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National Olympic Committees that wish to host an Olympic Games select cities within their territories to put forth Bids for the Olympic Games. The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid.[1] Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event, interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. 51 different cities have been chosen to host the modern Olympics: three in Eastern Europe, five in East Asia, one in South America, three in Oceania, nine in North America and the remainder in Western Europe. No Central American, African, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, or Southeast Asian city has ever been chosen to host an Olympics.
Recent decisions have been made at IOC Sessions seven to eleven years from the games; for example, the 2020 Summer Olympics were awarded to Tokyo on 7 September 2013, the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to Beijing on 31 July 2015, the 2024 Summer Olympics were awarded to Paris on 13 September 2017, the 2026 Winter Olympics were awarded to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo on 24 June 2019, the 2028 Summer Olympics were awarded to Los Angeles on 13 September 2017 and the 2032 Summer Olympics were awarded to Brisbane on 21 July 2021.
IOC – IPC co-operation[]
In June 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) signed an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games.[1] The agreement came into effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC), chose to follow the practice of "one bid, one city" already at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, with one Organizing Committee for both Games, which was followed up by the 2004 Games in Athens and Turin in 2006. The agreement was adjusted in 2003. An extension was signed in June 2006.[1]
Games of the Olympiad[]
| Games | Year | Bid party | Result | Final selection process | Note | ||
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| City | NOCs | Date | IOC Session | ||||
| I | 1896 | Athens |  Greece |
Awarded to host the Games of the I Olympiad (sole bid) | 23 June 1894 | 1st in Paris, France | [i] |
| II | 1900 | Paris |  France |
Awarded to host the Games of the II Olympiad (sole bid) | 23 June 1894 | 1st in Paris, France | [i] |
| III | 1904 |  United States |
Awarded to host the Games of the III Olympiad (moved to St. Louis) | 22 May 1901 | 4th in Paris, France | [ii] | |
| St. Louis | Inherently awarded to host the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||
| IV | 1908 |  Italy |
Awarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad (reattributed) | June 1904 | 6th in London | [iii] | |
| London |  United Kingdom |
Inherently awarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||
| Berlin |  Germany |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Milan | Italy
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| V | 1912 | Stockholm |  Sweden |
Awarded to host the Games of the V Olympiad (sole bid) | 27 May 1909 | 10th in Berlin, Germany | |
| Germany |
Awarded to host the Games of the VI Olympiad (cancelled) | 27 May 1912 | 14th in Stockholm, Sweden | [iv] | |||
| Alexandria |  Egypt |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Amsterdam |  Netherlands
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| Brussels |  Belgium
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| Budapest |  Hungary
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| Cleveland |  United States
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| VII | 1920 | Antwerp | Belgium |
Awarded to host the Games of the VII Olympiad | 5 April 1919 | 17th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [v] |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Atlanta | United States
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| Budapest |  Hungary
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| Cleveland | United States
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| Havana |  Cuba
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| Philadelphia | United States
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| Lyon | France |
Withdrew during the host selection process | |||||
| VIII | 1924 | Paris | France |
Awarded to host the Games of the VIII Olympiad | 2 June 1921 | 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [vi] |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Barcelona |  Spain
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| Los Angeles | United States
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| Prague |  Czechoslovakia
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| Rome | Italy
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| IX | 1928 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Awarded to host the Games of the IX Olympiad | 2 June 1921 | 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Los Angeles | United States |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| X | 1932 | Los Angeles | United States |
Awarded to host the Games of the X Olympiad (sole bid) | 9 April 1923 | 21st in Rome, Italy | |
| XI | 1936 | Berlin |  Germany |
