Bids for Olympic Games

National Olympic Committees that wish to host an Olympic Games select cities within their territories to put forth Bids for the Olympic Games. The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid.[1] Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event, interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games.

50 different cities have been chosen to host the modern Olympics: three in Eastern Europe, five in East Asia, one in South America, two in Oceania, nine in North America and the remainder in Western Europe. No Central American, African, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, or Southeast Asian city has ever been chosen to host an Olympics.

Recent decisions have been made at IOC Sessions seven to eleven years from the games; for example, the 2020 Summer Olympics were awarded to Tokyo on 7 September 2013, the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to Beijing on 31 July 2015, the 2024 Summer Olympics were awarded to Paris on 13 September 2017, the 2026 Winter Olympics were awarded to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo on 24 June 2019 and the 2028 Summer Olympics were awarded to Los Angeles on 13 September 2017.

IOC – IPC co-operation

In June 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) signed an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games.[1] The agreement came into effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC), chose to follow the practice of "one bid, one city" already at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, with one Organizing Committee for both Games, which was followed up by the 2004 Games in Athens and Turin in 2006. The agreement was adjusted in 2003. An extension was signed in June 2006.[1]

Games of the Olympiad

GamesYearBid partyResultFinal selection processNote
CityNOCsDateIOC Session
I 1896 Athens GreeceAwarded to host the Games of the I Olympiad (sole bid) 23 June 1894 1st in Paris, France [lower-roman 1]
II 1900 Paris FranceAwarded to host the Games of the II Olympiad (sole bid) 23 June 1894 1st in Paris, France [lower-roman 1]
III 1904 Chicago United StatesAwarded to host the Games of the III Olympiad (moved to St. Louis) 22 May 1901 4th in Paris, France [lower-roman 2]
St. LouisInherently awarded to host the Games of the III Olympiad
IV 1908 Rome ItalyAwarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad (reattributed) June 1904 6th in London [lower-roman 3]
London United KingdomInherently awarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad
Berlin GermanyNot selected to host the games
Milan Italy
V 1912 Stockholm SwedenAwarded to host the Games of the V Olympiad (sole bid) 27 May 1909 10th in Berlin, Germany
VI 1916 Berlin GermanyAwarded to host the Games of the VI Olympiad (cancelled) 27 May 1912 14th in Stockholm, Sweden [lower-roman 4]
Alexandria EgyptNot selected to host the games
Amsterdam Netherlands
Brussels Belgium
Budapest Hungary
Cleveland United States
VII 1920 Antwerp BelgiumAwarded to host the Games of the VII Olympiad 5 April 1919 17th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 5]
Amsterdam NetherlandsNot selected to host the games
Atlanta United States
Budapest Hungary
Cleveland United States
Havana Cuba
Philadelphia United States
Lyon FranceWithdrew during the host selection process
VIII 1924 Paris FranceAwarded to host the Games of the VIII Olympiad 2 June 1921 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 6]
Amsterdam NetherlandsNot selected to host the games
Barcelona Spain
Los Angeles United States
Prague Czechoslovakia
Rome Italy
IX 1928 Amsterdam NetherlandsAwarded to host the Games of the IX Olympiad 2 June 1921 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland
Los Angeles United StatesNot selected to host the games
X 1932 Los Angeles United StatesAwarded to host the Games of the X Olympiad (sole bid) 9 April 1923 21st in Rome, Italy
XI 1936 Berlin GermanyAwarded to host the Games of the XI Olympiad (43 votes) 13 May 1931 30th in Lausanne, Switzerland
Barcelona SpainEliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
Alexandria EgyptWithdrew during the host selection process
Budapest Hungary
Buenos Aires Argentina
Cologne Germany
Dublin Ireland
Frankfurt Germany
Helsinki Finland
Lausanne  Switzerland
Montevideo Uruguay
Nuremberg Germany
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Rome Italy
