Summer Olympic Timeline

By caitlinmccann
  • 776 BCE

    Summer Olympics Started

  • First U.S Olympic Games

    Held in St Louis, Missouri

  • First Olympics in US

    USA won 239 medals

  • Olympics Cancelled

  • Olympics Cancelled

  • Barcelona Olympics

    First Games to be uneffected by boycotts since 1972.

  • Atlanta Olympics

    Beach Volleyball made it's first appearence at the Atlanta games.

  • Sydney Olympics

    Micheal Phelps' first olympic games.

  • Athens Olympics

    Micheal Phelps starts winning tons of medals.

  • Beijing Olympics

    Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson, both US olympic gymnasts, won gold and silver in individual AA

  • London Olympics

    US Artistic Gymnastics won gold in team AA.

  • Rio Olympics

    Simone Biles became one of the most decorated olympic gymnast in history.