	2028	Selection: 2021			Future event

List of Winter Olympic Games

Games	Year	Host	Opened by	Dates	Nations	Competitors			Sports	Disci- plines	Events	Ref
						Total	Men	Women
I	1924	Chamonix, France	Undersecretary Gaston Vidal	25 January – 5 February	16	258	247	11	6	9	16	[2]
II	1928	St. Moritz, Switzerland	President Edmund Schulthess	11–19 February	25	464	438	26	4	8	14	[3]
III	1932	Lake Placid, United States	Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt	4–15 February	17	252	231	21	4	7	14	[4]
IV	1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Chancellor Adolf Hitler	6–16 February	28	646	566	80	4	8	17	[5]
1940		Awarded to Sapporo, Japan; cancelled because of World War II
1944		Awarded to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; cancelled because of World War II
V	1948	St. Moritz, Switzerland	President Enrico Celio	30 January – 8 February	28	669	592	77	4	9	22	[6]
VI	1952	Oslo, Norway	Princess Ragnhild	14–25 February	30	694	585	109	4	8	22	[7]
VII	1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	President Giovanni Gronchi	26 January – 5 February	32	821	687	134	4	8	24	[8]
VIII	1960	Squaw Valley, United States	Vice President Richard Nixon	18–28 February	30	665	521	144	4	8	27	[9]
IX	1964	Innsbruck, Austria	President Adolf Schärf	29 January – 9 February	36	1091	892	199	6	10	34	[10]
X	1968	Grenoble, France	President Charles de Gaulle	6–18 February	37	1158	947	211	6	10	35	[11]
XI	1972	Sapporo, Japan	Emperor Hirohito	3–13 February	35	1006	801	205	6	10	35	[12]
XII	1976	Innsbruck, Austria	President Rudolf Kirchschläger	4–15 February	37	1123	892	231	6	10	37	[13]
XIII	1980	Lake Placid, United States	Vice President Walter Mondale	13–24 February	37	1072	840	232	6	10	38	[14]
XIV	1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	President Mika Špiljak	8–19 February	49	1272	998	274	6	10	39	[15]
XV	1988	Calgary, Canada	Governor General Jeanne Sauvé	13–28 February	57	1423	1122	301	6	10	46	[16]
XVI	1992	Albertville, France	President François Mitterrand	8–23 February	64	1801	1313	488	6	12	57	[17]
XVII	1994	Lillehammer, Norway	King Harald V	12–27 February	67	1737	1215	522	6	12	61	[18]
XVIII	1998	Nagano, Japan	Emperor Akihito	7–22 February	72	2176	1389	787	7	14	68	[19]
XIX	2002	Salt Lake City, United States	President George W. Bush	8–24 February	78[159]	2399	1513	886	7	15	78	[20]
XX	2006	Turin, Italy	President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	10–26 February	80	2508	1548	960	7	15	84	[21]
XXI	2010	Vancouver, Canada	Governor General Michaëlle Jean	12–28 February	82	2566	1522	1044	7	15	86	[22]
XXII	2014	Sochi, Russia	President Vladimir Putin	7–23 February	88	2873			7	15	98
XXIII	2018	Pyeongchang, South Korea		9–25 February	Future event
XXIV	2022	Selection: 31 July 2015			Future event
XXV	2026	Selection: 2019			Future event