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Host Cities of the Olympic Games

Here is a list of all the host cities of the Summer Olympic Games since the first modern Olympics in Athens 1896. The next Olympic Games will be in Paris in 2024, and Los Angeles in 2028. See also the discussion about the host cities.

London is the only city to host the Summer Games three times: 1908, 1948 and 2012. In 2024, Paris will host the summer Olympics for the third time, and in 2028 LA will host the Games for the third time too. The 2028 Games will also be the fifth time the Games have been hosted in the USA, though in three different cities.

See also the list of bidding cities for each Olympics. We also have a list of the time zones and latitude for each Games host city.



List of Olympic Host Cities

Olympiad Year Host City, Country
XXXV 2032 Brisbane, Australia
XXXIV 2028 Los Angeles, USA
XXXIII 2024 Paris, France
XXXII 2021 Tokyo, Japan
XXXI 2016 Rio, Brazil
XXX 2012 London, England, UK
XXIX 2008 Beijing, China
XXVIII 2004 Athens, Greece
XXVII 2000 Sydney, Australia
XXVI 1996 Atlanta, USA
XXV 1992 Barcelona, Spain
XXIV 1988 Seoul, South Korea
XXIII 1984 Los Angeles, USA
XXII 1980 Moscow, USSR
XXI 1976 Montreal, Canada
XX 1972 Munich, Germany
XIX 1968 Mexico City, Mexico
XVIII 1964 Tokyo, Japan
XVII 1960 Rome, Italy
XVI 1956 Melbourne, Australia (also Stockholm, Sweden)
XV 1952 Helsinki, Finland
XIV 1948 London, England, UK
XIII 1944 London, England, UK (not held)
XII 1940 Tokyo, Japan / Helsinki, Finland (not held)
XI 1936 Berlin, Germany
X 1932 Los Angeles, USA
IX 1928 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
VIII 1924 Paris, France
VII 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
VI 1916 Berlin, Germany (not held)
V 1912 Stockholm, Sweden
IV 1908 London, England, UK
  1906 Athens, Greece
III 1904 St Louis, USA
II 1900 Paris, France
I 1896 Athens, Greece


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