HOST CITIES OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

The modern era of the Olympic Games began in 1896 when Athens, Greece hosted the Summer Games. Winter Games were first added to the Olympic program in 1924, when Chamonix, France hosted a gathering of the world’s elite winter athletes. No Olympic Games were held in 1916 due to the outbreak of World War I. No Olympic Games took place after the 1936 Games in Berlin, due to outbreak of World War II. The Games returned in 1948 when the winter edition was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Both the Winter and Summer Games were held in the same year from 1924 to 1992. Since then the Games schedule has been staggered so that one takes place every two years, with the Winter and Summer Games alternating. Following is a list of the Host Cities of the Olympic Games:

Year	Winter Games	Summer Games
1896		Athens, Greece
1900		Paris, France
1904		St. Louis, United States
1908		London, England
1912		Stockholm, Sweden
1916		Antwerp, Belgium
1924	Chamonix, France	Paris, France
1928	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932	Lake Placid, United States	Los Angeles, United States
1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany Berlin, Germany
1948	St. Moritz, Switzerland	London, England
1952	Oslo, Norway	Helsinki, Finland
1956	Cortina d"Ampezzo, Italy	Melbourne, Australia
1960	Squaw Valley, United States	Rome, Italy
1964	Innsbruck, Austria	Tokyo, Japan
1968	Grenoble, France	Mexico City, Mexico
1972	Sapporo, Japan	Munich, Germany
1976	Innsbruck, Austria	Montreal, Canada
1980	Lake Placid, United State	Moscow, Russia
1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Los Angeles, United States
1988	Calgary, Canada	Seoul, Republic of Korea
1992	Albertville, France	Barcelona, Spain
1994	Lillehammer, Norway
1996		Atlanta, United States
1998	Nagano, Japan
2000		Sydney, Australia
2002	Salt Lake City, United States
2004		Athens, Greece
2006	Torino, Italy
2008		Beijing, China
2010	Vancouver, Canada
2012		London, England
2014	Sochi, Russia
2016		Rio de Jainero, Brazil
2018	Pyeongchang, South Korea
2020		Tokyo, Japan