List of Olympic Games host cities

This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad; summer and winter games normally held in staggered even years. There have been 29 Summer Olympic Games held in 21 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 later cancelled due to war: Berlin (summer) in 1916; Sapporo–Garmisch-Partenkirchen (winter) and Tokyo–Helsinki (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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

For individual summer and winter lists, see List of Summer Olympic Games and List of Winter Olympic Games.
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Four cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics, and Brisbane for the 2032 Summer Olympics.

In 2022, Beijing became the first city that has held both the summer and the winter Olympic Games. Ten 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) and Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 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 will become the second city to do this with the 2024 Summer Olympics, followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028.

The Games have primarily been hosted in the regions of Europe (30 editions) and the Americas (13 editions); eight Games have been hosted in Asia and two have been hosted in Oceania. Rio de Janeiro became South America's first Olympic host city with the 2016 Summer Olympics. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions which have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Central America 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.

Host cities are selected by the IOC membership, usually seven years in advance.[5] 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 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.[6]

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 1896Europe S005I 6 April 189615 April 1896
Paris France 1900 S005II 14 May 190028 October 1900
St. Louis[lower-alpha 1] United States 1904North America S005III 1 July 190423 November 1904
London[lower-alpha 2] United Kingdom 1908Europe S005IV 27 April 190831 October 1908
Stockholm Sweden 1912 S005V 6 July 191222 July 1912
† Berlin Germany 1916 S006VI Cancelled due to WWI [10]
Antwerp[lower-alpha 3] Belgium 1920 S007VII 14 August 192012 September 1920 [11]
Chamonix France 1924 W001I 25 January 19245 February 1924 [12]
Paris France S008VIII 5 July 192427 July 1924 [13]
St. Moritz  Switzerland 1928 W002II 11 February 192819 February 1928 [14]
Amsterdam Netherlands S009IX 28 July 192812 August 1928 [15]
Lake Placid United States 1932North America W003III 4 February 193213 February 1932 [16]
Los Angeles United States S010X 30 July 193214 August 1932 [17]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany 1936Europe W004IV 6 February 193616 February 1936 [18]
Berlin Germany S011XI 1 August 193616 August 1936 [19]
† Sapporo
Garmisch-Partenkirchen[lower-alpha 4]		 Japan
 Germany		 1940Asia
Europe		 W005aV Cancelled due to WWII [10]
† Tokyo
Helsinki[lower-alpha 5]		 Japan
 Finland		 S012XII
† Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy 1944Europe W005bV
† London United Kingdom S013XIII
St. Moritz  Switzerland 1948 W005cV 30 January 19488 February 1948
London United Kingdom S014XIV 29 July 194814 August 1948
Oslo Norway 1952 W006VI 14 February 195225 February 1952
Helsinki Finland S015XV 19 July 19523 August 1952
Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy 1956 W007VII 26 January 19565 February 1956
Melbourne
Stockholm[lower-alpha 6]		 Australia
 Sweden		Oceania
Europe		 S016XVI 22 November 1956
10 June 1956		 8 December 1956
17 June 1956
Squaw Valley United States 1960North America W008VIII 18 February 196028 February 1960
Rome ItalyEurope S017XVII 25 August 196011 September 1960
Innsbruck Austria 1964 W009IX 29 January 19649 February 1964
Tokyo JapanAsia S018XVIII 10 October 196424 October 1964
Grenoble France 1968Europe W010X 6 February 196818 February 1968
Mexico City MexicoNorth America S019XIX 12 October 196827 October 1968
Sapporo Japan 1972Asia W011XI 3 February 197213 February 1972
Munich West GermanyEurope S020XX 26 August 197211 September 1972
Innsbruck[lower-alpha 7] Austria 1976 W012XII 4 February 197615 February 1976
Montreal CanadaNorth America S021XXI 17 July 19761 August 1976
Lake Placid United States 1980 W013XIII 13 February 198024 February 1980
Moscow Soviet Union[lower-alpha 8]Europe S022XXII 19 July 19803 August 1980
Sarajevo Yugoslavia 1984 W014XIV 8 February 198419 February 1984
Los Angeles United StatesNorth America S023XXIII 28 July 198412 August 1984
Calgary Canada 1988 W015XV 13 February 198828 February 1988
Seoul South KoreaAsia S024XXIV 17 September 19882 October 1988
Albertville France 1992Europe W016XVI 8 February 199223 February 1992
Barcelona Spain S025XXV 25 July 19929 August 1992
Lillehammer Norway 1994 W017XVII 12 February 199427 February 1994
Atlanta United States 1996North America S026XXVI 19 July 19964 August 1996
Nagano Japan 1998Asia W018XVIII 7 February 199822 February 1998
Sydney Australia 2000Oceania S027XXVII 15 September 20001 October 2000
Salt Lake City United States 2002North America W019XIX 8 February 200224 February 2002
Athens Greece 2004Europe S028XXVIII 13 August 200429 August 2004
Turin Italy 2006 W020XX 10 February 200626 February 2006
Beijing[lower-alpha 9] China 2008Asia S029XXIX 8 August 200824 August 2008
Vancouver Canada 2010North America W021XXI 12 February 201028 February 2010
London United Kingdom 2012 Europe S030XXX 27 July 201212 August 2012
Sochi Russia[lower-alpha 8] 2014 W022XXII 7 February 201423 February 2014
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2016South America S031XXXI 5 August 201621 August 2016
Pyeongchang South Korea 2018Asia W023XXIII 9 February 201825 February 2018
§ Tokyo Japan 2020 S032XXXII 23 July 2021[lower-alpha 10]8 August 2021[lower-alpha 10]
Beijing China 2022 W024XXIV 4 February 202220 February 2022
Paris[lower-alpha 11] France 2024Europe S033XXXIII 26 July 202411 August 2024
Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy 2026 W025XXV 6 February 202622 February 2026
Los Angeles United States 2028North America S034XXXIV 14 July 202830 July 2028
TBDTBD 2030TBD W026XXVI 8 February 203024 February 2030
Brisbane Australia 2032Oceania S035XXXV 23 July 20328 August 2032