XII 1940 Tokyo JapanAwarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (relinquished) 31 July 1936 35th in Berlin, Germany [lower-roman 7]
Helsinki FinlandInherently awarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (cancelled)
Barcelona SpainNot selected to host the games
Rome ItalyNot selected to host the games
XIII 1944 London United KingdomAwarded to host the Games of the XIII Olympiad (20 votes; cancelled) 9 June 1939 38th in London [lower-roman 8]
Rome ItalyEliminated in the first voting (11 votes)
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
Lausanne  SwitzerlandEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
Athens GreeceEliminated in the first voting (no vote)
Budapest Hungary
Helsinki Finland
Montreal Canada
XIV 1948 London United KingdomAwarded to host the Games of the XIV Olympiad September 1946 39th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 9]
Baltimore United StatesNot selected to host the games
Lausanne  Switzerland
Los Angeles United States
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
XV 1952 Helsinki FinlandAwarded to host the Games of the XV Olympiad (15 votes) 21 June 1947 40th in Stockholm, Sweden
Minneapolis United StatesEliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
Los Angeles
Amsterdam NetherlandsEliminated in the second voting (3 votes)
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
ChicagoEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
PhiladelphiaEliminated in the first voting (no vote)
XVI 1956 Melbourne AustraliaAwarded to host the Games of the XVI Olympiad (21 votes) 28 April 1949 43rd in Rome, Italy [lower-roman 10]
Buenos Aires ArgentinaEliminated in the fourth voting (20 votes)
Los Angeles United StatesEliminated in the third voting (5 votes)
DetroitEliminated in the third voting (4 votes)
Mexico City MexicoEliminated in the second voting (3 votes)
Chicago United StatesEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
San FranciscoEliminated in the first voting (no vote)
Montreal Canada
XVII 1960 Rome ItalyAwarded to host the Games of the XVII Olympiad (35 votes) 15 June 1955 50th in Paris, France
Lausanne  SwitzerlandEliminated in the third voting (24 votes)
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the second voting (11 votes)
Budapest HungaryEliminated in the second voting (1 vote)
Brussels BelgiumEliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
Mexico City Mexico
Tokyo JapanEliminated in the first voting (4 votes)
XVIII 1964 Tokyo JapanAwarded to host the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (34 votes) 26 May 1959 55th in Munich, West Germany
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
Vienna AustriaEliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
Brussels BelgiumEliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
XIX 1968 Mexico City MexicoAwarded to host the Games of the XIX Olympiad (30 votes) 18 October 1963 60th in Baden-Baden, West Germany
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
Lyon FranceEliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
Buenos Aires ArgentinaEliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
XX 1972 Munich West GermanyAwarded to host the Games of the XX Olympiad (31 votes) 26 April 1966 64th in Rome, Italy
Madrid SpainEliminated in the second voting (16 votes)
Montreal CanadaEliminated in the second voting (13 votes)
Detroit United StatesEliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
XXI 1976 Montreal CanadaAwarded to host the Games of the XXI Olympiad (41 votes) 12 May 1970 69th in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Moscow Soviet UnionEliminated in the second voting (28 votes)
Los Angeles United StatesEliminated in the first voting (17 votes)
XXII 1980 Moscow Soviet UnionAwarded to host the Games of the XXII Olympiad (39 votes) 23 October 1974 75th in Vienna, Austria
Los Angeles United StatesEliminated in the first voting (20 votes)
XXIII 1984 Los Angeles United StatesAwarded to host the Games of the XXIII Olympiad (sole bid) 18 May 1978 80th in Athens, Greece
XXIV 1988 Seoul South KoreaAwarded to host the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (52 votes) 30 September 1981 84th in Baden-Baden, West Germany
Nagoya JapanEliminated in the first voting (27 votes)
XXV 1992 Barcelona SpainAwarded to host the Games of the XXV Olympiad (47 votes) 17 October 1986 91st in Lausanne, Switzerland
