Olympics Timeline

  • Period: to

    when summer Olympics began

  • olympics cancelled

    worldwar 1
  • olympics cancelled again

    world war 2
  • olympics cancelled

    world war 2
  • date,place first held&U.S.A. gold medal count

    Athens, Greece, Soviet Union had most gold medal
  • sydney 2000

    TAMURA MAKES IT THIRD TIME LUCKY IN JUDO FINAL
  • athens 2004

    PHELPS LAUNCHES HIS OLYMPIC MEDAL RUSH
  • Beijing 2008

    was in china
  • london 2012

    bolt revels in Jamaican 200m clean sweep
  • Rio 2016

    Tokyo 2020 delivers a surprise at Rio 2016 closing ceremony