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Every Summer Olympics host city (1896–2024)

The top 3 according to 116 votes from people: 1896 Athens · 1908 London · 1904 St. Louis. (Updated Aug 21, 2024.)

The modern Summer Olympics, which began in Athens in 1896, have been held 30 times up to Paris 2024 (the 1916, 1940 and 1944 Games were cancelled because of war). London and Paris have hosted three times each, and Seoul hosted in 1988. The host cities in order.

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Top 30

  1. 1

    1896 Athens

    Greece. The first modern Olympics.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 0

    13
  2. 2

    1908 London

    United Kingdom.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  3. 3

    1904 St. Louis

    United States.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  4. 4

    1900 Paris

    France.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  5. 5

    1920 Antwerp

    Belgium.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  6. 6

    1952 Helsinki

    Finland.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  7. 7

    1968 Mexico City

    Mexico.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  8. 8

    1928 Amsterdam

    Netherlands.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  9. 9

    1932 Los Angeles

    United States.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  10. 10

    1936 Berlin

    Germany.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  11. 11

    1988 Seoul

    South Korea. The first Summer Games held in South Korea.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  12. 12

    2012 London

    United Kingdom. London's third Games, making it the city with the most Summer Games.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  13. 13

    2024 Paris

    France. Paris became the second city, after London, to host three Summer Games.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  14. 14

    1912 Stockholm

    Sweden.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  15. 15

    1956 Melbourne

    Australia. Equestrian events were held in Stockholm because of quarantine rules.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  16. 16

    1980 Moscow

    Soviet Union.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  17. 17

    1992 Barcelona

    Spain.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  18. 18

    2008 Beijing

    China.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  19. 19

    1972 Munich

    West Germany.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  20. 20

    1924 Paris

    France.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  21. 21

    1948 London

    United Kingdom.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  22. 22

    1976 Montreal

    Canada.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  23. 23

    2000 Sydney

    Australia.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  24. 24

    2016 Rio de Janeiro

    Brazil.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  25. 25

    2020 Tokyo

    Japan. Postponed by a year because of COVID-19 and held in 2021.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  26. 26

    1964 Tokyo

    Japan.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  27. 27

    2004 Athens

    Greece.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  28. 28

    1960 Rome

    Italy.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  29. 29

    1984 Los Angeles

    United States.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  30. 30

    1996 Atlanta

    United States.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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