Paris FranceEliminated in the third voting (23 votes)
Brisbane AustraliaEliminated in the third voting (10 votes)
Belgrade SFR YugoslaviaEliminated in the third voting (5 votes)
Birmingham United KingdomEliminated in the second voting (8 votes)
Amsterdam NetherlandsEliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
XXVI 1996 Atlanta United StatesAwarded to host the Games of the XXVI Olympiad (51 votes) 18 September 1990 96th in Tokyo, Japan
Athens GreeceEliminated in the fifth voting (35 votes)
Toronto CanadaEliminated in the fourth voting (22 votes)
Melbourne AustraliaEliminated in the third voting (16 votes)
Manchester United KingdomEliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
Belgrade SFR YugoslaviaEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XXVII 2000 Sydney AustraliaAwarded to host the Games of the XXVII Olympiad (45 votes) 23 September 1993 101st in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Beijing ChinaEliminated in the fourth voting (43 votes)
Manchester United KingdomEliminated in the third voting (11 votes)
Berlin GermanyEliminated in the second voting (9 votes)
Istanbul TurkeyEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
Brasilia BrazilWithdrew during the host selection process
Milan Italy
Tashkent Uzbekistan
XXVIII 2004 Athens GreeceAwarded to host the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (66 votes) 9 May 1997 106th in Lausanne, Switzerland
Rome ItalyEliminated in the fourth voting (41 votes)
Cape Town South AfricaEliminated in the third voting (20 votes)
Stockholm SwedenEliminated in the second voting (19 votes)
Buenos Aires ArgentinaEliminated in the run-off voting (44 votes)
Istanbul TurkeyNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Lille France
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Saint Petersburg Russia
San Juan Puerto Rico
Seville Spain
XXIX 2008 Beijing ChinaAwarded to host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (56 votes from 107 voters; 52.34%) 13 July 2001 112th in Moscow, Russia
Toronto CanadaEliminated in the second voting (22 votes from 107 voters; 20.56%)
Paris FranceEliminated in the second voting (18 votes from 107 voters; 16.82%)
Istanbul TurkeyEliminated in the second voting (9 votes from 107 voters; 8.41%)
Osaka JapanEliminated in the first voting (6 votes from 105 voters; 5.71%)
Bangkok ThailandNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Cairo Egypt
Havana Cuba
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Seville Spain
XXX 2012 London United KingdomAwarded to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad (54 votes from 107 voters; 50.47%) 6 July 2005 117th in Singapore
Paris FranceEliminated in the fourth voting (50 votes from 107 voters; 46.73%)
Madrid SpainEliminated in the third voting (31 votes from 105 voters; 29.52%)
New York City United StatesEliminated in the second voting (16 votes from 102 voters; 15.69%)
Moscow RussiaEliminated in the first voting (15 votes from 99 voters; 15.15%)
Istanbul TurkeyNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Leipzig Germany
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Havana Cuba
XXXI 2016 Rio de Janeiro BrazilAwarded to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (66 votes from 98 voters; 67.35%) 2 October 2009 121st in Copenhagen, Denmark
Madrid SpainEliminated in the third voting (32 votes from 98 voters; 32.65%)
Tokyo JapanEliminated in the second voting (20 votes from 96 voters; 21.05%)
Chicago United StatesEliminated in the first voting (18 votes from 94 voters; 19.15%)
Baku AzerbaijanNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Doha Qatar
Prague Czech Republic
XXXII 2020 Tokyo JapanAwarded to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (60 votes) 7 September 2013 125th in Buenos Aires, Argentina [lower-roman 11]
Istanbul TurkeyEliminated in the second voting (36 votes)
Madrid SpainEliminated in the run-off voting (49 votes)
Baku AzerbaijanNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Doha Qatar
Rome Italy
XXXIII
&
XXXIV
2024
&
2028
Paris FranceAwarded to host the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (unanimous vote) 13 September 2017 131st in Lima, Peru [lower-roman 12]
Los Angeles United StatesAwarded to host the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad (unanimous vote)
Budapest HungaryWithdrew during the candidature stage
Hamburg Germany
Rome Italy

