Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games Overview
This Summer Olympic Games list details every host city and host nation along with the number of sportsmen and sportswomen who took part. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) doesn’t publish Olympics medal tables because the Olympic Charter states the games are “competitions between athletes in individual or team events and not between countries” but nevertheless medal tables are widely published. Despite attempts to agree a more inclusive points system, which would give a rank to countries without any medals, none have become widely established.
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| Country | Year | Games | Nations | Olympic Village | Athletes | Events | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1896 | I | 14 | Athens | 245 | 43 | 9 |
| France | 1900 | II | 24 | Paris | 131 | 185 | 23 |
| USA | 1904 | III | 12 | St. Louis | 689 | 91 | 17 |
| England | 1908 | IV | 22 | London | 2,035 | 109 | 21 |
| Sweden | 1912 | V | 28 | Stockholm | 2,547 | 102 | 14 |
| Germany | 1916 | VI | – | Berlin | cancelled | due to WWII | – |
| Belgium | 1920 | VII | 29 | Antwerp | 2,669 | 154 | 20 |
| France | 1924 | VIII | 44 | Paris (France) | 3,075 | 126 | 17 |
| Netherlands | 1928 | IX | 46 | Amsterdam | 2,871 | 109 | 14 |
| USA | 1932 | X | 37 | Los Angeles | 1,331 | 116 | 14 |
| Germany | 1936 | XI | 49 | Berlin | 4,066 | 129 | 19 |
| Finland / Japan | 1940 | XII | – | Helsinki / Tokyo | cancelled | due to WWII | – |
| England | 1944 | XIII | – | London | cancelled | due to WWII | – |
| England | 1948 | XIV | 59 | London | 4,106 | 136 | 17 |
| Finland | 1952 | XV | 69 | Helsinki | 4,955 | 149 | 17 |
| Australia | 1956 | XVI | 72* | Melbourne | 3,472 | 153 | 17 |
| Italy | 1960 | XVII | 83 | Rome | 5,338 | 150 | 17 |
| Japan | 1964 | XVIII | 93 | Tokyo | 514 | 163 | 19 |
| Mexico | 1968 | XIX | 112 | Mexico City | 5,531 | 172 | 18 |
| Germany | 1972 | XX | 121 | Munich | 7,147 | 195 | 21 |
| Canada | 1976 | XXI | 92 | Montreal | 6,028 | 198 | 21 |
| Russia | 1980 | XXII | 80 | Moscow | 5,217 | 203 | 21 |
| USA | 1984 | XXIII | 140 | Los Angeles | 6,797 | 221 | 21 |
| South Korea | 1988 | XXIV | 159 | Seoul | 8,381 | 237 | 23 |
| Spain | 1992 | XXV | 169 | Barcelona | 9,967 | 257 | 25 |
| USA | 1996 | XXVI | 197 | Atlanta | 1,032 | 271 | 26 |
| Australia | 2000 | XXVII | 199 | Sydney | 10,651 | 300 | 28 |
| Greece | 2004 | XXVIII | 201 | Athens | 11,099 | 301 | 28 |
| China | 2008 | XXIX | 204 | Beijing | 11,129 | 302 | 28 |
| England | 2012 | XXX | 204 | London | 10,768 | 302 | 26 |
| Brazil | 2016 | XXXI | 207 | Rio de Janeiro | 11,303 | 306 | 28 |
| Japan | 2020 | XXXII | – | Tokyo | – | – | 28 |
Summer Olympic Games History
The first modern Summer Olympic Games took place in 1896 having been resurrected by Pierre de Frédy – a French Baron and historian – with the goal of promoting peace through sport. To what degree he succeeded is unclear – the games have been cancelled 3 times so far because of World Wars.
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- Compiled by Robert Junker, last updated August 12, 2019.
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