Several newly created European states, such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, made their Olympic debut. The 2012 Games in London increased this record to 206 nations, even though only 204 NOCs were represented. Ghana 3. The Games grew rapidly for the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Paris, with 44 nations present,[16] ^ GHA: Prior to Ghana's independence in 1957, Gold Coast participated in the 1952 Games. Athens, Greece April 6-15, 1896 Paris, France May 20-October 28, 1900 St. Louis, Missouri, USA July 1-November 23, 1904 London, England April 27-October 31, 1908; Stockholm, Sweden May 5-July 22, 1912 Berlin, Germany The XXIII Olympic Winter Games held in South Korea made history on several fronts; the number of female participants at the Olympics was at a record high (43%) and South and North Korea engaged in some competitions as a joint team despite the ongoing cold war between the two countries. The Former Yugoslav Republic … [35] The Games of 1916, planned for Berlin, were cancelled due to World War I. Official list of all summer, winter and historical Olympic sports. 1908 - London. The olympics is an event that many look forward too and countries around the world start to wear their colors! ^ TAN: Although Tanganyika and Zanzibar had already merged to form Tanzania in April 1964, the nation was designated Tanganyika in the official report of the 1964 Games. [23], Participation by African and Latin American nations increased significantly during the 1960s. 1904 - St Louis. The last Olympics hosted by the US took place in Atlanta in 1996 with Los Angeles is expected to play host to the 2028 Summer Olympics. Twenty-nine African nations (Ivory Coast and Senegal being the only two exceptions) boycotted the Games because of New Zealand's participation, as New Zealand maintained other sporting relations with apartheid South Africa. The three-letter country code is also listed for each NOC. [3][4], The Youth Olympic Games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with Winter Games held in leap years instead of Summer Games. [33] Let's break them down by the numbers. ^ ZIM: Prior to Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, Southern Rhodesia participated as Rhodesia (RHO) in 1928,[17] 1960,[24] and 1964. The official announcement was made on 11 March, which marked 500 days before the start of the 16th Summer EYOF. The medals assigned to the country is based on the average total medals won by individual Olympiad, though … After the conclusion of a game, gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the winning teams. We also have a list of the time zones and latitude for each Games host city.. Greece 2. The 241 athletes who competed represented only 14 countries and wore their athletic club uniforms instead of national uniforms. A total of 84 nations were represented at the 1960 Summer Olympics, in Rome,[24] 94 nations at the 1964 Games, in Tokyo,[25] and 112 nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics, in Mexico City. That is how the Olympic database supplies the information. (Reuters) - List of host cities for the modern summer Olympics after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Games on Saturday. [19] [32] Dependent Territories—American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Aruba, and Hong Kong. ^ BEN: Benin was known as Dahomey (DAH) in 1972. Paris will become the second city to do this with the 2024 Summer Olympics, followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028. Competitors from 37 nations travelled to Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics. Depending on number of medals won in Olympics history, here is a list of leading countries. Several events in the 1990s led to a large increase in participating nations at the Olympic Games. Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan and Germany have each hosted three Games. The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Banská Bystrica 2022 Organising Committee has opened the application process to become a volunteer for the largest multi-sport event in the history of Slovakia from 24 to 30 July 2022. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal, only 92 nations were represented. The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Update (May 14, 2020) We have closed the site permanently. In a second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. See also the discussion about the host cities. One athlete from South Sudan also competed as an independent athlete, since the nation had not yet formed a National Olympic Committee after its independence in 2011. The Games continued to grow, with 199 nations represented in Sydney, for the 2000 Summer Games,[36] and 201 nations in Athens, for the 2004 Summer Olympics.[37]. The remaining twelve ex-republics of the Soviet Union competed together as the Unified Team for these Games. Los Angeles ,1984 - Owing to the American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games, Soviet and other Eastern bloc countries including Cuba, East Germany and others also boycotted the Los Angeles Games. The 2022 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar will become the first-ever Games to be held on the African continent. Summer Games. [1][2] The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed for the first time in the Olympics history to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the 2022 Winter Olympics being held roughly six months later in Beijing. ^ EGY: Egypt participated as the United Arab Republic between 1960[24] and 1968. The 1968 Games also marked the first time that West Germany and East Germany competed as