List of Summer and Winter Olympic Games Host Cities

List of Summer and Winter Olympic Games Host Cities

List of Summer and Winter Olympic Games Host Cities: This is a list of the cities that have hosted the summer and winter Olympic Games since 1896 when the modern Olympics started. Since then, the summer and winter games have usually been held every four years. The summer and winter games typically take place in even-numbered years. 29 Summer Olympics have been held in 23 cities, and 24 Winter Olympics have been held in 21 cities. Also, three summer and two winter games were supposed to happen but were canceled because of specific wars.

Recent Years’ Locations

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were moved to the summer of 2021. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing about six months later. The IOC has decided that Paris will host the Summer Olympics in 2024, Milan–Cortina d’Ampezzo will host the Winter Olympics in 2026, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics in 2028, and Brisbane will host the Summer Olympics in 2032.

Interesting Facts to Know

The United States has hosted more Olympic Games than any other country, with a total of eight times. France is second with five, and Japan is third with four. The UK, Canada, Italy, and Germany have all held the Games three times each. Most games were held in Europe (30 editions) and the Americas (13 editions). There have also been eight Games in Asia and two in Oceania. With the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro was the first Olympic city in South America. Africa has never held the Olympics.

Who Selects These Hosts

The IOC members choose the host cities, usually seven years ahead of time. The process of selecting hosts takes about two years. In the first step, any city in the world can apply to host the Olympics. Then, after ten months, the IOC’s Executive Board decides, based on the recommendations of a working group that looks over the applications, which of the applicant cities will become official candidates.

List of Summer and Winter Olympic Games Host Cities

City	Country	Year	Region	Summer	Winter	Openingceremony	Closingceremony
Athens	Greece	1896	Europe	I		6 April 1896	15 April 1896
Paris	France	1900	II		14 May 1900	28 October 1900
St. Louis	United States	1904	North America	III		1 July 1904	23 November 1904
London	United Kingdom	1908	Europe	IV		27 April 1908	31 October 1908
Stockholm	Sweden	1912	V		6 July 1912	22 July 1912
Berlin	Germany	1916	VI		Cancelled due to WWI
Antwerp	Belgium	1920	VII		14 August 1920	12 September 1920
Chamonix	France	1924		I	25 January 1924	5 February 1924
Paris	France	VIII		5 July 1924	27 July 1924
St. Moritz	Switzerland	1928		II	11 February 1928	19 February 1928
Amsterdam	Netherlands	IX		28 July 1928	12 August 1928
Lake Placid	United States	1932	North America		III	4 February 1932	13 February 1932
Los Angeles	United States	X		30 July 1932	14 August 1932
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	1936	Europe		IV	6 February 1936	16 February 1936
Berlin	Germany	XI		1 August 1936	16 August 1936
SapporoGarmisch-Partenkirchen	JapanGermany	1940	AsiaEurope		V	Cancelled due to WWII
TokyoHelsinki	JapanFinland	XII
Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy	1944	Europe		V
London	United Kingdom	XIII
St. Moritz	Switzerland	1948	Europe		V	30 January 1948	8 February 1948
London	United Kingdom	XIV		29 July 1948	14 August 1948
Oslo	Norway	1952		VI	14 February 1952	25 February 1952
Helsinki	Finland	XV		19 July 1952	3 August 1952
Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy	1956		VII	26 January 1956	5 February 1956
MelbourneStockholm	AustraliaSweden	OceaniaEurope	XVI		22 November 195610 June 1956	8 December 195617 June 1956
Squaw Valley	United States	1960	North America		VIII	18 February 1960	28 February 1960
Rome	Italy	Europe	XVII		25 August 1960	11 September 1960
Innsbruck	Austria	1964		IX	29 January 1964	9 February 1964
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	XVIII		10 October 1964	24 October 1964
Grenoble	France	1968	Europe		X	6 February 1968	18 February 1968
Mexico City	Mexico	North America	XIX		12 October 1968	27 October 1968
Sapporo	Japan	1972	Asia		XI	3 February 1972	13 February 1972
Munich	West Germany	Europe	XX		26 August 1972	11 September 1972
Innsbruck	Austria	1976		XII	4 February 1976	15 February 1976
Montreal	Canada	North America	XXI		17 July 1976	1 August 1976
Lake Placid	United States	1980		XIII	13 February 1980	24 February 1980
Moscow	Soviet Union	Europe	XXII		19 July 1980	3 August 1980
Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	1984		XIV	8 February 1984	19 February 1984
Los Angeles	United States	North America	XXIII		28 July 1984	12 August 1984
Calgary	Canada	1988		XV	13 February 1988	28 February 1988
Seoul	South Korea	Asia	XXIV		17 September 1988	2 October 1988
Albertville	France	1992	Europe		XVI	8 February 1992	23 February 1992
Barcelona	Spain	XXV		25 July 1992	9 August 1992
Lillehammer	Norway	1994		XVII	12 February 1994	27 February 1994
Atlanta	United States	1996	North America	XXVI		19 July 1996	4 August 1996
Nagano	Japan	1998	Asia		XVIII	7 February 1998	22 February 1998
Sydney	Australia	2000	Oceania	XXVII		15 September 2000	1 October 2000
Salt Lake City	United States	2002	North America		XIX	8 February 2002	24 February 2002
Athens	Greece	2004	Europe	XXVIII		13 August 2004	29 August 2004
Turin	Italy	2006		XX	10 February 2006	26 February 2006
Beijing	China	2008	Asia	XXIX		8 August 2008	24 August 2008
Vancouver	Canada	2010	North America		XXI	12 February 2010	28 February 2010
London	United Kingdom	2012	Europe	XXX		27 July 2012	12 August 2012
Sochi	Russia	2014		XXII	7 February 2014	23 February 2014
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	2016	South America	XXXI		5 August 2016	21 August 2016
Pyeongchang	South Korea	2018	Asia		XXIII	9 February 2018	25 February 2018
Tokyo	Japan	2020	XXXII		23 July 2021	8 August 2021
Beijing	China	2022		XXIV	4 February 2022	20 February 2022
Paris	France	2024	Europe	XXXIII		26 July 2024	11 August 2024
Milan–Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy	2026		XXV	6 February 2026	22 February 2026
Los Angeles	United States	2028	North America	XXXIV		14 July 2028	30 July 2028
TBD	TBD	2030	TBD		XXVI	8 February 2030	24 February 2030
Brisbane	Australia	2032	Oceania	XXXV		23 July 2032	8 August 2032

