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First summer Olympics
The firs summer Olympics were held on April 6, 1896, in Athens, Greece. The USA won the most gold medals during this time. -
USA Olympics
The first time the Olympics were held in the U.S was in 1904, in St. Louis, Missouri. -
Olympic Cancelling
The first summer Olympics were cancelled in 1916 because of World War 1. The second and third time the games were cancelled, was in 1940 and 1944 because of World War 2. -
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. There was 169 countries competing in 257 events. -
1996 Summer Olympics
In 1996 the Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The Olympic games in Atlanta is the largest games held so far. -
2000 Summer Olympics
In 2000 the Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia. In the Rowing portion of these Olympics, Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in 5 consecutive Olympics. -
2004 Summer Olympics
In 2004 the Summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece. In these Olympics over 10,500 athletes played in the games. -
2008 Olypmics
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China. This was the last summer Baseball and Softball were played in the Olympics. -
2012 Olympics
The last summer Olympics were held in 2012, in London,England. In the gymnastics portion of these Olympics, the U.S. had 3 girls in the top 5 winners. -
2016 Olympics
The 2016 the Summer Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first time in Olympic history that South America will be holding the games.