Bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics

The selection process for the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of five bids, and saw Nagano, Japan, be selected ahead of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States; Östersund, Sweden; Jaca, Spain; and Aosta, Italy. The selection was made at the 97th IOC Session in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 June 1991.[1]

Bids for the
1998 (1998) Winter Olympics
Overview
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Nagano (city)
Runner-up: Salt Lake City
Shortlist: Östersund · Jaca · Aosta
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueBirmingham
97th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities.

Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision15 June 1991
Decision
WinnerNagano (city) (46 votes)
Runner-upSalt Lake City (42 votes)

The Nagano Olympic bid committee spent approximately $14 million to entertain the 62 International Olympic Committee members and many of their companions. The precise figures are unknown since Nagano, after the IOC asked that the entertainment expenditures not be made public, destroyed the financial records.[2][3]

Results

IOC voting[1]
CityCountry (NOC)Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Nagano Japan21303646
Salt Lake City United States1559272942
Östersund Sweden182523
Jaca Spain195
Aosta Italy1529

References

  1. "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin (21 January 1999), "Nagano Burned Documents Tracing '98 Olympics Bid", Washington Post, pp. A1, retrieved 20 August 2016
  3. Macintyre, Donald (1 February 1999). "Japan's Sullied Bid". Time Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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