Awarded to host the Games of the XI Olympiad (43 votes) | 13 May 1931 | 29th in Barcelona, Spain | |
| Barcelona |  Spain |
Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes) | |||||
| Alexandria |  Egypt |
Withdrew during the host selection process | |||||
| Budapest |  Hungary
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| Buenos Aires |  Argentina
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| Cologne | Germany
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| Dublin |  Ireland
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| Frankfurt | Germany
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| Helsinki |  Finland
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| Lausanne |  Switzerland
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| Montevideo |  Uruguay
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| Nuremberg | Germany
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| Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil
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| Rome | Italy
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 Japan |
Awarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (relinquished) | 31 July 1936 | 35th in Berlin, Germany | [vii] | |||
| Finland |
Inherently awarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (cancelled) | ||||||
| Barcelona | Spain |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Rome | Italy |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| United Kingdom |
Awarded to host the Games of the XIII Olympiad (20 votes; cancelled) | 9 June 1939 | 38th in London | [viii] | |||
| Rome | Italy |
Eliminated in the first voting (11 votes) | |||||
| Detroit | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes) | |||||
| Lausanne | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | |||||
| Athens | Greece |
Eliminated in the first voting (no vote) | |||||
| Budapest | Hungary
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| Helsinki | Finland
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| Montreal |  Canada
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| XIV | 1948 | London | United Kingdom |
Awarded to host the Games of the XIV Olympiad | September 1946 | 39th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [ix] |
| Lausanne | Switzerland |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Los Angeles | United States
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| Minneapolis | |||||||
| Philadelphia | |||||||
| Baltimore | |||||||
| XV | 1952 | Helsinki | Finland |
Awarded to host the Games of the XV Olympiad (15 votes) | 21 June 1947 | 40th in Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Minneapolis | United States |
Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Los Angeles | |||||||
| Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Eliminated in the second voting (3 votes) | |||||
| Detroit | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes) | |||||
| Chicago | Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | ||||||
| Philadelphia | Eliminated in the first voting (no vote) | ||||||
| XVI | 1956 | Melbourne |  Australia |
Awarded to host the Games of the XVI Olympiad (21 votes) | 28 April 1949 | 43rd in Rome, Italy | [x] |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (20 votes) | |||||
| Los Angeles | United States |
Eliminated in the third voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Detroit | Eliminated in the third voting (4 votes) | ||||||
| Mexico City |  Mexico |
Eliminated in the second voting (3 votes) | |||||
| Chicago | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | |||||
| Minneapolis | |||||||
| Philadelphia | |||||||
| San Francisco | Eliminated in the first voting (no vote) | ||||||
| Montreal | Canada
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| XVII | 1960 | Rome |  Italy |
Awarded to host the Games of the XVII Olympiad (35 votes) | 15 June 1955 | 50th in Paris, France | |
| Lausanne | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the third voting (24 votes) | |||||
| Detroit | United States |
Eliminated in the second voting (11 votes) | |||||
| Budapest |  Hungary |
Eliminated in the second voting (1 vote) | |||||
| Brussels | Belgium |
Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes) | |||||
| Mexico City | Mexico
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| Tokyo | Japan |
Eliminated in the first voting (4 votes) | |||||
| XVIII | 1964 | Tokyo | Japan |
Awarded to host the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (34 votes) | 26 May 1959 | 55th in Munich, West Germany | |
| Detroit | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes) | |||||
| Vienna |  Austria |
Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes) | |||||
| Brussels | Belgium |
Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes) | |||||
| XIX | 1968 | Mexico City |  Mexico |
Awarded to host the Games of the XIX Olympiad (30 votes) | 18 October 1963 | 60th in Baden-Baden, West Germany | |
| Detroit |  United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes) | |||||
| Lyon |  France |
Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes) | |||||
| Buenos Aires | Argentina |
Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes) | |||||
| XX | 1972 | Munich |  West Germany |
Awarded to host the Games of the XX Olympiad (31 votes) | 26 April 1966 | 64th in Rome, Italy | |
| Madrid |  Spain |
Eliminated in the second voting (16 votes) | |||||
| Montreal |  Canada |
Eliminated in the second voting (13 votes) | |||||
| Detroit | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes) | |||||
| XXI | 1976 | Montreal | Canada |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXI Olympiad (41 votes) | 12 May 1970 | 69th in Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Moscow |  Soviet Union |
Eliminated in the second voting (28 votes) | |||||
| Los Angeles | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (17 votes) | |||||
| XXII | 1980 | Moscow | Soviet Union |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXII Olympiad (39 votes) | 23 October 1974 | 75th in Vienna, Austria | |
| Los Angeles | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (20 votes) | |||||
| XXIII | 1984 | Los Angeles | United States |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXIII Olympiad (sole bid) | 18 May 1978 | 80th in Athens, Greece | |
| XXIV | 1988 | Seoul |  South Korea |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (52 votes) | 30 September 1981 | 84th in Baden-Baden, West Germany | |
| Nagoya | Japan |
Eliminated in the first voting (27 votes) | |||||
| XXV | 1992 | Barcelona |  Spain |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXV Olympiad (47 votes) | 17 October 1986 | 91st in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Paris | France |
Eliminated in the third voting (23 votes) | |||||
| Brisbane | Australia |
Eliminated in the third voting (10 votes) | |||||
| Belgrade |  SFR Yugoslavia |
Eliminated in the third voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Birmingham | United Kingdom |
Eliminated in the second voting (8 votes) | |||||
| Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes) | |||||
| XXVI | 1996 | Atlanta | United States |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXVI Olympiad (51 votes) | 18 September 1990 | 96th in Tokyo, Japan | |
| Athens |  Greece |
Eliminated in the fifth voting (35 votes) | |||||
| Toronto | Canada |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (22 votes) | |||||
| Melbourne | Australia |
Eliminated in the third voting (16 votes) | |||||
| Manchester | United Kingdom |
Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Belgrade | SFR Yugoslavia |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| XXVII | 2000 | Sydney | Australia |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXVII Olympiad (45 votes) | 23 September 1993 | 101st in Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Beijing |  China |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (43 votes) | |||||
| Manchester | United Kingdom |
Eliminated in the third voting (11 votes) | |||||
| Berlin | Germany |
Eliminated in the second voting (9 votes) | |||||
| Istanbul |  Turkey |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| Brasilia |  Brazil |
Withdrew during the host selection process | |||||
| Milan | Italy
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| Tashkent |  Uzbekistan
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| XXVIII | 2004 | Athens | Greece |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (66 votes) | 9 May 1997 | 106th in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Rome | Italy |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (41 votes) | |||||
| Cape Town |  South Africa |
Eliminated in the third voting (20 votes) | |||||
| Stockholm | Sweden |
Eliminated in the second voting (19 votes) | |||||
| Buenos Aires | Argentina |
Eliminated in the run-off voting (44 votes) | |||||
| Istanbul | Turkey |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Lille | France
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| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
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| Saint Petersburg |  Russia
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| San Juan |  Puerto Rico
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| Seville | Spain
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| XXIX | 2008 | Beijing | China |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (56 votes from 107 voters; 52.34%) | 13 July 2001 | 112th in Moscow, Russia | |
| Toronto | Canada |
Eliminated in the second voting (22 votes from 107 voters; 20.56%) | |||||
| Paris | France |
Eliminated in the second voting (18 votes from 107 voters; 16.82%) | |||||
| Istanbul | Turkey |
Eliminated in the second voting (9 votes from 107 voters; 8.41%) | |||||
| Osaka |  Japan |
Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes from 105 voters; 5.71%) | |||||
| Bangkok |  Thailand |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Cairo |  Egypt
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| Havana |  Cuba
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| Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
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| Seville | Spain