Host cities for multiple editions

Rank	City	Country	Region	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
1	London	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1948, 2012)		3
Paris	France	3 (1900, 1924, 2024)
Los Angeles	United States	America	3 (1932, 1984, 2028)
4	Athens	Greece	Europe	2 (1896, 2004)		2
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	2 (1964, 2020)
Beijing	China	1 (2008)	1 (2022)
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe		2 (1928, 1948)
Innsbruck	Austria		2 (1964, 1976)
Lake Placid	United States	America		2 (1932, 1980)
Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy	Europe		2 (1956, 2026)

Number of Olympic Games – Countrywise

Rank	First Year	Last Year	Country	Region	SummerOlympics	WinterOlympics	Total
1	1904	2028	United States	North America	5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028)	4 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002)	9
2	1900	2024	France	Europe	3 (1900, 1924, 2024)	3 (1924, 1968, 1992)	6
3	1956	2026	Italy	1 (1960)	3 (1944, 1956, 2006, 2026)	4
1964	2020	Japan	Asia	2 (1940, 1964, 2020)	2 (1940, 1972, 1998)
5	1956	2032	Australia	Oceania	3 (1956, 2000, 2032)		3
1908	2012	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)
1976	2010	Canada	North America	1 (1976)	2 (1988, 2010)
1936	1972	Germany	Europe	2 (1916, 1936, 1972)	1 (1936, 1940)
9	2008	2022	China	Asia	1 (2008)	1 (2022)	2
1988	2018	South Korea	1 (1988)	1 (2018)
1980	2014	Russia	Europe	1 (1980)	1 (2014)
1896	2004	Greece	2 (1896, 2004)
1952	1994	Norway		2 (1952, 1994)
1964	1976	Austria		2 (1964, 1976)
1928	1948	Switzerland		2 (1928, 1940, 1948)
16	2016	2016	Brazil	South America	1 (2016)		1
1992	1992	Spain	Europe	1 (1992)
1984	1984	Yugoslavia		1 (1984)
1968	1968	Mexico	North America	1 (1968)
1952	1952	Finland	Europe	1 (1940, 1952)
1928	1928	Netherlands	1 (1928)
1920	1920	Belgium	1 (1920)
1912	1912	Sweden	1 (1912)

Number of Olympic Games – Regionwise

Rank	First year	Lastyear	Region	SummerOlympics	WinterOlympics	Total
1	1896	2026	Europe	17 (1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012, 2024)	15 (1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2014, 2026)	32
2	1904	2028	Americas	8 (1904, 1932, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2016, 2028)	6 (1932, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2002, 2010)	14
3	1964	2022	Asia	4 (1940, 1964, 1988, 2008, 2020)	4 (1940, 1972, 1998, 2018, 2022)	8
4	1956	2032	Oceania	3 (1956, 2000, 2032)		3
5			Africa			0