Olympics Host Cities Table

66 editions planned1896-2034: the cities, the cancelled war games, and the 2024 alternating rhythm

Year	Season	Host city	Country / note
1896	Summer	Athens	Greece
1900	Summer	Paris	France
1904	Summer	St. Louis	United States
1908	Summer	London	United Kingdom
1912	Summer	Stockholm	Sweden
1916	Summer	Berlin	cancelled - World War I
1920	Summer	Antwerp	Belgium
1924	Summer	Paris	France
1928	Summer	Amsterdam	Netherlands
1932	Summer	Los Angeles	United States
1936	Summer	Berlin	Germany
1940	Summer	Tokyo / Helsinki	cancelled - World War II
1944	Summer	London	cancelled - World War II
1948	Summer	London	United Kingdom
1952	Summer	Helsinki	Finland
1956	Summer	Melbourne	Australia
1960	Summer	Rome	Italy
1964	Summer	Tokyo	Japan
1968	Summer	Mexico City	Mexico
1972	Summer	Munich	West Germany
1976	Summer	Montreal	Canada
1980	Summer	Moscow	Soviet Union
1984	Summer	Los Angeles	United States
1988	Summer	Seoul	South Korea
1992	Summer	Barcelona	Spain
1996	Summer	Atlanta	United States
2000	Summer	Sydney	Australia
2004	Summer	Athens	Greece
2008	Summer	Beijing	China
2012	Summer	London	United Kingdom
2016	Summer	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
2020	Summer	Tokyo (held 2021)	Japan
2024	Summer	Paris	France
2028	Summer	Los Angeles	United States
1924	Winter	Chamonix	France
1928	Winter	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1932	Winter	Lake Placid	United States
1936	Winter	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany
1940	Winter	Garmisch / Cortina	cancelled - World War II
1944	Winter	Cortina	cancelled - World War II
1948	Winter	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1952	Winter	Oslo	Norway
1956	Winter	Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy
1960	Winter	Squaw Valley	United States
1964	Winter	Innsbruck	Austria
1968	Winter	Grenoble	France
1972	Winter	Sapporo	Japan
1976	Winter	Innsbruck	Austria
1980	Winter	Lake Placid	United States
1984	Winter	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia
1988	Winter	Calgary	Canada
1992	Winter	Albertville	France
1994	Winter	Lillehammer	Norway
1998	Winter	Nagano	Japan
2002	Winter	Salt Lake City	United States
2006	Winter	Turin	Italy
2010	Winter	Vancouver	Canada
2014	Winter	Sochi	Russia
2018	Winter	PyeongChang	South Korea
2022	Winter	Beijing	China
2026	Winter	Milano Cortina	Italy
2030	Winter	French Alps	France
2034	Winter	Salt Lake City	United States

The table's rhythm changed twice. From 1896 to 1992, Summer and Winter Games shared a year (Winter arrived in Chamonix in 1924); the 1994 Lillehammer edition started the current two-year stagger, so there is now an Olympics every two years. London holds the hosting record - 1908, 1948, 2012, and 2036-bids aside, the first three-time city until Paris matched it (1900, 1924, 2024).

The cancelled rows are the war record: Berlin 1916, Tokyo/Helsinki 1940 and London 1944 (summer) plus the two winter 1940/1944 editions never happened - six editions lost to the world wars. The boycott era shows differently: Moscow 1980 (US-led boycott) and Los Angeles 1984 (Soviet-led) were held but halved, the Cold War's reciprocal mirror. Tokyo 2020 is the only pandemic edition, held without spectators in 2021 under its original year's name.

The forward schedule is locked for a decade: Milano Cortina 2026 (Feb 6-22), the French Alps 2030, and Salt Lake City's return (2034) - its second, after 2002. Edition data follows olympics.com, the IOC's official games archive. Record-table companions: the World Cup winners table (the other global festival) and the days until winter countdown (the winter games' own season).

The modern Olympics have been staged 57 times across 23 countries, and the table's shape tells two structural stories: the Summer Games (1896 onward, every four years) are the original, and the Winter Games joined in Chamonix 1924 - sharing the same years until 1992, when the Lillehammer 1994 edition began the two-year stagger that gives the world an Olympics every second year today.