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| XXX | 2012 | London | United Kingdom |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad (54 votes from 107 voters; 50.47%) | 6 July 2005 | 117th in Singapore | |
| Paris | France |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (50 votes from 107 voters; 46.73%) | |||||
| Madrid | Spain |
Eliminated in the third voting (31 votes from 105 voters; 29.52%) | |||||
| New York City | United States |
Eliminated in the second voting (16 votes from 102 voters; 15.69%) | |||||
| Moscow | Russia |
Eliminated in the first voting (15 votes from 99 voters; 15.15%) | |||||
| Istanbul | Turkey |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Leipzig | Germany
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| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
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| Havana | Cuba
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| XXXI | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (66 votes from 98 voters; 67.35%) | 2 October 2009 | 121st in Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Madrid | Spain |
Eliminated in the third voting (32 votes from 98 voters; 32.65%) | |||||
| Tokyo | Japan |
Eliminated in the second voting (20 votes from 96 voters; 21.05%) | |||||
| Chicago | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes from 94 voters; 19.15%) | |||||
| Baku |  Azerbaijan |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Doha |  Qatar
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| Prague | Czech Republic
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| XXXII | 2020 | Tokyo | Japan |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (60 votes) | 7 September 2013 | 125th in Buenos Aires, Argentina | [xi] |
| Istanbul | Turkey |
Eliminated in the second voting (36 votes) | |||||
| Madrid | Spain |
Eliminated in the run-off voting (49 votes) | |||||
| Baku | Azerbaijan |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Doha | Qatar
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| Rome | Italy
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| XXXIII & XXXIV |
2024 & 2028 |
Paris | France |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (unanimous vote) | 13 September 2017 | 131st in Lima, Peru | [xii] |
| Los Angeles | United States |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad (unanimous vote) | |||||
| Budapest |  Hungary |
Withdrew during the candidature stage | |||||
| Hamburg | Germany
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| Rome | Italy
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| XXXV | 2032 | Brisbane | Australia |
Awarded to host the Games of the XXXV Olympiad (sole bid) | 21 July 2021 | 138th in Tokyo, Japan | [12] |
Olympic Winter Games[]
| Games | Year | Bid party | Result | Final selection process | Note | ||
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| City | NOCs | Date | IOC Session | ||||
| I | 1924 | Chamonix | France |
Awarded to host the I Olympic Winter Games (sole bid) | 2 June 1921 | 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [xiii] |
| II | 1928 | St. Moritz | Switzerland |
Awarded to host the II Olympic Winter Games | 5 June 1926 | 24th in Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Davos | Switzerland |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Engelberg | |||||||
| III | 1932 | Lake Placid | United States |
Awarded to host the III Olympic Winter Games | 10 April 1929 | 27th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [xiv] |
| Bear Mountain | United States |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| Denver | |||||||
| Duluth | |||||||
| Minneapolis | |||||||
| Montreal | Canada
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| Oslo |  Norway
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| Yosemite Valley | United States
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| IV | 1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |  Germany |
Awarded to host the IV Olympic Winter Games | 7 June 1933 | 31st in Vienna, Austria | [xiv] |
| Montreal | Canada |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| St. Moritz | Switzerland |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| V | Japan |
Awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (sole bid; relinquished) | 9 June 1937 | 36th in Warsaw, Poland | [xiv] [vii] | ||
| Switzerland |
Secondly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (withdrew) | ||||||
| Germany |
Thirdly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (cancelled) | ||||||
| Italy |
Awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (16 votes; cancelled) | 9 June 1939 | 38th in London | [xiv] [vii] | |||
| Montreal | Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes) | |||||
| Oslo | Norway |
Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes) | |||||
| 1948 | St. Moritz | Switzerland |
Awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games | September 1946 | 39th in Lausanne, Switzerland | [ix] | |
| Lake Placid | United States |
Not selected to host the games | |||||
| VI | 1952 | Oslo | Norway |
Awarded to host the VI Olympic Winter Games (17 votes) | 21 June 1947 | 40th in Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |
Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes) | |||||
| Lake Placid | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | |||||
| VII | 1956 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |
Awarded to host the VII Olympic Winter Games (31 votes) | 28 April 1949 | 43rd in Rome, Italy | |
| Montreal | Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| Colorado Springs | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes) | |||||
| Lake Placid | Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | ||||||
| VIII | 1960 | Squaw Valley | United States |
Awarded to host the VIII Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) | 16 June 1955 | 50th in Paris, France | |
| Innsbruck | Austria |
Eliminated in the second voting (30 votes) | |||||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | West Germany |
Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes) | |||||
| St. Moritz | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the first voting (3 votes) | |||||
| IX | 1964 | Innsbruck | Austria |
Awarded to host the IX Olympic Winter Games (48 votes) | 28 April 1959 | 55th in Munich, West Germany | |
| Calgary |  Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes) | |||||
| Lahti | Finland |
Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote) | |||||
| X | 1968 | Grenoble | France |
Awarded to host the X Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) | 28 January 1964 | 61st in Vienna, Austria | |
| Calgary | Canada |
Eliminated in the third voting (24 votes) | |||||
| Lahti | Finland |
Eliminated in the second voting (14 votes) | |||||
| Sapporo | Japan |
Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes) | |||||
| Oslo | Norway |
Eliminated in the first voting (4 votes) | |||||
| Lake Placid | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (3 votes) | |||||
| XI | 1972 | Sapporo | Japan |
Awarded to host the XI Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) | 26 April 1966 | 64th in Rome, Italy | |
| Banff | Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes) | |||||
| Lahti | Finland |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| Salt Lake City | United States |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| XII | 1976 | United States |
Awarded to host the XII Olympic Winter Games (39 votes; withdrew) | 12 May 1970 | 69th in Amsterdam, Netherlands | [xv] | |
| Innsbruck | Austria |
Secondly awarded to host the XII Olympic Winter Games | |||||
| Sion | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the third voting (30 votes) | |||||
| Tampere | Finland |
Eliminated in the second voting (8 votes) | |||||
| Vancouver and Garibaldi | Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes) | |||||
| XIII | 1980 | Lake Placid | United States |
Awarded to host the XIII Olympic Winter Games (sole bid) | 23 October 1974 | 75th in Vienna, Austria | |
| Vancouver and Garibaldi | Canada |
Withdrew during the host selection process | |||||
| XIV | 1984 | Sarajevo | Yugoslavia |
Awarded to host the XIV Olympic Winter Games (39 votes) | 18 May 1978 | 80th in Athens, Greece | |
| Sapporo | Japan |
Eliminated in the second voting (36 votes) | |||||
| Gothenburg | Sweden |
Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes) | |||||
| XV | 1988 | Calgary | Canada |
Awarded to host the XV Olympic Winter Games (48 votes) | 30 September 1981 | 84th in Baden-Baden, West Germany | |
| Falun | Sweden |
Eliminated in the second voting (31 votes) | |||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |
Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes) | |||||
| XVI | 1992 | Albertville | France |
Awarded to host the XVI Olympic Winter Games (51 votes) | 17 October 1986 | 91st in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Sofia |  Bulgaria |
Eliminated in the fifth voting (25 votes) | |||||
| Falun | Sweden |
Eliminated in the fifth voting (9 votes) | |||||
| Lillehammer | Norway |
Eliminated in the run-off voting (40 votes) | |||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |
Eliminated in the third voting (7 votes) | |||||
| Anchorage | United States |
Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Berchtesgaden | West Germany |
Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes) | |||||
| XVII | 1994 | Lillehammer | Norway |
Awarded to host the XVII Olympic Winter Games (45 votes) | 15 September 1988 | 94th in Seoul, South Korea | |
| Östersund | Sweden |
Eliminated in the third voting (39 votes) | |||||
| Anchorage | United States |
Eliminated in the second voting (22 votes) | |||||
| Sofia | Bulgaria |
Eliminated in the first voting (17 votes) | |||||
| XVIII | 1998 | Nagano | Japan |
Awarded to host the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (46 votes) | 15 June 1991 | 97th in Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| Salt Lake City | United States |
Eliminated in the fourth voting (42 votes) | |||||
| Östersund | Sweden |
Eliminated in the third voting (23 votes) | |||||
| Jaca | Spain |
Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes) | |||||
| Aosta | Italy |
Eliminated in the run-off voting (29 votes) | |||||
| XIX | 2002 | Salt Lake City | United States |
Awarded to host the XIX Olympic Winter Games (54 votes) | 16 June 1995 | 104th in Budapest, Hungary | |
| Östersund | Sweden |
Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes) | |||||
| Sion | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes) | |||||
| Quebec City | Canada |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| Graz | Austria |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Jaca | Spain
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| Poprad |  Slovakia
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| Sochi | Russia
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| Tarvisio | Italy
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| XX | 2006 | Turin | Italy |
Awarded to host the XX Olympic Winter Games (53 votes) | 16 June 1999 | 109th in Seoul, South Korea | |
| Sion | Switzerland |
Eliminated in the first voting (36 votes) | |||||
| Helsinki | Finland |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Klagenfurt | Austria
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| Poprad | Slovakia
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| Zakopane |  Poland
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| XXI | 2010 | Vancouver | Canada |
Awarded to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games (54 votes) | 2 July 2003 | 115th in Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Pyeongchang |  South Korea |
Eliminated in the second voting (53 votes) | |||||
| Salzburg | Austria |
Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes) | |||||
| Bern | Switzerland |
Withdrew during the candidature stage | |||||
| Andorra la Vella |  Andorra |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Harbin | China
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| Jaca | Spain
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| Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| XXII | 2014 | Sochi | Russia |
Awarded to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games (51 votes) | 4 July 2007 | 119th in Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Pyeongchang | South Korea |
Eliminated in the second voting (47 votes) | |||||
| Salzburg | Austria |
Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes) | |||||
| Almaty |  Kazakhstan |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Borjomi |  Georgia
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| Jaca | Spain
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| Sofia |  Bulgaria
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| XXIII | 2018 | Pyeongchang | South Korea |
Awarded to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (63 votes) | 6 July 2011 | 123rd in Durban, South Africa | |
| Munich | Germany |
Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes) | |||||
| Annecy | France |
Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes) | |||||
| XXIV | 2022 | Beijing | China |
Awarded to host the XXIV Olympic Winter Games (44 votes) | 31 July 2015 | 127th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan |
Eliminated in the first voting (40 votes) | |||||
| Oslo | Norway |
Withdrew during the candidature stage | |||||
| Kraków | Poland |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| Lviv |  Ukraine
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| Stockholm | Sweden
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| XXV | 2026 | Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |
Awarded to host the XXV Olympic Winter Games (47 votes) | 24 June 2019 | 134th in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Stockholm and Åre | Sweden |
Eliminated in the first voting (34 votes) | |||||
| Calgary | Canada |
Withdrew during the candidature stage | |||||
| Graz | Austria
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| Sapporo | Japan
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| Sion | Switzerland
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| Erzurum | Turkey |
Not shortlisted to the candidature stage | |||||
| XXVI | 2030 | Barcelona | Spain |
Taking part in the permanent, ongoing dialogue stage | 2023 | 141th in Mumbai, India | |
| Salt Lake City | United States
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| Sapporo | Japan
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| Vancouver | Canada
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Bidding cities[]
| City | Country | Games of the Olympiad | Olympic Winter Games | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra la Vella | Andorra
|
1 (2010) | 1 (0) | |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina
|
4 (1936, 1956, 1968, 2004) | 4 (0) | |
| Brisbane | Australia
|
2 (1992, 2032) | 2 (1) | |
| Melbourne | 2 (1956, 1996) | 2 (1) | ||
| Sydney | 1 (2000) | 1 (1) | ||
| Graz | Austria
|
2 (2002, 2026) | 2 (0) | |
| Innsbruck | 3 (1960, 1964, 1976) | 3 (2) | ||
| Klagenfurt | 1 (2006) | 1 (0) | ||
| Salzburg | 2 (2010, 2014) | 2 (0) | ||
| Vienna | 1 (1964) | 1 (0) | ||
| Baku | Azerbaijan
|
2 (2016, 2020) | 2 (0) | |
| Antwerp | Belgium
|
1 (1920) | 1 (1) | |
| Brussels | 3 ( |
3 (0) | ||
| Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2 (1984, 2010) | 2 (1) | |
