The Olympics have been canceled a handful of times. The Summer Olympics were canceled in 1916, 1940, and 1944. The Winter Olympics were also canceled in 1940 and 1944.
The Olympics was canceled 3 times in 1916, 1940 and 1944.
The Winter Olympics in 1916, 1940, 1944, because of WWI and WWII.
Esther Williams
The Olympics were canceled in 1940 and 1944 on account of World War II.
The Summer Olympics have been held every 4 years since 1896, with the exceptions of 1916, 1940, and 1944. The 1916 Olympics were canceled due to WWI, while the 1940 and 1944 games were canceled due to WWII.The Olympics were not held in 1914 ad 1918 because of World War I. The Olympics were also not held in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II.
Yes, they were cancelled 5 times because of the World Wars. 1916 Summer (there were no Winter Olympics back then) 1940 Summer 1940 Winter 1944 Summer 1944 Winter
Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, the Olympics have been canceled 3 times: in 1916 due to fighting in WWI, and then in 1940 and 1944 both due to WWII.
The 1916 Games (The Games of the VI Olympiad) were canceled because of World War One. The 1940 and 1944 Games (the Games of the XII and XIII Olympiads) were canceled because of World War Two.
1942
WW2 didn't start until 1939. The 36 Olympics were not canceled
1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR I1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1940 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1944 Summer Olympics in London, England - CANCELED DUR TO WORLD WAR II1944 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II