Host cities for multiple Summer and Winter Olympic Games
List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games
Rank City Country Region Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Total
1 London United KingdomEurope 3 (1908, 1948, 2012) 3
Paris France 3 (1900, 1924, 2024)
Los Angeles United StatesAmerica 3 (1932, 1984, 2028)
4 Athens GreeceEurope 2 (1896, 2004) 2
Tokyo JapanAsia 2 (1964, 2020)
Beijing China 1 (2008) 1 (2022)
St. Moritz  SwitzerlandEurope 2 (1928, 1948)
Innsbruck Austria 2 (1964, 1976)
Lake Placid United StatesAmerica 2 (1932, 1980)
Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyEurope 2 (1956, 2026)

Number of Olympic Games by country
Nations that have hosted or will host the Summer Olympics
  5 times
  4 times (no entry)
  3 times
  2 times
  1 time
  Never held games
Nations that have hosted or will host the Winter Olympics
  4 times
  3 times
  2 times
  1 time
  Never held games
List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted the Olympic Games
Rank First
Year		 Last
Year		 Country Region Summer
Olympics		 Winter
Olympics		 Total
1 19042028  United StatesNorth America 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 4 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002) 9
2 19002024  FranceEurope 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 3 (1924, 1968, 1992) 6
3 19562026  Italy 1 (1960) 3 (1944, 1956, 2006, 2026) 4
19642020  JapanAsia 2 (1940, 1964, 2020) 2 (1940, 1972, 1998)
5 19562032  AustraliaOceania 3 (1956, 2000, 2032) 3
19082012  United KingdomEurope 3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)
19762010  CanadaNorth America 1 (1976) 2 (1988, 2010)
19361972  GermanyEurope 2 (1916, 1936, 1972) 1 (1936, 1940)
9 20082022  ChinaAsia 1 (2008) 1 (2022) 2
19882018  South Korea 1 (1988) 1 (2018)
19802014  Russia[lower-alpha 8]Europe 1 (1980) 1 (2014)
18962004  Greece 2 (1896, 2004)
19521994  Norway 2 (1952, 1994)
19641976  Austria 2 (1964, 1976)
19281948   Switzerland 2 (1928, 1940, 1948)
16 20162016  BrazilSouth America 1 (2016) 1
19921992  SpainEurope 1 (1992)
19841984  Yugoslavia 1 (1984)
19681968  MexicoNorth America 1 (1968)
19521952  FinlandEurope 1 (1940, 1952)
19281928  Netherlands 1 (1928)
19201920  Belgium 1 (1920)
19121912  Sweden 1 (1912)

Number of Olympic Games by region
Rank
First
year
Last
year
 Region
Summer
Olympics
Winter
Olympics
 Total
1 18962026 Europe 17 (1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1980[lower-alpha 8], 1992, 2004, 2012, 2024) 15 (1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2014[lower-alpha 8], 2026) 32
2 19042028 Americas 08 (1904, 1932, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2016, 2028) 06 (1932, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2002, 2010) 14
3 19642022 Asia 04 (1940, 1964, 1988, 2008, 2020) 04 (1940, 1972, 1998, 2018, 2022) 8
4 19562032 Oceania 03 (1956, 2000, 2032) 3

See also

Notes
  1. Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.[7][8]
  2. The 1908 Olympics were originally given to Rome, but were moved to London when Mount Vesuvius erupted.[9]
  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 launch 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 the expansion of World War II.
  5. The 1940 Summer Olympics were originally awarded to Tokyo, Japan, but the launch of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 caused them to be relocated Helsinki, Finland, before being cancelled in 1939 because of the expansion of World War II.
  6. Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. 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.[20]
  7. The 1976 Winter Olympics were originally awarded to Denver, Colorado, United States in 1970, but in 1972, after a referendum, Denver voluntarily gave up its right, citing environmental concerns for the Colorado area. The IOC eventually decided to relocate those 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. Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR.[21] 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.).[22]
  10. The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled for 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were rescheduled to 2021 by 12 months 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.[3]
  11. Surfing events will be held in France's overseas collectivity of French Polynesia.[23]

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  23. Mather, Victor; Minsberg, Talya (2020-03-06). "For Paris Olympics, Surfing Will Head to Tahiti's 'Wall of Skulls'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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