Olympic Studies: Modern Olympics

A guide to researching the social and economic impact of hosting the Olympic Games

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Modern Olympics

Olympic Games Sites

Summer Olympic Games Sites

2024 - To Be Determined 15 SEP 2017
2020 - Tokyo, Japan
2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 - London, United Kingdom
2008 - Beijing, China
2004 - Athens, Greece
2000 - Sydney, Australia
1996 - Atlanta, United States
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1988 - Seoul, South Korea
1984 - Los Angeles, United States
1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1972 - Munich, West Germany
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1960 - Rome, Italy
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1944 - Scheduled for London, U.K.* 
1940 - Scheduled for Tokyo, Japan*
1936 - Berlin, Germany
1932 - Los Angeles, United States
1928 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium1924 - Paris, France
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1916 - Scheduled for Berlin, Germany*
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
1908 - London, United Kingdom
1904 - St. Louis, United States
1900 - Paris, France
1896 - Athens, Greece

* Due to World Wars I and II, Summer Olympic Games were not held in 1916, 1940, and 1944.

Winter Olympic Games Sites

2022 - Beijing, China
2018 - Pyeongchang, South Korea
2014 - Sochi, Russia
2010 - Vancouver, Canada
2006 - Torino (Turin), Italy
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1998 - Nagano, Japan
1994 - Lillehammer, Norway**
1992 - Albertville, France**
1988 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1984 - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1980 - Lake Placid, New York, USA
1976 - Innsbruck, Austria
1972 - Sapporo, Japan
1968 - Grenoble, France
1964 - Innsbruck, Austria
1960 - Squaw Valley, California, USA
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1952 - Oslo, Norway
1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1944 - Scheduled for Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy*
1940 - Scheduled for Sapporo, Japan*
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1932 - Lake Placid, N.Y., United States
1928 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1924 - Chamonix, France

* Due to World War II, Winter Olympic Games were not held in 1940 and 1944.

** The 1992 and 1994 Winter Games are two years apart due to the transition of the Winter Games to alternating even-numbered years with regard to the Summer Games.

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