Olympic Winter Games

GamesYearBid partyResultFinal selection processNote
CityNOCsDateIOC Session
I 1924 Chamonix FranceAwarded to host the I Olympic Winter Games (sole bid) 2 June 1921 19th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 13]
II 1928 St. Moritz  SwitzerlandAwarded to host the II Olympic Winter Games 5 June 1926 24th in Lisbon, Portugal
Davos  SwitzerlandNot selected to host the games
Engelberg
III 1932 Lake Placid United StatesAwarded to host the III Olympic Winter Games 10 April 1929 27th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 14]
Bear Mountain United StatesNot selected to host the games
Denver
Duluth
Minneapolis
Montreal Canada
Oslo Norway
Yosemite Valley United States
IV 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen GermanyAwarded to host the IV Olympic Winter Games 7 June 1933 31st in Vienna, Austria [lower-roman 14]
Montreal CanadaNot selected to host the games
St. Moritz  SwitzerlandNot selected to host the games
V 1940 Sapporo JapanAwarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (sole bid; relinquished) 9 June 1937 36th in Warsaw, Poland [lower-roman 14]
[lower-roman 7]
St. Moritz  SwitzerlandSecondly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (withdrew)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen GermanyThirdly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (cancelled)
1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyAwarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (16 votes; cancelled) 9 June 1939 38th in London [lower-roman 14]
[lower-roman 7]
Montreal CanadaEliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
Oslo NorwayEliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
1948 St. Moritz  SwitzerlandAwarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games September 1946 39th in Lausanne, Switzerland [lower-roman 9]
Lake Placid United StatesNot selected to host the games
VI 1952 Oslo NorwayAwarded to host the VI Olympic Winter Games (17 votes) 21 June 1947 40th in Stockholm, Sweden
Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyEliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
Lake Placid United StatesEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
VII 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyAwarded to host the VII Olympic Winter Games (31 votes) 28 April 1949 43rd in Rome, Italy
Montreal CanadaEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
Colorado Springs United StatesEliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
Lake PlacidEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
VIII 1960 Squaw Valley United StatesAwarded to host the VIII Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) 16 June 1955 50th in Paris, France
Innsbruck AustriaEliminated in the second voting (30 votes)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen West GermanyEliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
St. Moritz  SwitzerlandEliminated in the first voting (3 votes)
IX 1964 Innsbruck AustriaAwarded to host the IX Olympic Winter Games (48 votes) 28 April 1959 55th in Munich, West Germany
Calgary CanadaEliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
Lahti FinlandEliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
X 1968 Grenoble FranceAwarded to host the X Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) 28 January 1964 61st in Vienna, Austria
Calgary CanadaEliminated in the third voting (24 votes)
Lahti FinlandEliminated in the second voting (14 votes)
Sapporo JapanEliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
Oslo NorwayEliminated in the first voting (4 votes)
Lake Placid United StatesEliminated in the first voting (3 votes)
XI 1972 Sapporo JapanAwarded to host the XI Olympic Winter Games (32 votes) 26 April 1966 64th in Rome, Italy
Banff CanadaEliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
Lahti FinlandEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
Salt Lake City United StatesEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XII 1976 Denver United StatesAwarded to host the XII Olympic Winter Games (39 votes; withdrew) 12 May 1970 69th in Amsterdam, Netherlands [lower-roman 15]
Innsbruck AustriaSecondly awarded to host the XII Olympic Winter Games
Sion  SwitzerlandEliminated in the third voting (30 votes)
Tampere FinlandEliminated in the second voting (8 votes)
Vancouver and Garibaldi CanadaEliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
XIII 1980 Lake Placid United StatesAwarded to host the XIII Olympic Winter Games (sole bid) 23 October 1974 75th in Vienna, Austria
Vancouver and Garibaldi CanadaWithdrew during the host selection process
