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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
- 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)
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.
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
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2018: TBD(Cities bidding in alphabetical order: Annecy, France; Munich, Germany and Pyeonchang, South Korea)
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
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Why has the Olympics not been held 8 times?
It has been held for thousands of years.
The summer Olympics occure ever years?
The summer Olympics are held every four years. The most recent summer Olympics were held this past summer in Beijing, China. The next summer games will be held in 2012 in London, England.
How many years have the Olympics not been held?
i think so the olympics were not held 3 times In 1916,1940 and 1944
Does the winter Olympics come every 4or 2 years?
The Winter Olympics is held every four years, just like the Summer Olympics. Since 1988 they have been held two years after the previous Summer Olympics date. Prior to that time, they were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics was held.
How many olympic games have been held in the past 1000 years?
There has been 250 Olympics have been held have been in the last thousand years.
How many years have the Olympics been held for?
3,ooo
How many years has the modern Olympics been held for?
965
Which years has the olympics been held in london?
1908 1948 2012
How many times has the Olympics been held?
every four years
Where were the Olympics games held in the past years?
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, where the ancient Olympics originated. Since then, the Olympics have been held in countries all over the world.The next one will be held in London, England, in 2012.
How many years have the Olympics been held?
summer:26 winter:20
For how has the long modern Olympics been going on?
112 years ... the first 'modern' Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens.