| Brasilia | Brazil
|
1 (2000) | 1 (0) | |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4 (1936, 2004, 2012, 2016) | 4 (1) | ||
| Sofia | Bulgaria
|
3 (1992, 1994, 2014) | 3 (0) | |
| Banff | Canada
|
1 (1972) | 1 (0) | |
| Calgary | 4 (1964, 1968, 1988, 2026) | 4 (1) | ||
| Garibaldi | 2 (1976, 1980) | 2 (0) | ||
| Montreal | 4 ( |
4 (1932, 1936, |
8 (1) | |
| Quebec City | 1 (2002) | 1 (0) | ||
| Toronto | 2 (1996, 2008) | 2 (0) | ||
| Vancouver | 3 (1976, 1980, 2010) | 3 (1) | ||
| Beijing | China
|
2 (2000, 2008) | 1 (2022) | 3 (2) |
| Harbin | 1 (2010) | 1 (0) | ||
| Havana | Cuba
|
3 (1920, 2008, 2012) | 3 (0) | |
| Prague | Czech Republic
|
2 (1924, 2016) | 2 (0) | |
| Alexandria | Egypt
|
2 ( |
2 (0) | |
| Cairo | 1 (2008) | 1 (0) | ||
| Helsinki | Finland
|
5 (1936, |
1 (2006) | 5 (1) |
| Lahti | 3 (1964, 1968, 1972) | 3 (0) | ||
| Tampere | 1 (1976) | 1 (0) | ||
| Albertville | France
|
1 (1992) | 1 (1) | |
| Annecy | 1 (2018) | 1 (0) | ||
| Chamonix | 1 (1924) | 1 (1) | ||
| Grenoble | 1 (1968) | 1 (1) | ||
| Lille | 1 (2004) | 1 (0) | ||
| Lyon | 2 (1920, 1968) | 2 (0) | ||
| Paris | 6 (1900, 1924, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2024) | 6 (3) | ||
| Borjomi | Georgia
|
1 (2014) | 1 (0) | |
| Berchtesgaden | Germany
|
1 (1992) | 1 (0) | |
| Berlin | 4 (1908, |
4 (1) | ||
| Cologne | 1 (1936) | 1 (0) | ||
| Frankfurt | 1 (1936) | 1 (0) | ||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 3 (1936, |
3 (1) | ||
| Hamburg | 1 (2024) | 1 (0) | ||
| Leipzig | 1 (2012) | 1 (0) | ||
| Munich | 1 (1972) | 1 (2018) | 2 (1) | |
| Nuremberg | 1 (1936) | 1 (0) | ||
| Birmingham | United Kingdom
|
1 (1992) | 1 (0) | |
| London | 4 (1908, |
4 (3) | ||
| Manchester | 2 (1996, 2000) | 2 (0) | ||
| Athens | Greece
|
4 (1896, |
4 (2) | |
| Budapest | Hungary
|
6 ( |
6 (0) | |
| Dublin | Ireland
|
1 (1936) | 1 (0) | |
| Aosta | Italy
|
1 (1998) | 1 (0) | |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 6 ( |
6 (2) | ||
| Milan | 2 (1908, 2000) | 1 (2026) | 3 (1) | |
| Rome | 9 ( |
9 (2) | ||
| Tarvisio | 1 (2006) | 1 (0) | ||
| Turin | 1 (2006) | 1 (1) | ||
| Nagano | Japan
|
1 (1998) | 1 (1) | |
| Nagoya | 1 (1988) | 1 (0) | ||
| Osaka | 1 (2008) | 1 (0) | ||
| Sapporo | 5 ( |
5 (1) | ||
| Tokyo | 5 ( |
5 (2) | ||
| Almaty | Kazakhstan
|
2 (2014, 2022) | 2 (0) | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
|
1 (2008) | 1 (0) | |
| Mexico City | Mexico
|
3 (1956, 1960, 1968) | 3 (1) | |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands
|
6 ( |
6 (1) | |
| Lillehammer | Norway
|
2 (1992, 1994) | 2 (1) | |
| Oslo | 5 (1932, |
5 (1) | ||
| Kraków | Poland
|
1 (2022) | 1 (0) | |
| Zakopane | 1 (2006) | 1 (0) | ||
| San Juan | Puerto Rico
|
1 (2004) | 1 (0) | |
| Doha | Qatar
|
2 (2016, 2020) | 2 (0) | |
| Moscow | Russia
|
3 (1976, 1980, 2012) | 3 (1) | |
| Saint Petersburg | 1 (2004) | 1 (0) | ||
| Sochi | 2 (2010, 2014) | 2 (1) | ||
| Belgrade |  Serbia
|
2 (1992, 1996) | 2 (0) | |
| Poprad | Slovakia
|
2 (2002, 2026) | 2 (0) | |
| Cape Town | South Africa
|
1 (2004) | 1 (0) | |
| Pyeongchang | South Korea
|
3 (2010, 2014, 2018) | 3 (1) | |
| Seoul | 1 (1988) | 1 (1) | ||
| Barcelona | Spain
|
4 (1924, 1936, |
4 (1) | |
| Jaca | 4 (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014) | 4 (0) | ||
| Madrid | 4 (1972, 2012, 2016, 2020) | 4 (0) | ||
| Seville | 2 (2004, 2008) | 2 (0) | ||
| Åre | Sweden
|
1 (2026) | 1 (0) | |
| Falun | 2 (1988, 1992) | 2 (0) | ||
| Gothenburg | 1 (1984) | 1 (0) | ||
| Östersund | 3 (1994, 1998, 2002) | 3 (0) | ||
| Stockholm | 2 (1912, 2004) | 2 (2022, 2026) | 4 (1) | |
| Bern | Switzerland
|
1 (2010) | 1 (0) | |
| Davos | 1 (1928) | 1 (0) | ||
| Engelberg | 1 (1928) | 1 (0) | ||
| Lausanne | 4 (1936, |
4 (0) | ||
| Sion | 4 (1976, 2002, 2006, 2026) | 4 (0) | ||
| St. Moritz | 5 (1928, 1936, |
5 (2) | ||
| Bangkok | Thailand
|
1 (2008) | 1 (0) | |
| Erzurum | Turkey
|
1 (2026) | 1 (0) | |
| Istanbul | 5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020) | 5 (0) | ||
| Lviv | Ukraine
|
1 (2022) | 1 (0) | |
| Anchorage | United States
|
2 (1992, 1994) | 2 (0) | |
| Atlanta | 2 (1920, 1996) | 2 (1) | ||
| Baltimore | 1 (1948) | 1 (0) | ||
| Bear Mountain | 1 (1932) | 1 (0) | ||
| Chicago | 4 ( |
4 (0) | ||
| Cleveland | 2 ( |
2 (0) | ||
| Colorado Springs | 1 (1956) | 1 (0) | ||
| Denver | 2 (1932, |
2 (0) | ||
| Detroit | 7 ( |
7 (0) | ||
| Duluth | 1 (1932) | 1 (0) | ||
| Lake Placid | 6 (1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, 1980) | 6 (2) | ||
| Los Angeles | 10 (1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2028) | 10 (3) | ||
| Minneapolis | 3 (1948, 1952, 1956) | 1 (1932) | 4 (0) | |
| New York City | 1 (2012) | 1 (0) | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 (1920, 1948, 1952, 1956) | 4 (0) | ||
| Salt Lake City | 1 (1972, 1998, 2002) | 3 (1) | ||
| San Francisco | 1 (1956) | 1 (0) | ||
| Squaw Valley | 1 (1960) | 1 (1) | ||
| St. Louis | 1 (1904) | 1 (1) | ||
| Yosemite Valley | 1 (1932) | 1 (0) | ||
| Montevideo | Uruguay
|
1 (1936) | 1 (0) | |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan
|
1 (2000) | 1 (0) |
Trivia[]
- London is the only city to have bid more than once and never lost a bid.