XIV 1984 Sarajevo YugoslaviaAwarded to host the XIV Olympic Winter Games (39 votes) 18 May 1978 80th in Athens, Greece
Sapporo JapanEliminated in the second voting (36 votes)
Gothenburg SwedenEliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
XV 1988 Calgary CanadaAwarded to host the XV Olympic Winter Games (48 votes) 30 September 1981 84th in Baden-Baden, West Germany
Falun SwedenEliminated in the second voting (31 votes)
Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyEliminated in the first voting (18 votes)
XVI 1992 Albertville FranceAwarded to host the XVI Olympic Winter Games (51 votes) 17 October 1986 91st in Lausanne, Switzerland
Sofia BulgariaEliminated in the fifth voting (25 votes)
Falun SwedenEliminated in the fifth voting (9 votes)
Lillehammer NorwayEliminated in the run-off voting (40 votes)
Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyEliminated in the third voting (7 votes)
Anchorage United StatesEliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
Berchtesgaden West GermanyEliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
XVII 1994 Lillehammer NorwayAwarded to host the XVII Olympic Winter Games (45 votes) 15 September 1988 94th in Seoul, South Korea
Östersund SwedenEliminated in the third voting (39 votes)
Anchorage United StatesEliminated in the second voting (22 votes)
Sofia BulgariaEliminated in the first voting (17 votes)
XVIII 1998 Nagano JapanAwarded to host the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (46 votes) 15 June 1991 97th in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salt Lake City United StatesEliminated in the fourth voting (42 votes)
Östersund SwedenEliminated in the third voting (23 votes)
Jaca SpainEliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
Aosta ItalyEliminated in the run-off voting (29 votes)
XIX 2002 Salt Lake City United StatesAwarded to host the XIX Olympic Winter Games (54 votes) 16 June 1995 104th in Budapest, Hungary
Östersund SwedenEliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
Sion  SwitzerlandEliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
Quebec City CanadaEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
Graz AustriaNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Jaca Spain
Poprad Slovakia
Sochi Russia
Tarvisio Italy
XX 2006 Turin ItalyAwarded to host the XX Olympic Winter Games (53 votes) 16 June 1999 109th in Seoul, South Korea
Sion  SwitzerlandEliminated in the first voting (36 votes)
Helsinki FinlandNot shortlisted to the final candidature stage
Klagenfurt Austria
Poprad-Tatry Slovakia
Zakopane Poland
XXI 2010 Vancouver CanadaAwarded to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games (54 votes) 2 July 2003 115th in Prague, Czech Republic
Pyeongchang South KoreaEliminated in the second voting (53 votes)
Salzburg AustriaEliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
Bern  SwitzerlandWithdrew during the candidature stage
Andorra la Vella AndorraNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Harbin China
Jaca Spain
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
XXII 2014 Sochi RussiaAwarded to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games (51 votes) 4 July 2007 119th in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Pyeongchang South KoreaEliminated in the second voting (47 votes)
Salzburg AustriaEliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
Almaty KazakhstanNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Borjomi Georgia
Jaca Spain
Sofia Bulgaria
XXIII 2018 Pyeongchang South KoreaAwarded to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (63 votes) 6 July 2011 123rd in Durban, South Africa
Munich GermanyEliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
Annecy FranceEliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XXIV 2022 Beijing ChinaAwarded to host the XXIV Olympic Winter Games (44 votes) 31 July 2015 127th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Almaty KazakhstanEliminated in the first voting (40 votes)
Oslo NorwayWithdrew during the candidature stage
Kraków PolandNot shortlisted to the candidature stage
Lviv Ukraine
Stockholm Sweden
XXV 2026 Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyAwarded to host the XXV Olympic Winter Games (47 votes) 24 June 2019 134th in Lausanne, Switzerland
Stockholm and Åre SwedenEliminated in the first voting (34 votes)
Calgary CanadaWithdrew during the candidature stage
Graz Austria
Sapporo Japan
Sion  Switzerland
Erzurum TurkeyNot invited to the candidature stage
XXVI 2030 Barcelona SpainTaking part in the permanent, ongoing dialogue stage
Sapporo Japan
Salt Lake City United States


