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Olympic Timeline

By Alexander Moore
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    Olympic Games

  • The first Olympic Games

    The first Olympic Games
    The first Summer Olympic games were held in Athens Greece.
    Read More: https://www.britannica.com/event/Athens-1896-Olympic-Games

  • The 1900 Olympic Games

    The 1900 Olympic Games
    The 1900 Olympics were held in Paris, France
    Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Summer_Olympics

  • The 1904 Olympic Games

    The 1904 Olympic Games
    The 1904 Olympic Games were held in St. Louis, Missouri
    Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympics

  • The 1908 Olympic Games

    The 1908 Olympic Games
    The 1908 Olympic Games were held in London England.
    Read more: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-1908

  • The 1912 Olympic Games

    The 1912 Olympic Games
    The 1912 Olympic Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden
    Read more: https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/hosts/stockholm.htm

  • The 1916 Olympic Games

    The 1916 Olympic Games
    The 1916 Olympic Games were held in 1916, but got postponed because of WW1. Read more: http://www.eastsussexww1.org.uk/1916-summer-olympics/index.html

  • The 1920 Olympic Games

    The 1920 Olympic Games
    The 1920 Olympic Games were held in Belgium, Germany and the aggressors of WW1 were not invited to the Olympics. Read more: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/3395/antwerp-1920

  • The first Winter Olympic Games

    The first Winter Olympic Games
    The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France
    Read more: https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/06/where-were-the-first-winter-olympics-held-1924

  • The 1928 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1928 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1928 Summer Olympic Games were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands which included the first symbolic torch lighting. Read more: https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/the-1928-olympic-games-in-amsterdam

  • The 1932 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1932 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1932 Summer Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles, California and the Olympic Village was introduced.
    Read more: https://www.sccog.org/1932-olympic-games

  • The 1936 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1936 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany and was used as Nazi Germany propaganda.

  • The 1940 Summer Olympic games

    The 1940 Summer Olympic games
    The 1940 Summer Olympic Games were held to be held in Tokyo, Japan but were cancelled due to WW2.

  • The 1944 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1944 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1944 Summer Olympic Games were to be held in London, United Kingdom, but were cancelled due to WW2.

  • The 1948 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1948 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1948 Summer Olympic Games were held in London, United Kingdom.

  • The 1952 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1952 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1952 Summer Olympic Games were held in Tokyo, Japan after they cancelled them due to WW2.

  • The 1972 Summer Olympic games

    The 1972 Summer Olympic games
    The 1972 Olympic games were held in Munich, Germany which involved some coaches and athletes were killed by terrorists.

  • The 1976 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1976 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1976 Summer Olympic Games were held in Montreal, France.

  • The 1980 Summer Olympic Games

    The 1980 Summer Olympic Games
    The 1980 Olympic Games were held in Moscow, Russia. These Olympics were disrupted by many boycotts against the games.

  • The 2016 Summer Olympic Games

    The 2016 Summer Olympic Games
    The 2016 Summer Olympic Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  • The 2022 Winter Olympic Games

    The 2022 Winter Olympic Games
    The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are being held in Beijing China.