Olympic Games History

Summer Olympics Games Host Nations Table

Event Year	Host City	Country
1896	Athens	Greece
1900	Paris	France
1904	St. Louis, Missouri	United States
1906	Athens	Greece
1908	London,England	United Kingdom
1912	Stockholm	Sweden
1920	Antwerp	Belgium
1924	Paris	France
1928	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1932	Los Angeles,California	United States
1936	Berlin	Germany
1948	London,England	United Kingdom
1952	Helsinki	Finland
1956	Melbourne,Victoria	Australia
1960	Rome	Italy
1964	Tokyo	Japan
1968	Mexico City	Mexico
1972	Munich	West Germany
1976	Montreal,Quebec	Canada
1980	Moscow	Soviet Union
1984	Los Angeles,California	United States
1988	Seoul	South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Spain
1996	Atlanta,Georgia	United States
2000	Sydney,New South Wales	Australia
2004	Athens	Greece
2008	Beijing	China
2012	London	United Kingdom
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil

Winter Olympics Games Host Nations Table

Event Year	Host City	Country
Event Year	Host City	Country
1924	Chamonix	France
1928	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1932	Lake Placid,New York	United States
1936	Bavaria	Germany
1948	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1952	Oslo	Norway
1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy
1960	Squaw Valley,California	United States
1964	Innsbruck	Austria
1968	Grenoble	France
1972	Sapporo,Hokkaidō	Japan
1976	Innsbruck	Austria
1980	Lake Placid,New York	United States of America
1984	Sarajevo,Yugoslavia	Bosnia-Herzegovina
1988	Calgary,Alberta	Canada
1992	Albertville	France
1994	Lillehammer	Norway
1998	Nagano	Japan
2002	Salt Lake City,Utah	United States
2006	Turin	Italy
2010	Vancouver,British Columbia	Canada

The Greeks were the first to start the Summer Games in 776 BC (some 3000 years ago) in the plains of Olympia in Peloponnese. The ancient Summer Games grew and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 AD, the Christian Byzantine

Emperor Theodosius I abolished the Games because of their pagan connection. The successful campaign to revive the Summer Games was started in France by a young Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The first of the modern Summer Games opened on Sunday, March 24, 1896, in Athens, Greece.

The Summer Games originally included only one event, the stadion race, which was a short sprint measuring between 180 and 240 meters. Over the years, more events were added including boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, pentathlon, wrestling, long jump, javelin throw and discus throw among others.

The Olympic flag was adopted in 1914 and was first used in the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag depicts five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) against a white background. These rings represent the five inhabited continents: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.

The official Olympic Motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius", a Latin phrase meaning "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". The concept of Olympic mascot was first introduced in the year 1968 which is usually an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country.

The 19th Summer Games are scheduled to be held in Beijing, in 2008, while the 20th version of the Summer Games will be hosted by London in 2012.

History of Olympics Games

Athens Greece 1896 Olympiad London Great Britain 1908 Olympic Game Paris France 1900 Olympiad St Louis Usa 1904 Olympiad Stockholm Sweden 1912 Olympic Game Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2010 Winter Olympic Game Turin Italy 2006 Winter Olympic Game Tokyo Japan 1964 Olympic Game Sydney Australia 2000 Olympic Game Squaw Valley California Usa 1960 Winter Olympic Game St Moritz Switzerland 1928 Winter Olympic Game St Moritz Switzerland 1948 Winter Olympic Game Paris France 1924 Olympiad Montreal Canada 1976 Olympic Game Moscow Ussr 1980 Olympic Game Munich Germany 1972 Olympic Game Nagano Japan 1998 Winter Olympic Game Melbourne Australia 1956 Olympic Game Mexico City Mexico 1968 Olympic Game Lillehammer Norway 1994 Winter Olympic Game London Great Britain 1948 Olympic Game Los Angeles Usa 1932 Olympics London 2012 Olympic Game Los Angeles Usa 1984 Olympics Lake Placid New York Usa 1932 Winter Olympic Game

Lake Placid New York Usa 1980 Winter Olympic Game Innsbruck Austria 1964 Winter Olympic Game Innsbruck Austria 1976 Winter Olympic Game Grenoble France 1968 Winter Olympic Game Helsinki Finland 1952 Olympic Game Albertville France 1992 Winter Olympic Game Amsterdam Netherlands 1928 Olympiad Athens Greece 2004 Olympic Game Antwerp Belgium 1920 Olympic Game Atlanta Usa 1996 Olympic Game Barcelona Spain 1992 Olympic Game Berlin Germany 1936 Olympiad Calgary Alberta Canada 1988 Winter Olympic Game Chamonix France 1924 Winter Olympic Game Rome Italy 1960 Olympic Game Salt Lake City Utah United States 2002 Winter Olympic Game Sapporo Japan 1972 Winter Olympic Game Seoul South Korea 1988 Olympics Sarajevo Yugoslavia Now Bosnia And Herzegovina 1984 Winter Olympic Game Oslo Norway 1952 Winter Olympic Game Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany 1936 Winter Olympic Game Cortina D Ampezzo Italy 1956 Winter Olympic Game London 2012 Olympic Venue Beijing 2008 Olympic Game