Bidding cities

City CountryGames of the OlympiadOlympic Winter GamesTotal
Andorra la Vella  Andorra 1 (2010) 1 (0)
Buenos Aires  Argentina 4 (1936, 1956, 1968, 2004) 4 (0)
Brisbane  Australia 1 (1992) 1 (0)
Melbourne 2 (1956, 1996) 2 (1)
Sydney 1 (2000) 1 (1)
Graz  Austria 2 (2002, 2026) 2 (0)
Innsbruck 3 (1960, 1964, 1976) 3 (2)
Klagenfurt 1 (2006) 1 (0)
Salzburg 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (0)
Vienna 1 (1964) 1 (0)
Baku  Azerbaijan 2 (2016, 2020) 2 (0)
Antwerp  Belgium 1 (1920) 1 (1)
Brussels 3 (1916, 1960, 1964) 3 (0)
Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (1984, 2010) 2 (1)
Brasilia  Brazil 1 (2000) 1 (0)
Rio de Janeiro 4 (1936, 2004, 2012, 2016) 4 (1)
Sofia  Bulgaria 3 (1992, 1994, 2014) 3 (0)
Banff  Canada 1 (1972) 1 (0)
Calgary 4 (1964, 1968, 1988, 2026) 4 (1)
Garibaldi 2 (1976, 1980) 2 (0)
Montreal 4 (1944, 1956, 1972, 1976) 4 (1932, 1936, 1944, 1956) 8 (1)
Quebec City 1 (2002) 1 (0)
Toronto 2 (1996, 2008) 2 (0)
Vancouver 3 (1976, 1980, 2010) 3 (1)
Beijing  China 2 (2000, 2008) 1 (2022) 3 (2)
Harbin 1 (2010) 1 (0)
Havana  Cuba 3 (1920, 2008, 2012) 3 (0)
Prague  Czech Republic 2 (1924, 2016) 2 (0)
Alexandria  Egypt 2 (1916, 1936) 2 (0)
Cairo  Egypt 1 (2008) 1 (0)
Helsinki  Finland 5 (1936, 1940, 1944, 1952) 1 (2006) 5 (1)
Lahti 3 (1964, 1968, 1972) 3 (0)
Tampere 1 (1976) 1 (0)
Albertville  France 1 (1992) 1 (1)
Annecy 1 (2018) 1 (0)
Chamonix 1 (1924) 1 (1)
Grenoble 1 (1968) 1 (1)
Lille 1 (2004) 1 (0)
Lyon 2 (1920, 1968) 2 (0)
Paris 6 (1900, 1924, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2024) 6 (3)
Borjomi  Georgia 1 (2014) 1 (0)
Berchtesgaden  Germany 1 (1992) 1 (0)
Berlin 4 (1908, 1916, 1936, 2000) 4 (1)
Cologne 1 (1936) 1 (0)
Frankfurt 1 (1936) 1 (0)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3 (1936, 1940, 1960) 3 (1)
Hamburg 1 (2024) 1 (0)
Leipzig 1 (2012) 1 (0)
Munich 1 (1972) 1 (2018) 2 (1)
Nuremberg 1 (1936) 1 (0)
Birmingham  United Kingdom 1 (1992) 1 (0)
London 4 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012) 4 (3)
Manchester 2 (1996, 2000) 2 (0)
Athens  Greece 4 (1896, 1944, 1996, 2004) 4 (2)
Budapest  Hungary 6 (1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2024) 6 (0)
Dublin  Ireland 1 (1936) 1 (0)
Aosta  Italy 1 (1998) 1 (0)
Cortina d'Ampezzo 6 (1944, 1952, 1956, 1988, 1992, 2026) 6 (2)
Milan 2 (1908, 2000) 1 (2026) 3 (1)
Rome 9 (1908, 1924, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1960, 2004, 2020, 2024) 9 (2)
Tarvisio 1 (2006) 1 (0)
Turin 1 (2006) 1 (1)
Nagano  Japan 1 (1998) 1 (1)
Nagoya 1 (1988) 1 (0)
