Beijing, China
The last summer Olympics were held August 2008 in Beijing China.
Prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, that was the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
The last Olympics held in London was in 1948
Beijing, The Peoples Republic of China
Prior to the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, that was the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
Karak was the mascot the last time the Commonwealth Games were held in Australia at the 2006 Games.
The Winter Olympic Site changes with every new Olympics. This year the Winter Olympics are not being held in Europe. The are being held in Vancouver Canada. The last time they were held in Europe they were held at Torino, Italy in 2006.
Instead of holding both Olympics in the same year, starting in 1994 the Winter and Summer Olympics are now held two years apart. The next Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 and the next Summer Olympics will be held in 2012.
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
Winter Olympics - 2002 in Salt Lake City Summer Olympics - 1996 in AtlantaThe last Winter Olympics in the U.S. were in Salt Lake City, UT in 2002.The last Summer Olympics in the U.S. were in Atlanta, GA in 1996.
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.