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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 ...
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.
*This table does not include two medals – one silver awarded in the ice hockey and one bronze awarded in the figure skating events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The United States has never won an Olympic medal in the following current summer sports or disciplines: badminton, handball, rhythmic gymnastics, table tennis and trampoline gymnastics.
The 2028 Summer Games will be held in Los Angeles, with its website adding the California city will host 50-plus Olympic and Paralympic sports and more than 800 events in 80 existing venues. "LA28 ...
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is framed by signage after the city was officially awarded the rights to host the 2028 Olympic Games on Sept. 13, 2017. ... United States: 174 (83 gold) West ...
Following the final presentation, the USOC announced that the United States would bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but did not announce which city would bid. [93] On 8 January 2015, the USOC selected Boston to be the candidate city from the United States [ 94 ] but on 27 July 2015 Boston's bid was withdrawn and the USOC bid ...
When has Los Angeles (and the United States) hosted the Olympics before? The 2028 Olympics will be the third held in Los Angeles. The city hosted its first ever Games in 1932, and then again in 1984.
Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events 1932 Winter Olympics: Lake Placid, New York: February 7–15: 17: 252: 14 1960 Winter Olympics: Squaw Valley, California: February 2–20