Osaka 1 (2008) 1 (0)
Sapporo 5 (1940, 1968, 1972, 1984, 2026) 5 (1)
Tokyo 5 (1940, 1960, 1964, 2016, 2020) 5 (2)
Almaty  Kazakhstan 2 (2014, 2022) 2 (0)
Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1 (2008) 1 (0)
Mexico City  Mexico 3 (1956, 1960, 1968) 3 (1)
Amsterdam  Netherlands 6 (1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1952, 1992) 6 (1)
Lillehammer  Norway 2 (1992, 1994) 2 (1)
Oslo 5 (1932, 1944, 1952, 1968, 2022) 5 (1)
Kraków  Poland 1 (2022) 1 (0)
Zakopane 1 (2006) 1 (0)
San Juan  Puerto Rico 1 (2004) 1 (0)
Doha  Qatar 2 (2016, 2020) 2 (0)
Moscow  Russia 3 (1976, 1980, 2012) 3 (1)
Saint Petersburg 1 (2004) 1 (0)
Sochi 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (1)
Belgrade  Serbia 2 (1992, 1996) 2 (0)
Poprad-Tatry  Slovakia 2 (2002, 2026) 2 (0)
Cape Town  South Africa 1 (2004) 1 (1)
Pyeongchang  South Korea 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) 3 (1)
Seoul 1 (1988) 1 (1)
Barcelona  Spain 4 (1924, 1936, 1940, 1992) 4 (1)
Jaca 4 (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014) 4 (0)
Madrid 4 (1972, 2012, 2016, 2020) 4 (0)
Seville 2 (2004, 2008) 2 (0)
Åre  Sweden 1 (2026) 1 (0)
Falun 2 (1988, 1992) 2 (0)
Gothenburg 1 (1984) 1 (0)
Östersund 3 (1994, 1998, 2002) 3 (0)
Stockholm 2 (1912, 2004) 2 (2022, 2026) 4 (1)
Bern   Switzerland 1 (2010) 1 (0)
Davos 1 (1928) 1 (0)
Engelberg 1 (1928) 1 (0)
Lausanne 4 (1936, 1944, 1948, 1960) 4 (0)
Sion 4 (1976, 2002, 2006, 2026) 4 (0)
St. Moritz 5 (1928, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1960) 5 (2)
Bangkok  Thailand 1 (2008) 1 (0)
Erzurum  Turkey 1 (2026) 1 (0)
Istanbul 5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020) 5 (0)
Lviv  Ukraine 1 (2022) 1 (0)
Anchorage  United States 2 (1992, 1994) 2 (0)
Atlanta 2 (1920, 1996) 2 (1)
Baltimore 1 (1948) 1 (0)
Bear Mountain 1 (1932) 1 (0)
Chicago 4 (1904, 1952, 1956, 2016) 4 (0)
Cleveland 2 (1916, 1920) 2 (0)
Colorado Springs 1 (1956) 1 (0)
Denver 2 (1932, 1976) 2 (0)
Detroit 7 (1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972) 7 (0)
Duluth 1 (1932) 1 (0)
Lake Placid 6 (1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, 1980) 6 (2)
Los Angeles 10 (1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2028) 10 (3)
Minneapolis 3 (1948, 1952, 1956) 1 (1932) 4 (0)
New York City 1 (2012) 1 (0)
Philadelphia 4 (1920, 1948, 1952, 1956) 4 (0)
Salt Lake City 1 (1972, 1998, 2002) 3 (1)
San Francisco 1 (1956) 1 (0)
Squaw Valley 1 (1960) 1 (1)
St. Louis 1 (1904) 1 (1)
Yosemite Valley 1 (1932) 1 (0)
Montevideo  Uruguay 1 (1936) 1 (0)
Tashkent  Uzbekistan 1 (2000) 1 (0)

