Olympic Timeline

By KarsenDavidson

  • The first modern games were held

  • St. Louis

    First US Olympics held

  • Olympics Cancelled

    Due to World War I

  • Olympics Cancelled

    Due to World War II

  • Olympics Canceled

    Due to World War II

  • Athens, Greece

    Michael Phelps won 8 total medals, 6 of them being gold

  • Turin, Italy

    The cost of the Games alone was ~4.1bil, compared to the average ~1.7bil

  • Beijing, China

    Mongolia and Panama win their first gold medal

  • Vancouver, Canada

    82 Countries participated

  • London, England

    The main venues were all connected through land bridges and accessible by foot

  • Sochi, Russia

    Netherlands Speed Skating Team won 23 medals

  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Kyle Snyder from Ohio State became the youngest American Olympic wrestler to win a gold medal at age 20