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The First Summer Olympics
Hosted in Athens Greece in 1896.
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/athens-1896 -
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The Olympics through the ages
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Summer Olympics of 1899
Hosted in Athens Greece in 1899.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-modern-olympic-games -
Summer Olympics of 1900
Hosted in Paris France in 1900.
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-1900 -
Summer Olympics of 1904
Hosted by St. Louse Missouri in 1904.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/ -
Summer Olympics of 1908
Hosted in London United Kingdome.
https://www.britannica.com/event/London-1908-Olympic-Games -
Summer Olympics of 1912
Hosted in Stockholm Olympiastadion.
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/stockholm-1912/results/athletics -
Summer Olympics of 1916
Was cancelled due to WW1 (World War 1).
https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/the-olympic-games-that-didnt-happen -
The Summer Olympics of 1920
Cancelled due to WW1. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/3395/antwerp-1920 -
The Summer Olympics of 1924
Hosted in Paris France in 1924.
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-1924/results/athletics -
Summer Olympics of 1928
Hosted in Amsterdam Netherlands in 1928.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Amsterdam-1928-Olympic-Games -
Summer Olympics of 1932
Hosted in Los Angeles California in 1932.
https://www.sccog.org/1932-olympic-games -
Summer Olympics of 1936
Hosted in Berlin Germany in 1936.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-olympics-berlin-1936 -
Summer Olympics of 1936
Hosted in Tense Berlin in 1936.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Berlin-1936-Olympic-Games -
Summer Olympics 1940
The Summer Olympics were cancelled because Takeo decided to stop hosting.
https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/summer-2021/the-phantom-olympics-why-japan-forfeited-hosting-the-1940-olympics -
The Summer Olympics of 1948
Hosted in London United Kingdom.
https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-1948 -
The Summer Olympics of 1952
Hosted in Helsinki Finland in 1952.
https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/hosts/helsinki.htm -
The Summer Olympics of 1956
Hosted in Melbourne Australia.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Melbourne-1956-Olympic-Games -
The Summer Olympics of 1960
Hosted in Rome Italy in 1960.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/09/how-the-1960-olympics-changed-america/62471/ -
Summer Olympics of 1964
Hosted by Tokyo Japan in 1964.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/world/asia/tokyo-olympics-1964-2020.html -
Summer Olympics of 1968
Hosted in Mexico City Mexico in 1968.
https://globalsportmatters.com/1968-mexico-city-olympics/