Summer Olympics

  • First Summer Olympics

    The First summer games were held in April in Athens, Greece. The United States led with 14 gold medals
  • First Summer Olympics Hosted in America

    St.Louis hosted the first summer Olympics in the United States.
  • Summer Olympics Cancelled

    Cancelled because of WW1
  • Summer Olympics Cancelled

    Cancelled because of WW2
  • Summer Olympics Cancelled

    Cancelled because of WW2
  • Summer Olympics Barcelona

    South Africa competed in an Olympics for the first time in 32 years.
  • Summer Olympics Atlanta

    Muhammad Ali ignited the Olympic cauldron.
  • Summer Olympics Sydney

    10,651 athletes from 199 countries competed, which set an Olympic record.
  • Summer Olympics Athens

    Michael Phelps competed in his first Olympic games.
  • Summer Olympics Beijing

    This was the last time baseball and softball were played as an Olympic sport.
  • Summer Olympics London

    The London Olympics marked the first time women competed in all 26 sports.
  • Summer Olympics Rio

    Michael Phelps won 6 medals, giving him 28 in total.