independent teams. Despite making appearances at 12 Olympic Games since 1936, Afghanistan has secured just one medal -- a bronze in Taekwondo at the 2008 Games. There are 206 states that the IOC recognizes as eligible to participate in the 2020 Olympics. This may inflate the tallies beyond the official medals totals, but it still shows which countries have fared best at previous Olympics. [29] [2] Other major geographic regions which have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Central America and the Caribbean. See also the list of bidding cities for each Olympics. ^ BIZ: Belize participated under its former name of British Honduras (HBR) in 1968[26] and 1972. The first Olympics event in the US was hosted by St. Louis in 1904. A further increase occurred in the 2016 Summer Olympics, with 206 nations represented: South Sudanese athletes were able to compete under their nation's flag and Kosovo made their debut as an independent team. These medals are an honour for the winning nation. Eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956 and 2026 Winter Olympics), Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics and 2012 Winter Youth Olympics), Tokyo (1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics), Lillehammer (1994 Winter Olympics and 2016 Winter Youth Olympics), Gangwon Province (Pyeongchang) (2018 Winter Olympics and 2024 Winter Youth Olympics) and Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics). London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Although the Intercalated Games of 1906 are no longer considered official Games of the Olympiad by the IOC, they helped restore the Olympic movement. For the previous three Olympiads (1956–1964), the two NOCs were jointly represented by a united German team. ^ MYA: Myanmar was known as Burma (BIR) between 1948[20] and 1988. In 1972 a… Any questions or comments should be directed to OlyMadMen or in an email to studies.centre@olympic.org. Switzerland is on this list even though they boycotted the 1956 Olympics - they had competed in the equestrian events several months earlier in Stockholm. Olympic Games Countries and Host Cities When choosing locations for the Olympic Games, the IOC specifically gives the honor of holding the Games to a city rather than a country. Yes, China’s biggest city did recently host an Olympics — just a decade ago. While hosting the Olympics is a big deal for a … The country has had a checkered Olympics history -- in 1996, one of their two athletes was disqualified for arriving late to a weigh-in and the other, a marathon runner, finish… Here’s the full order that countries marched in at the 2018 Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics: 1. 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[14] After the First World War, the Olympic Games resumed in 1920, in Antwerp. However, in 1949, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), decided to unrecognize the 1906 Games. Athens, Greece April 6-15, 1896 Paris, France May 20-October 28, 1900 St. Louis, Missouri, USA July 1-November 23, 1904 London, England April 27-October 31, 1908; Stockholm, Sweden May 5-July 22, 1912 Berlin, Germany Additional two cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Youth Olympic Games: Dakar for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics and Gangwon Province for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Yes, China’s biggest city did recently host an Olympics — just a decade ago. [31] The United States led the boycott in protest of the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and were joined by more than 60 other nations. ^ ANT: Prior to Antigua and Barbuda's independence in 1981, The Associated State of Antigua participated as Antigua in 1976. Czechoslovakia had split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and all ex-Soviet republics competed as independent nations. ^ BUR: Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta (VOL) in 1972. Following this, the Olympic Games will be in Paris in 2024, and Los Angeles in 2028. The next Olympic Games host city is Tokyo in 2021. Other sources also list Egypt, Italy, and the Turkish Empire.[5][6]. The Olympic Games, like almost all Greek games, were an intrinsic part of a religious festival. The Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) designation and code were used at the 2004 Games. ^ MKD: North Macedonia was known as Macedonia, or more formally Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia due to a naming dispute with Greece, between 1996[35] and 2016. 1988 Seoul Olympics Medal Table; 1924 Paris Olympics Medal Table; 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Medal Table; 1920 Antwerp Olympics Medal Table; 1980 Moscow Olympics Medal Table; 1912 Stockholm Olympics Medal Table; 1976 Montreal Olympics Medal Table; 1908 London Olympics Medal Table; 1972 Munich Olympics Medal Table; 1906 Athens Olympics Medal Table An asterisk (*) indicates a territory and not an independent country; a listing of the independent countries of the world is available. [42] However, in this section, several countries uses long-form names designated by the United Nations uses short form common names such as for example: Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic), North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), and Moldova (Republic of Moldova). In 2010, Singapore became Southeast Asia's first Olympic host city for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, while Rio de Janeiro became South America's first Olympic host city with the 2016 Summer Olympics, followed by Buenos Aires with the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.