Trivia

  • London is the only city to have bid more than once and still hold a 100% record.
  • Dakar is the only city to host an Olympic event of any kind in Africa.
  • Detroit has had the most bids whilst failing to win the rights to host the games once.
  • Hungary has had the most bids in the Summer Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once.
  • Sweden has had the most bids in the Winter Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once.
  • Beijing is the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
  • Los Angeles is the first city to host the Games more than once, being selected as the only bid that applied for the Olympics.

Notes

  1. At the first Session of the International Olympic Committee, in 1894, Athens was chosen to stage the first Olympic Games of the Modern Era, in 1896, as an honour to the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics. Paris was chosen as the site for the II Olympiad, in 1900, despite Pierre de Coubertin's wish that Paris would celebrate the first Games.[2][3]
  2. Originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair.
  3. Rome was the choice of the IOC, but the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius forced the Italians to return the Games to the IOC, which reattributed them to London.[4]
  4. The Games were cancelled because of the ongoing World War I.
  5. Antwerp was awarded with the Olympic Games as a compensation and to honour the Belgians who fought, suffered and died during the war.[5]
  6. Paris got the Games for the second time to fulfill Pierre de Coubertin's wish to see a successful Olympics in his country, erasing the flaws of the 1900 Olympics, before he retired from the IOC.[6]
  7. Due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan relinquished its hosting rights to both the Summer and Winter Games. On 1938-07-15, the IOC relocated the Summer Games to Helsinki and the Winter Games to St. Moritz. Finland's invasion by the Soviet Union, in 1939, and the ensuing World War II forced the IOC to cancel the 1940 Summer Games.[7] Disagreements with the Swiss officials, concerning the entry of professional skiers in the Games, prompted the IOC to reattribute them for the second consecutive time to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, on 1939-06-09. They were cancelled as well because of the war.[8]
  8. The Games were cancelled because of the ongoing World War II.
  9. Selected without election, after the end of the World War II.
  10. Australia's strict quarantine laws concerning the entry of foreign horses made it impossible for the equestrian events to be held within the Games period. In May, 1954, during the 49th IOC Session in Athens, Stockholm was chosen to stage what would be known as "Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad".[9][10]
  11. The Games were postponed to 2021 because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.[11]
  12. Los Angeles' bid was withdrawn on July 31, 2017 as a prerequisite to being awarded 2028, leaving Paris as the only bidder. The USOC initially picked Boston as the US candidate but later withdrew their bid in favor of Los Angeles.
  13. Chamonix was chosen by the IOC to stage the "International Sports Week 1924", which would later be considered the First Olympic Winter Games.[12]
  14. Until the 1938 revision of the Olympic Charter, the IOC rules stated that the host country of the Summer Olympics took priority if it wished to also host the Winter Olympics the same year.
  15. The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, Canada. The selection was made at the 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970. In a statewide referendum on 7 November 1972, Colorado voters rejected funding for the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them. Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, and the IOC then offered the games to Whistler, Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of government following elections. Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 games. Salt Lake City offered to host the games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, which had hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics games twelve years earlier, on 5 February 1973. Salt Lake City would then host the Winter Olympics in 2002.[13]

References

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  11. "Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games organisers 'agree postponement'". BBC Sport. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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