Summer Olympic Games
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Summer Olympic Games The VIth Olympiad of 1916 was scheduled for Berlin. The XIIth Olympiad of 1940 was scheduled for Tokyo, later changed to Helsinki, and the XIIIth Olympiad of 1944 was scheduled for London.
Games | Year | Venue | Competitors | Sports | Events | Leading medal-winning nation |
|---|
1 USA won 11 gold medals, but only 19 in total |
2 USA won 36 gold medals to Soviet Union's 30, but only 92 in all |
3 Former Soviet republics |
4 The Olympics were also held in 1916. |
I | 1896 | Athens, Greece | 200 | 9 | 43 | Greece (47)1 |
II | 1900 | Paris, France | 1225 | 24 | 166 | France (102) |
III | 1904 | St Louis, USA | 687 | 16 | 104 | USA (238) |
IV | 1908 | London, UK | 2035 | 21 | 110 | Great Britain (145) |
V | 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2537 | 13 | 102 | Sweden (65) |
VII4 | 1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | 2668 | 21 | 154 | USA (94) |
VIII | 1924 | Paris, France | 3092 | 17 | 126 | USA (99) |
IX | 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3014 | 14 | 109 | USA (56) |
X | 1932 | Los Angeles, USA | 1408 | 14 | 117 | USA (103) |
XI | 1936 | Berlin, Germany | 4066 | 19 | 129 | Germany (89) |
XIV | 1948 | London, UK | 4099 | 17 | 136 | USA (84) |
XV | 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 4925 | 17 | 149 | USA (76) |
XVI | 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 3184 | 17 | 151 | Soviet Union (98) |
XVII | 1960 | Rome, Italy | 5346 | 17 | 150 | Soviet Union (99) |
XVIII | 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | 5140 | 19 | 163 | Soviet Union (96)2 |
XIX | 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 5530 | 18 | 172 | Soviet Union (107) |
XX | 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 7123 | 21 | 195 | Soviet Union (99) |
XXI | 1976 | Montréal, Canada | 6028 | 21 | 198 | Soviet Union (125) |
XXII | 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5217 | 21 | 204 | Soviet Union (195) |
XXIII | 1984 | Los Angeles, USA | 6797 | 21 | 221 | Soviet Union (174) |
XXIV | 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 8465 | 23 | 237 | Soviet Union (132) |
XXV | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 9364 | 24 | 257 | Unified Team (111)3 |
XXVI | 1996 | Atlanta, USA | 10,744 | 29 | 271 | USA (101) |
XXVII | 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 10,651 | 28 | 300 | USA (97) |
XXVIII | 2004 | Athens, Greece | | | | |
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
Could Chicago go for the gold? (city as a possible site for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games)
Crain's Chicago Business; 12/16/1996; Borden, Jeff; 787 words
; ... doesn't) have to host 2008 Olympic Games If Chicago business leaders ... pursue a bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics, they can mount one very ... daunting aspect of hosting the games: huge upfront costs. The ... debt, a legacy of the 1976 Summer Olympics. In contrast, Los ...
Read more
|
 "Morning Edition (NPR)")
|
Profile: Olympic Truce Movement hoping for a worldwide cease-fire during this summer's Olympic Games [DP]
Morning Edition (NPR); 5/27/2004; STEVE INSKEEP; 523 words
; ... Edition (NPR) 05-27-2004 Profile: Olympic Truce Movement hoping for a worldwide cease-fire during this summer's Olympic Games [DP] Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 10 ... host: Two years ago, members of the Olympic Truce Movement began passing around ... international cease-fire during the ...
Read more
|
 "Talk of the Nation (NPR)")
|
Analysis: Preparations in Athens for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games
Talk of the Nation (NPR); 4/29/2004; NEAL CONAN; 787 words
; ... Preparations in Athens for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games Host: NEAL CONAN Time: 3:00-4:00 ... Andy Beyer. But first, the 2004 Summer Olympics, ready or not. If you're going to the Games, plan to attend via TV or changed ... 10,500 athletes, and usually an Olympic Summer ...
Read more
|
|
Olympic Revival in Barcelona;A Year Away, Summer Games Take New Dimension
The Washington Post; 7/28/1991; Christine Brennan; 787 words
; In less than a year the 1992 Summer Olympic Games will start, and already a giddy ... president of the International Olympic Committee. "There are no major ... opening ceremonies of the XXV Summer Games will be held July 25, 1992, in ... the emerging new power of the Olympics - the ...
Read more
|
|
|
Analysis: It appears Olympic facilities in Athens will be ready in time for Summer Games
Morning Edition (NPR); 7/28/2004; RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP; 787 words
; ... NPR) 07-28-2004 Analysis: It appears Olympic facilities in Athens will be ready in time for Summer Games Host: RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP ... host: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. STEVE INSKEEP ... Athens will be ready in time for the Summer Olympics. The ...
Read more
|
