The summer and winter Olympics have been hosted a total of eight times by the United States.
London as a city has hosted the games twice (1908 and 1948) and will host them again in 2012
Additionally France has held the games 5 times-Summer 1900 and 1924 both in Paris and winter in 1924, 1968, and 1992. Japan has held one summer in 1964 and 2 winter in 1972 and 1998. Switzerland has held 2 winter in St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948. Germany held 2 summer in 1936 and 1972 plus 1 winter in 1936. Austria has held 2 winter in Innsbruck in 1964 and 1976. Norway held 2 winter in 1952 and 1994. Canada held the 1976 summer and the 1988 winter and is scheduled to hold the 2010 winter. Australia held the 1956 and 2000 summer games. Russia(formerly the USSR) held the 1980 summer and is scheduled to hold the 2014 winter. Greece held the first games in 1896 and again in 2004. Italy held the summer in 1960 and 2 winter games in 1956 and 2006.
The countries which hosted the Olympics are:Australia, Austria, Belgium, Beijing, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweedan, Switzerland, United Kingdom(UK), United States(US),Yugoslavia and the in the next four years it would be held in London
A number of countries has that distinction. France, Mexico, Italy and also Germany (although when it first hosted the World Cup it was West Germany). Brazil will join that group when they host the World Cup in 2014.
France with 5.
1900 Summer Games, 1924 Summer Games, 1924 Winter Games, 1968 Winter Games, 1992 Winter Games.
The United States has held the Winter Olympics 4 times, more than any other country. In second is France, which has hosted 3 times.
Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei as it is recognised by the International Olympic Committee, has never hosted the Olympics. In fact technically a country never hosts the Olympics; they are awarded to a city. So, for instance, London, of which the British are justifiably proud, has hosted the games three times, but the USA has hosted the games more times, as they have been awarded to various cities (St Louis, Los Angeles twice, Atlanta, Lake Placid twice, Squaw Valley and Salt Lake City). If the games were ever to be held in Taiwan, they would probably be awarded to Taipei, which is Taiwan's biggest city.
3 times (twice in Los Angeles and once in Squaw Valley).
South Korea has not hosted the Winter Olympics. Seoul did host the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Japan has hosted one Summer Games and two Winter Games.Tokyo hosted the Summer Games of 1964.Sapporo hosted the Winter Games of 1972.And Nagano hosted the Winter Games of 1998.Notably, Japan had been chosen to host a few more games. Both Tokyo and Sapporo were supposed to host games in 1940, but that was before they went on a wartime footing--the games were originally moved then called off altogether because too much of the world was involved in World War II.
The United States has held the Winter Olympics 4 times, more than any other country. In second is France, which has hosted 3 times.
3 times
london has not hosted olympic for 3 times by completeing london olympic 2012, london will be the first city to host olympics for 3 times........
It has been hosted in the Gold Coast 1000000000000 times so suck that London!!
3 times (Chamonix, Grenoble, and Albertville)
Becouse london has hosted the olympics 3 times
In 2012, London will have hosted the Olympic Games 3 times.
Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei as it is recognised by the International Olympic Committee, has never hosted the Olympics. In fact technically a country never hosts the Olympics; they are awarded to a city. So, for instance, London, of which the British are justifiably proud, has hosted the games three times, but the USA has hosted the games more times, as they have been awarded to various cities (St Louis, Los Angeles twice, Atlanta, Lake Placid twice, Squaw Valley and Salt Lake City). If the games were ever to be held in Taiwan, they would probably be awarded to Taipei, which is Taiwan's biggest city.
3 times (twice in Los Angeles and once in Squaw Valley).
London is the only city to host the games 3 times
The Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia twice; in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan and in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The next Winter Olympics in 2018 will be in Asia, also: in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
London is the first city to host the summer Olympics three times (1908, 1948, 2012). However, the first countryto host three times was the United States (St. Louis 1904, Los Angeles 1932 & 1984, Atlanta 1996). Athens, Greece, and Paris, France, have also hosted twice each.The United States has hosted the winter Olympics four times (Lake Placid 1932 & 1980, Squaw Valley 1960, Salt Lake City 2002). France has hosted the winter Olympics three times (Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968, Albertville 1992). Lake Placid, NY, USA; St. Moritz, Switzerland; and Innsbruck, Austria, have hosted twice each.