List of Olympic Games host cities

Since the Modern Olympics began in 1896, there have been 27 Summer Olympic Games held in 22 different cities and 22 Winter Olympic Games held in 19 different cities. In addition, three summer and two winter editions of the Games were scheduled to take place but were later cancelled due to war: Berlin (summer) in 1916, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (summer) and Helsinki (winter) in 1940, and London (summer) and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (winter) in 1944. The 1906 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, are no longer officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which refers to them as 1906 Intercalated Games, although they were at the time. Four cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics, Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

In 2022, Beijing will become the only city that has held both the summer and winter Olympic Games. Seven cities have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics), and Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics). Tokyo will join this list in 2020, with the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In addition, Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics and the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics. London has become the first city to have hosted three Games as of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom have each hosted three Games.

The Games have primarily been hosted in the continents of Europe (30 editions) and Americas (12 editions); five Games have been hosted in Asia and two have been hosted in Oceania. In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will become South America's first Olympic host city, while the African continent is yet to host the Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions which have not hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.

Host cities are selected by the IOC membership, usually seven years in advance. The selection process lasts approximately two years. In a first stage, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city. After 10 months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which of these applicant cities will become official candidates as based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In a second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the IOC Session, a general meeting of IOC members.

Olympic host cities

For individual summer and winter lists, see List of modern Summer Olympic Games and List of Winter Olympic Games.

City	Country	Continent	Summer	Winter	Year	Opening Ceremony	Closing Ceremony
Athens	Greece	Europe	S005I	—	1896	April 6	April 15
Paris	France	Europe	S005II	—	1900	May 14	October 28
St. Louis	United States	North America	S005III	—	1904	July 1	November 23
London	United Kingdom	Europe	S005IV	—	1908	April 27	October 31
Stockholm	Sweden	Europe	S005V	—	1912	May 5	July 22
Berlin	Germany	Europe	S006VI	—	1916	Cancelled due to WWI
Antwerp	Belgium	Europe	S007VII	—	1920	April 20	September 12
Chamonix	France	Europe	—	W001I	1924	January 25	February 4
Paris	France	Europe	S008VIII	—		May 4	July 27
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	—	W002II	1928	February 11	February 19
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Europe	S009IX	—		May 17	August 12
Lake Placid	United States	North America	—	W003III	1932	February 4	February 15
Los Angeles	United States	North America	S010X	—		July 30	August 14
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Europe	—	W004IV	1936	February 6	February 16
Berlin	Germany	Europe	S011XI	—		August 1	August 16
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Europe	—	W005aV	1940	Cancelled due to WWII
Helsinki	Finland	Europe	S012XII	—
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Europe	—	W005bV	1944
London	United Kingdom	Europe	S013XIII	—
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	—	W005cV	1948	January 30	February 8
London	United Kingdom	Europe	S014XIV	—		July 29	August 14
Oslo	Norway	Europe	—	W006VI	1952	February 14	February 25
Helsinki	Finland	Europe	S015XV	—		July 19	August 3
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Europe	—	W007VII	1956	January 26	February 5
Melbourne Stockholm	Australia Sweden	Oceania Europe	S016XVI	—		November 22 June 10	December 8 June 17
Squaw Valley	United States	North America	—	W008VIII	1960	February 18	February 28
Rome	Italy	Europe	S017XVII	—		August 25	September 11
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	—	W009IX	1964	January 29	February 9
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	S018XVIII	—		October 10	October 24
Grenoble	France	Europe	—	W010X	1968	February 6	February 18
Mexico City	Mexico	North America	S019XIX	—		October 12	October 27
Sapporo	Japan	Asia	—	W011XI	1972	February 3	February 13
Munich	West Germany	Europe	S020XX	—		August 26	September 11
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	—	W012XII	1976	February 4	February 15
Montreal	Canada	North America	S021XXI	—		July 17	August 1
Lake Placid	United States	North America	—	W013XIII	1980	February 12	February 24
Moscow	Soviet Union	Europe	S022XXII	—		July 19	August 3
Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	Europe	—	W014XIV	1984	February 7	February 19
Los Angeles	United States	North America	S023XXIII	—		July 28	August 12
Calgary	Canada	North America	—	W015XV	1988	February 13	February 28
Seoul	South Korea	Asia	S024XXIV	—		September 17	October 2
Albertville	France	Europe	—	W016XVI	1992	February 8	February 23
Barcelona	Spain	Europe	S025XXV	—		July 25	August 9
Lillehammer	Norway	Europe	—	W017XVII	1994	February 12	February 27
Atlanta	United States	North America	S026XXVI	—	1996	July 19	August 4
Nagano	Japan	Asia	—	W018XVIII	1998	February 7	February 22
Sydney	Australia	Oceania	S027XXVII	—	2000	September 15	October 1
Salt Lake City	United States	North America	—	W019XIX	2002	February 8	February 24
Athens	Greece	Europe	S028XXVIII	—	2004	August 13	August 29
Turin	Italy	Europe	—	W020XX	2006	February 10	February 26
Beijing	China	Asia	S029XXIX	—	2008	August 8	August 24
Vancouver	Canada	North America	—	W021XXI	2010	February 12	February 28
London	United Kingdom	Europe	S030XXX	—	2012	July 27	August 12
Sochi	Russia	Europe	—	W022XXII	2014	February 7	February 23
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	S031XXXI	—	2016	August 5	August 21
Pyeongchang	South Korea	Asia	—	W023XXIII	2018	February 9	February 25
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	S032XXXII	—	2020	July 24	August 9
Beijing	China	Asia	—	W023XXIV	2022	February 4	February 20

