Where have the Olympics been held in recent years?

Answer 1

Answer

The 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio Brazil.

(Summer up to 2016 and Winter Olympics up to 2014) Summer Olympic Games

• 1896 - Athens
• 1900 - Paris
• 1904 - St. Louis
• 1908 - London
• 1912 - Stockholm
• 1920 - Antwerp
• 1924 - Paris
• 1928 - Amsterdam
• 1932 - Los Angeles
• 1936 - Berlin
• 1948 - London
• 1952 - Helsinki
• 1956 - Melbourne
• 1960 - Rome
• 1964 - Tokyo
• 1968 - Mexico City
• 1972 - Munich
• 1976 - Montreal
• 1980 - Moscow
• 1984 - Los Angeles
• 1988 - Seoul
• 1992 - Barcelona
• 1996 - Atlanta
• 2000 - Sydney
• 2004 - Athens
• 2008 - Beijing
• 2012 - London
• 2016 - Rio de Janiero

Winter Olympic Games

• 1924 - Chamonix
• 1928 - St. Moritz
• 1932 - Lake Placid
• 1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• 1948 - St. Moritz
• 1952 - Oslo
• 1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo
• 1960 - Squaw Valley
• 1964 - Innsbruck
• 1968 - Grenoble
• 1972 - Sapporo
• 1976 - Innsbruck
• 1980 - Lake Placid
• 1984 - Sarajevo
• 1988 - Calgary
• 1992 - Albertville
• 1994 - Lillehammer
• 1998 - Nagano
• 2002 - Salt Lake City
• 2006 - Torino
• 2010 - Vancouver
• 2014 - Sochi

(as of Jan 2008)

Answer 2

The Olympic games is an sports event held every four years that have the participation of nearly every recognized country of the world. There are two versions of these games, the summer games and the winter games. In the last 20 years there had been held eleven events. There were winter games in Lillehammer, Norway in the year 1994; summer games in the Atlanta, USA in 1996; winter games in Nagano, Japan, in 1998; summer games in Sydney, Australia, in the year 2000; winter games in Salt Lake City, USA, in 2002; summer games in Athens, Greece, in 2004; winter games in Turin, Italy, in 2006; summer games in Beijing, China, in 2008; winter games in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010; summer games in London, England, in 2012; and winter games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.

Answer 3

1976: Innsbruck, Austria

1980: Lake Placid, New York, USA

1984: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

1988: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1992: Albertville, France

1994: Lillehammer, Norway

1998: Nagano, Japan

2002: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

2006: Torino, Italy

2010: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2014: Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana, Russian Federation

and

2018: TBD(Cities bidding in alphabetical order: Annecy, France; Munich, Germany and Pyeonchang, South Korea)

Answer 4

Ancient Olympics

776BCE - 394AD Olympia, Greece (every 4 years, an olympiad)

Modern Olympics

1896 Athens, Greece

1900 Paris, France

1904 St. Louis, United States

1908 London, England

1912 Stockholm, Sweden

1916 Cancelled

1920 Antwerp, Belgium

1924 Paris, France (Winter: Chamonix, France)

1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands (Winter: St. Moritz, Switzerland)

1932 Los Angeles, United States (Winter: Lake Placid, United States)

1936 Berlin, Germany (Winter: Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany)

1940 Cancelled

1944 Cancelled

1948 London, England (Winter: St. Moritz, Switzerland)

1952 Helsinki, Finland (Winter: Oslo, Finland)

1956 Melbourne, Australia (Equestrian: Stockholm, Sweden) (Winter: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy)

1960 Rome, Italy (Winter: Squaw Valley, United States)

1964 Tokyo, Japan (Winter: Innsbruck, Austria)

1968 Mexico City, Mexico (Winter: Grenoble, France)

1972 Munich, West Germany (Winter: Sapporo, Japan)

1976 Montreal, Canada (Winter: Denver, United States & Innsbruck, Austria)

1980 Moscow, Soviet Union (Winter: Lake Placid, United States)

1984 Los Angeles, United States (Winter: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)

1988 Seoul, South Korea (Winter: Calgary, Canada)

1992 Barcelona, Spain (Winter: Albertville, France)

1994 (Winter: Lillehammer, Norway)

1996 Atlanta, United States

1998 (Winter: Nagano, Japan)

2000 Sydney, Australia

2002 (Winter: Salt Lake City, United States)

2004 Athens, Greece

2006 (Winter: Turin, Italy)

2008 Beijing, China (Equestrian: Hong Kong, China)

2010 (Winter: Vancouver, Canada)

2012 London, England

Answer 5

The last Olympics were held in Athens, 2004.

Answer 6

The olympics have been held in Bejing and Vancouver.