With the 2012 Olympics set to begin in London, England I thought that I’d list the previous hosts of the games. This is the 30th summer Olympics so here is your list of country’s and such.
The Olympics are in London this year so here is the full list
Year City/Country Dates (Opening/Closing) Summer/Winter Continent
1896 Athens, Greece August 6-15 Summer I Europe
1900 Paris, France May 14-October 28 Summer II Europe
1904 St. Louis, Missouri July 1-November 23 Summer III North America
1908 London, England April 27-October 31 Summer IV Europe
1912 Stockholm, Sweden May 5-July 22 Summer V Europe
1916 Berlin, Germany Cancelled due to WWI Summer VI Europe
1920 Antwerp, Belgium April 20-September 12 Summer VII Europe
1924 Chamonix, France January 25-February 4 Winter I Europe
1924 Paris, France May 4-July 27 Summer VIII Europe
1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland February 11-19 Winter II Europe
1928 Amsterdamn, Netherlands May 17-August 12 Summer IX Europe
1932 Lake Placid, New York February 4-15 Winter III North America
1932 Los Angeles, California July 30-August 14 Summer X North America
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany February 6-16 Winter IV Europe
1936 Berlin, Germany August 1-16 Summer XI Europe
1940 Sapporo, Japan Cancelled due to WWII Winter V Asia
1940 Tokyo, Japan Cancelled due to WWII Summer XII Asia
1944 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Cancelled due to WWII Winter V Europe
1944 London, England Cancelled due to WWII Summer XIII Europe
1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland January 30-February 8 Winter V Europe
1948 London, England July 29-Auguest 14 Summer XIV Europe
1952 Oslo, Norway February 14-25 Winter VI Europe
1952 Helsinki, Finland July 19-August 3 Summer XV Europe
1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy January 26-February 5 Winter VII Europe
1956 Melbourne, Australia November 22-December 8 Summer XVI Australia
1956 Stockholm, Sweden June 10-17 “ “ Europe
1960 Squaw Valley, New York February 18-28 Winter VIII North America
1960 Rome, Italy August 25-September 11 Summer XVII Europe
1964 Innsbruck, Austria January 29-February 9 Winter IX Europe
1964 Tokyo, Japan October 10-24 Summer XVIII Asia
1968 Grenoble, France February 6-18 Winter X Europe
1968 Mexico City, Mexico October 12-27 Summer XIX North America
1972 Sapporo, Japan February 3-13 Winter XI Asia
1972 Munich, W. Germany August 26-September 11 Summer XX Europe
1976 Innsbruck, Austria February 4-15 Winter XII Europe
1976 Montreal, Quebec July 17-August 1 Summer XXI North America
1980 Lake Placid, New York February 14-23 Winter XIII North America
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union July 19-August 3 Summer XXII Europe
1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia February 7-19 Winter XIV Europe
1984 Los Angeles, California July 28-August 12 Summer XXIII North America
1988 Calgary, Alberta, Canada February 13-28 Winter XV North America
1988 Seoul, South Korea September 17-October 2 Summer XXIV Asia
1992 Albertville, France February 8-23 Winter XVI Europe
1992 Barcelona, Spain July 25-August 9 Summer XXV Europe
1994 Lillehammer, Norway February 12-27 Winter XVII Europe
1996 Atlanta, Georgia July 19-August 4 Summer XXVI North America
1998 Nagano, Japan February 7-22 Winter XVIII Asia
2000 Sidney, Australia September 15-October 1 Summer XXVII Australia
2002 Salt Lake City, Utah February 8-24 Winter XIX North America
2004 Athens, Greece August 13-29 Summer XXVIII Europe
2006 Turin, Italy February 10-26 Winter XX Europe
2008 Beijing, China August 8-24 Summer XXIX Asia
2010 Vancouver, BC, Canada February 12-28 Winter XXI North America
2012 London, England July 27-August 12 Summer XXX Europe