Six editions never happened: Berlin 1916, Tokyo-then-Helsinki 1940 and London 1944, plus the 1940 and 1944 Winter Games - all consumed by the world wars. The Cold War wrote a different kind of gap: Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 were held, but reciprocal boycotts halved both fields, the only editions the superpowers took turns missing. Tokyo 2020 stands alone as the pandemic games - postponed to 2021 but keeping its year's name, the first rescheduled Olympics ever.

The forward rows are the most locked-in schedule in sport: Milano Cortina 2026 (the winter games, February 6-22, spread across Italy's Lombardy and Veneto regions), the French Alps 2030, and Salt Lake City 2034 - the city's second, 32 years after its 2002 debut. On the summer side, Los Angeles 2028 makes the city the third three-time host after London and Paris.

How to use

Find any edition by year: the season column splits Summer and Winter, and the country column carries the political geography (West Germany, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union - names the table keeps historically honest).
Read the cancelled rows as history, not gaps: the six war games (1916, 1940, 1944 in both seasons) carry their planned hosts - Berlin, Tokyo/Helsinki, London, Garmisch, Cortina - showing how close each came to running.
Answer the hosting questions from the columns: three-time cities are London (1908/1948/2012) and Paris (1900/1924/2024); Los Angeles joins them in 2028; the only southern-hemisphere hosts are Melbourne, Sydney and Rio; Africa and the Middle East have never hosted.
Track the next games from the locked schedule: winter alternates at two-year intervals from 2026 (Milano Cortina, French Alps 2030, Salt Lake City 2034), while summer runs 2028 (LA) and 2032 (Brisbane).

Good to know — 57 editions held; first Athens 1896; winter joined Chamonix 1924; shared-year era ended Albertville 1992, staggered since Lillehammer 1994; six cancelled editions (1916, 1940, 1944 both seasons); boycott-hit: Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, LA 1984; three-time hosts: London (1908/48/2012), Paris (1900/24/2024), LA joining 2028; southern hemisphere: Melbourne 1956, Sydney 2000, Rio 2016; never hosted: Africa, Middle East; locked forward schedule: Milano Cortina 2026, LA 2028, Brisbane 2032, French Alps 2030, Salt Lake City 2034; Tokyo 2020 = only postponed edition (held 2021).

Quick reference — Use the table two ways: find any past games by year (and its historical country name), or read the locked future rows as a four-year travel plan - winter games every even-numbered leap-adjacent year, summer in between. The cancelled rows are the reminder that the schedule's only truly unbeatable opponent has been war.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the next Olympics?

Milano Cortina, Italy, hosts the Winter Olympics February 6-22, 2026 - the games spread across two regions, with ice events in Milano and snow events in Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Valtellina valley. The Summer Games return to Los Angeles in 2028, July 14-30, its third hosting after 1932 and 1984.

Which cities have hosted the Olympics the most times?

London and Paris lead with three each - London in 1908, 1948 and 2012; Paris in 1900, 1924 and 2024 (which made Paris the first host to hold three editions 124 years apart). Los Angeles joins the three-time club in 2028 (1932, 1984, 2028). Athens, Tokyo and Lake Placid have each hosted twice if you count the cancelled 1940s editions' planned hosts separately.

Which Olympics were cancelled?

Six editions fell to the world wars: Berlin 1916, Tokyo-then-Helsinki 1940 and London 1944 on the summer side, and Garmisch/Cortina 1940 plus Cortina 1944 in winter. Unlike the boycotts (Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, which ran with partial fields), these games never took place - 1916 is the only summer edition fully lost to the First World War.

Why are the Winter Olympics in odd years now?

Broadcast and pacing strategy: through 1992, Winter and Summer Games shared a year. The IOC moved the Winter Games forward by two years - Albertville 1992 was the last shared year, Lillehammer 1994 the first on the new cycle - so an Olympics now arrives every two years, doubling the broadcast rhythm from 1994 onward.

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