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Listed here are all the summer Olympic Games bidding cities (data up until 2024). Thanks to Hank Wisniewski of Austin, Texas, U.S.A for providing the data. There is a list of trivia about the bidding cities. See the full list of winning host cities.

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CITIES THAT HAVE BID on HOSTING the SUMMER OLYMPICS

(includes winning bid cities)

Argentina

• Buenos Aires – 1936, 1956, 1968 & 2004

Australia

• Brisbane – 1992
• Melbourne – 1956 & 1996
• Sydney – 2000

Austria

• Vienna – 1964

Azerbaijan

• Baku – 2016 & 2020

Belgium

• Antwerp – 1920
• Brussels – 1916, 1960 & 1964

Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro – 1936, 2004, 2012 & 2016

Canada

• Montreal – 1944, 1956, 1972 & 1976
• Toronto – 1996 & 2008

China

• Beijing – 2000 & 2008

Cuba

• Havana – 1920, 2008 & 2012

Czechia / Czechoslovakia

• Prague – 1924 & 2016

Egypt

• Alexandria – 1916, 1936
• Cairo – 2008

Finland

• Helsinki – 1936, 1940 (chosen to host after Tokyo 1940 was canceled; eventually all 1940 Games were canceled), 1944, 1952

France

• Lille – 2004
• Lyon – 1920, 1968
• Paris – 1900, 1924, 1992, 2008, 2012 & 2024

Germany / West Germany

• Berlin – 1908, 1916 (chosen to host but Games were canceled due to war), 1936 & 2000
• Cologne – 1936
• Frankfurt – 1936
• Hamburg - 2024
• Leipzig – 2012
• Munich – 1972
• Nuremburg – 1936

Greece

• Athens – 1896, 1944, 1952, 1996 & 2004

Hungary

• Budapest – 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960 & 2024

Ireland

• Dublin – 1936

Italy

• Milan – 1908
• Rome – 1908 (chosen to host; switched to London due to eruption of Mt. Vesuvius), 1924, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1960, 2004, 2020 (withdrew before the filing deadline) & 2024

Japan

• Nagoya – 1988
• Osaka – 2008
• Tokyo – 1940 (chosen to host but Games were canceled due to war), 1960, 1964, 2016 & 2020

Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur – 2008

Mexico

• Mexico City – 1956, 1960 & 1968

Netherlands

• Amsterdam – 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1952 & 1992

Qatar

• Doha – 2016 & 2020

Russia / Soviet Union

• Moscow – 1976, 1980 & 2012
• Saint Petersburg – 2004

Serbia / Yugoslavia

• Belgrade – 1992 & 1996

South Africa

• Cape Town – 2004

South Korea

• Seoul – 1988

Spain

• Barcelona – 1924, 1936, 1940 & 1992
• Madrid – 1972, 2012, 2016 & 2020
• Seville – 2004 & 2008

Sweden

• Stockholm – 1912, 1952 & 2004

Switzerland

• Lausanne – 1936, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960

Thailand

• Bangkok – 2008

Türkiye

• Istanbul – 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 & 2020

United Kingdom

• London – 1908, 1944 (chosen to host but Games were canceled due to war), 1948 (chosen without vote) & 2012
• Manchester – 1996 & 2000

United States

• Atlanta – 1920 & 1996
• Baltimore – 1948
• Chicago – 1904 (chosen to host; later switched to St. Louis), 1952, 1956 & 2016
• Cleveland – 1916, 1920
• Detroit – 1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 & 1972
• Los Angeles – 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2024 & 2028
• Minneapolis – 1932W, 1948, 1952 & 1956
• New York – 2012
• Philadelphia – 1920, 1948, 1952 & 1956
• Saint Louis – 1904
• San Francisco – 1956
• San Juan, Puerto Rico – 2004

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Related Pages

• Olympic Games Host City Bids - listed by year
• There is a list of trivia about the bidding cities
• Host countries of the Olympics
• More information provided by Hank Wisniewski
• See also other sporting lists