The
Olympics: A Guide to Reference Sources

Dates and Locations of the Modern Olympics

For more information on the Olympics, you may visit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website: https://www.olympic.org/the-ioc

SUMMER
OLYMPICS

1. Athens, Greece
   April 6-15, 1896
2. Paris, France
   May 20-October 28, 1900
3. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
   July 1-November 23, 1904
4. London, England
   April 27-October 31, 1908
5. Stockholm, Sweden
   May 5-July 22, 1912
6. Berlin, Germany
   CANCELLED
7. Antwerp, Belgium
   April 20-September 12, 1920
8. Paris, France
   May 4-July 27, 1924
9. Amsterdam, Netherlands
   May 17-August 12, 1928
10. Los Angeles, California, USA
    July 30-August 14, 1932
11. Berlin, Germany
    August 1-16, 1936
12. Tokyo, Japan
    CANCELLED
13. London, England
    CANCELLED
14. London, England
    July 29-August 14, 1948
15. Helsinki, Finland
    July 19-August 3, 1952
16. Melbourne, Australia
    November 22-December 8, 1956
17. Rome, Italy
    August 25-September 11, 1960
18. Tokyo, Japan
    October 10-24, 1964
19. Mexico City, Mexico
    October 12-27, 1968
20. Munich, Germany
    August 26-September 10, 1972
21. Montreal, Canada
    July 17-August 1, 1976
22. Moscow, Soviet Union
    July 19-August 3, 1980
23. Los Angeles, California, USA
    July 28-August 12, 1984
24. Seoul, Republic of Korea
    September 17-October 2, 1988
25. Barcelona, Spain
    July 25-August 9, 1992
26. Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    July 19-August 9, 1996
27. Sydney, Australia
    September 15-October 1, 2000
28. Athens, Greece
    August 13-29, 2004
29. Beijing, China
    August 8-24, 2008
30. London, Great Britain
    July 27- August 12, 2012
31. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    August 5-21, 2016

WINTER OLYMPICS

(No Winter Olympics until 1924)

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1. Chamonix, France
   January 25-February 4, 1924
2. St. Moritz, Switzerland
   February 11-19, 1928
3. Lake Placid, New York
   February 4-15, 1932
4. Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
   February 6-16, 1936
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5. San Moritz, Switzerland
   January 30-February 8, 1948
6. Oslo, Norway
   February 14-25, 1952
7. Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
   January 26-February 5, 1956
8. Squaw Valley, California
   February 18-28, 1960
9. Innsbruck, Austria
   January 29-February 9, 1964
10. Grenoble, France
    February 6-18, 1968
11. Sapporo, Japan
    February 3-13, 1972
12. Innsbruck, Austria
    February 4-15, 1976
13. Lake Placid, New York
    February 14-23, 1980
14. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
    February 7-19, 1984
15. Calgary, Canada
    February 13-28, 1988
16. Albertville, France
    February 8-23, 1992
17. Lillehammer, Norway
    February 12-27, 1994
18. Nagano, Japan
    February 7-22, 1998
19. Salt Lake City, Utah
    February 8-24, 2002
20. Turin, Italy
    February 10-26, 2006
    
21. Vancouver, Canada
    February 12-28, 2010
22. Sochi, Russia
    February 7-23, 2014
23. Pyeongchang, South Korea
    February 9-25, 2018

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