Prior to 2012, 1908 and 1948.
The Olympics are held every 4 years, the next Olympics is that of 1012 in London.
64 years, for one thing.
There were no Olympics last year. The previous Summer Olympics before London 2012 was Beijing 2008. These games are held every 4 years. The next will be in Rio in 2016.
Cities are selected and voted on. This is the third time London has hosted the games in over 100 years. They might never host them again or sooner than the 58 years since previous hosting of the games in 1948.
There was no Olympics in 2011. The Summer Olympics are held every four years and the Winter Olympics are held every four years. However, there is an Olympics held every other year because the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics are held two years apart in alternating even-numbered years. However, there was a Special Olympics held in 2011. The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games was held in Athens, Greece from June 25 to July 4, 2011.
1908 and 1948.
1908 and 1948
the London Olympics 2012 was the 30th modern olympiad .
They are played every 4 years at a different site. The next Olympics are in 2012 in London.
3 times
1908 1948 2012
Every four years. After the 2010 winter Olympics are over, the next winter Olympics will be held in 4 years in Sochi, Russia in 2014 but the summer Olympics are in 2012 in London.