Modern Olympic Games were reintroduced in the 19th century. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee(IOC) in 1894. Since then the Olympic Games have been organized every four years in different cities.
Year | Host City, Country |
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1896 | Athens, Greece |
1900 | Paris, France |
1904 | St Louis, USA |
1906 | Athens, Greece |
1908 | London, Great Britain |
1912 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1916 | Berlin, Germany (not held) |
1920 | Antwerp, Belgium |
1924 | Paris, France |
1928 | Amsterdam, Holland |
1932 | Los Angeles, USA |
1936 | Berlin, Germany |
1940 | Tokyo, Japan / Helsinki, Finland (not held) |
1944 | London, Great Britain (not held) |
1948 | London, Great Britain |
1952 | Helsinki, Finland |
1956 | Melbourne, Australia |
1960 | Rome, Italy |
1964 | Tokyo, Japan |
1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
1972 | Munich, Germany |
1976 | Montreal, Canada |
1980 | Moscow, USSR |
1984 | Los Angeles, USA |
1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
1996 | Atlanta, USA |
2000 | Sydney, Australia |
2004 | Athens, Greece |
2008 | Beijing, China |
2012 | London, England |
2016 | Rio, Brazil |