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List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games Total Country Region First Year Last Year Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 10 United States: North America 1904: 2034: 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034) 7 France: Europe 1900: 2030: 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 4 (1924, 1968, 1992 ...
The event was held on the last day of the swimming program, and the American women were risking being deprived of gold for the first time in U.S. Olympic history. The victory was somewhat overlooked at the time, but since the early 1990s, when public revelation of the doping program began, the American gold medal is considered to be one of the ...
The event was held on the last day of the swimming program, and the American women were risking being deprived of gold for the first time in U.S. Olympic history. The victory was somewhat overlooked at the time, but since the early 1990s, when public revelation of the doping program began, the American gold medal is considered to be one of the ...
Billy Mills, the last American to win the Olympic 10,000 meters in 1964, believes distance star Grant Fisher is capable of winning the race in Paris. Last U.S. Olympic 10,000-meter winner believes ...
The year will mark the capital city of France's third time hosting the Olympics, with 2024 also set as the 100-year anniversary since its last time bringing in the world's best athletes.
This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America with Calgary, Alberta, Canada hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. [2] California was the home state of the incumbent U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio ...
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games.
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...