- Detroit has had the most bids whilst failing to win the rights to host the games once.
- Los Angeles has had the most bids in the Summer Games.
- Cortina d'Ampezzo and Lake Placid have had the most bids in the Winter Games.
- Hungary has had the most bids in the Summer Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once, with six bids--all from Budapest. This also ties it with Turkey for most bids for Olympic Games in general without a successful bid (Turkey has bid for the Summer Games five times and the Winter Games once).
- Sweden has had the most bids in the Winter Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once, with nine bids.
- Beijing is the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
- Helsinki, Milan, Montreal, Stockholm and Munich have each been selected as hosts for either the Summer or Winter Games while also bidding unsuccessfully for the other Games. Minneapolis has bid for the Summer and Winter Games but has never been selected.
Notes[]
- ^ a b At the first Session of the International Olympic Committee, in 1894, Athens was chosen to stage the first Olympic Games of the Modern Era, in 1896, as an honour to the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics. Paris was chosen as the site for the II Olympiad, in 1900, despite Pierre de Coubertin's wish that Paris would celebrate the first Games.[2][3]
- ^ Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.
- ^ Rome was the choice of the IOC, but the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius forced the Italians to return the Games to the IOC, which reattributed them to London.[4]
- ^ The Games were cancelled because of the ongoing World War I.
- ^ Antwerp was awarded with the Olympic Games as a compensation and to honour the Belgians who fought, suffered and died during the war.[5]
- ^ Paris got the Games for the second time to fulfill Pierre de Coubertin's wish to see a successful Olympics in his country, erasing the flaws of the 1900 Olympics, before he retired from the IOC.[6]
- ^ a b c Due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan relinquished its hosting rights to both the Summer and Winter Games. On 1938-07-15, the IOC relocated the Summer Games to Helsinki and the Winter Games to St. Moritz. Finland's invasion by the Soviet Union, in 1939, and the ensuing World War II forced the IOC to cancel the 1940 Summer Games.[7] Disagreements with the Swiss officials, concerning the entry of professional skiers in the Games, prompted the IOC to reattribute them for the second consecutive time to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, on 1939-06-09. They were cancelled as well because of the war.[8]
- ^ The Games were cancelled because of the ongoing World War II.
- ^ a b Selected without election, after the end of the World War II.
- ^ Australia's strict quarantine laws concerning the entry of foreign horses made it impossible for the equestrian events to be held within the Games period. In May, 1954, during the 49th IOC Session in Athens, Stockholm was chosen to stage what would be known as "Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad".[9][10]
- ^ The Games were postponed to 2021 because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.[11]
- ^ Los Angeles' bid was withdrawn on July 31, 2017 as a prerequisite to being awarded 2028, leaving Paris as the only bidder. The USOC initially picked Boston as the US candidate but later withdrew their bid in favor of Los Angeles.
- ^ Chamonix was chosen by the IOC to stage the "International Sports Week 1924", which would later be considered the First Olympic Winter Games.[13]
- ^ a b c d Until the 1938 revision of the Olympic Charter, the IOC rules stated that the host country of the Summer Olympics took priority if it wished to also host the Winter Olympics the same year.
- ^ The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, Canada. The selection was made at the 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970. In a statewide referendum on 7 November 1972, Colorado voters rejected funding for the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them. Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, and the IOC then offered the games to Whistler, Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of government following elections. Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 games. Salt Lake City offered to host the games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, which had hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics games twelve years earlier, on 5 February 1973. Salt Lake City would then host the Winter Olympics in 2002.[14]
References[]
- ^ a b c IPC-IOC Co-operation, The official website of the International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Athens 1896. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ Factsheet – The Olympic Movement (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 2007-02-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "1908 Olympics: London, England". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 22 February 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Antwerp 1920". Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "1924 Olympics: Paris, France". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 2002-02-22. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "1948 Olympics: London, England". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 22 February 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "St. Moritz 1948". Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Melbourne 1956". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad (in Swedish and English). Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games organisers 'agree postponement'". BBC Sport. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Ben Westcott and Homero De la Fuente. "Australian city named 'preferred host' for 2032 Olympics". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Chamonix 1924". Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1976". Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
See also[]
External links[]
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