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
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
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