Statistics

Host cities for multiple Summer and Winter Olympic Games

List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games

City	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
London	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1948, 2012)	0	3
Beijing	China	Asia	1 (2008)	1 (2022)	2
Tokyo	Japan	Asia	2 (1964, 2020)	0	2
Athens	Greece	Europe	2 (1896, 2004)	0	2
Los Angeles	United States	N. America	2 (1932, 1984)	0	2
Lake Placid	United States	N. America	0	2 (1932, 1980)	2
Innsbruck	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1948)	2
Paris	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	0	2

Number of Olympic Games by country

Nations that have hosted the Summer Olympics

  4 times or more

  3 times

  2 times

  1 time

  Never held games

Nations that have hosted the Winter Olympics

  4 times or more

  3 times

  2 times

  1 time

  Never held games

List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted the Olympic Games

Rank	Country	Continent	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	Total
1	United States	N. America	4 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996)	4 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002)	8
2	France	Europe	2 (1900, 1924)	3 (1924, 1968, 1992)	5
3	Japan	Asia	2 (1940, 1964, 2020)	2 (1940, 1972, 1998)	4
4	United Kingdom	Europe	3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)	0	3
4	Canada	N. America	1 (1976)	2 (1988, 2010)	3
4	Italy	Europe	1 (1960)	2 (1944, 1956, 2006)	3
4	Germany	Europe	2 (1916, 1936, 1972)	1 (1936, 1940)	3
8	China	Asia	1 (2008)	1 (2022)	2
8	South Korea	Asia	1 (1988)	1 (2018)	2
8	Soviet Union/Russia	Europe	1 (1980)	1 (2014)	2
8	Greece	Europe	2 (1896, 2004)	0	2
8	Australia	Oceania	2 (1956, 2000)	0	2
8	Norway	Europe	0	2 (1952, 1994)	2
8	Austria	Europe	0	2 (1964, 1976)	2
8	Switzerland	Europe	0	2 (1928, 1940, 1948)	2
16	Brazil	S. America	1 (2016)	0	1
16	Spain	Europe	1 (1992)	0	1
16	SFR Yugoslavia	Europe	0	1 (1984)	1
16	Mexico	N. America	1 (1968)	0	1
16	Finland	Europe	1 (1940, 1952)	0	1
16	Netherlands	Europe	1 (1928)	0	1
16	Belgium	Europe	1 (1920)	0	1
16	Sweden	Europe	1 (1912)	0	1

Notes

• ^a Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.
• ^b The 1908 Games were originally given to Rome, but were moved to London when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
• ^c Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening and closing ceremonies, just like the regular Summer Olympics.
• ^d Russia/Soviet Union spans the continents of Europe and Asia. However, the Russian National Olympic Committee is part of the European Olympic Committees. Also, Moscow is on the European side of the most commonly recognized boundary between Europe and Asia. (Sochi is in Asia per the usual geographic boundary, being just south of the Greater Caucasus' western end; but political approximations of the continental boundary place it in Europe.)
• ^e Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR. Although Hong Kong's separate NOC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games (unlike the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition it was not conducted under a separate Hong Kong bid, separate flame, etc.).
• ^f the 1906 Games were considered to be official at the time, and the records were listed in the record books as late as the year 2000.
• ^g The Sailing events were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands.