How many countries have hosted the Olympics more than once?
Only five countries other than the USA have hosted multiple Olympic Games with those being Australia, France, Germany, Greece, and the UK. Greece and the UK have hosted the Summer Games on three separate occasions.
What do Paris, Helsinki, Atlanta, Beijing, and Tokyo have in common? They all have hosted the Olympics. As the foremost international sporting event, the Olympic Games have been held in cities around the world—though certain regions, notably Africa, have yet to play host.
Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions that have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Summer Olympic Games
- 1896 Athens, Greece
- 1900 Paris, France
- 1904 St. Louis, United States
- 1908 London, United Kingdom
- 1912 Stockholm, Sweden
- 1916 Cancelled (WWI – Berlin had been awarded)
- 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
- 1924 Paris, France
- 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1932 Los Angeles, United States
- 1936 Berlin, Germany
- 1940 Cancelled (WWII – Tokyo had been awarded)
- 1944 Cancelled (WWII – London had been awarded)
- 1948 London, United Kingdom
- 1952 Helsinki, Finland
- 1956 Melbourne, Australia
- 1960 Rome, Italy
- 1964 Tokyo, Japan
- 1968 Mexico City, Mexico
- 1972 Munich, West Germany
- 1976 Montreal, Canada
- 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1984 Los Angeles, United States
- 1988 Seoul, South Korea
- 1992 Barcelona, Spain
- 1996 Atlanta, United States
- 2000 Sydney, Australia
- 2004 Athens, Greece
- 2008 Beijing, China
- 2012 London, United Kingdom
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2020 Tokyo, Japan (postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic)
- 2024 Paris, France
- 2028 Los Angeles, United States
- 2032 Brisbane, Australia
Winter Olympic Games
- 1924 Chamonix, France
- 1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 1932 Lake Placid, United States
- 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 1940 Cancelled (WWII – Sapporo had been awarded)
- 1944 Cancelled (WWII – Cortina d’Ampezzo had been awarded)
- 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 1952 Oslo, Norway
- 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
- 1960 Squaw Valley, United States
- 1964 Innsbruck, Austria
- 1968 Grenoble, France
- 1972 Sapporo, Japan
- 1976 Innsbruck, Austria
- 1980 Lake Placid, United States
- 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- 1988 Calgary, Canada
- 1992 Albertville, France
- 1994 Lillehammer, Norway
- 1998 Nagano, Japan
- 2002 Salt Lake City, United States
- 2006 Turin, Italy
- 2010 Vancouver, Canada
- 2014 Sochi, Russia
- 2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea
- 2022 Beijing, China
- 2026 Milan – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
- 2030 French Alps, France
- 2034 Salt Lake City – Utah, United States