List of bids for the Summer Olympics
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The first three games were not subject to bids; the first IOC Session, in 1894, awarded the first games to
Paris and Los Angeles – who will host the games in 2024 and 2028 respectively – will join London as the only cities to host three Olympic Games. London,
By year
The following is a list of bids for the Summer Olympics. It consists of the year the games were held or scheduled to be held, the date the decision was made, the city and country which issued the bid, the votes at the IOC Session for each voting round, and the ultimate host of the games. The bid listed first for each games is the one selected by the IOC, whether or not it ultimately hosted the games.[1]
By city
The following is a list of cities' bids. It lists the country, city, and year for which failed, withdrawn, and successful bids were submitted. Parentheses indicate that the city was awarded the games without a bidding process. A dagger (†) indicates that the city was awarded the games, but that they were ultimately not held in the city, either because the games were canceled or moved. An asterisk (*) indicates that the bid was not shortlisted. A double asterisk (**) indicates that the bid was withdrawn.[1]
Country | City | Failed/Withdrawn bids | Successful bids |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1936, 1956, 1968, 2004 | — |
Australia | Brisbane | 1992 | 2032 |
Hobart | 2020 | — | |
Melbourne | 1996 | 1956 | |
Sydney | — | 2000 | |
Austria | Vienna | 1964 | — |
Azerbaijan | Baku | 2016*, 2020* | — |
Belgium | Antwerp | — | 1920 |
Brussels | 1916, 1960, 1964 | — | |
Brazil | Brasilia |
2000** | — |
Rio de Janeiro | 1936, 2004*, 2012* | 2016 | |
Canada | Montreal | 1944, 1956, 1972 | 1976 |
Toronto | 1996, 2008 | — | |
Chile | Santiago | 2036 | — |
China | Beijing | 2000 | 2008
|
Cuba | Havana | 1920, 2008*, 2012* | — |
Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia |
Prague | 1924, 2016* | — |
Egypt | Alexandria | 1916, 1936 | — |
Cairo | 2008* | — | |
Finland | Helsinki | 1936, 1944 | 1940† 1952 |
France | Lille | 2004* | — |
Lyon | 1920, 1968 | — | |
Paris | 1992, 2008, 2012 | 1900, 1924, 2024 | |
Germany | Berlin | 1908, 2000 | 1916†, 1936 |
Cologne | 1936 | — | |
Frankfurt | 1936 | — | |
Hamburg | 2024** | — | |
Leipzig | 2012* | — | |
Munich | — | 1972 | |
Nuremberg | 1936 | — | |
Great Britain | Birmingham | 1992 | — |
London | — | 1908, 1948, 2012 | |
Manchester | 1996, 2000 | — | |
Greece | Athens | 1944, 1952, 1996 | 1896, 2004 |
Hungary/ Austria-Hungary |
Budapest | 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2024** | — |
India | TBA | 2036 | — |
Indonesia | Nusantara |
2036 | — |
Ireland | Dublin | 1936 | — |
Italy | Milan | 1908, 2000** | — |
Rome | 1924, 1936, 1944, 2004, 2020**, 2024** | 1908†, 1960 | |
Japan | Nagoya | 1988 | — |
Osaka | 2008 | — | |
Tokyo | 1960, 2016 | 1940†, 1964, 2020 | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 2008* | — |
Mexico | Mexico City | 1956, 1960 | 1968 |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | 1916, 1920, 1924, 1952, 1992 | 1928 |
Puerto Rico | San Juan | 2004* | — |
Qatar | Doha | 2016*, 2020* | — |
Russia/ Soviet Union | Moscow | 1976, 2012 | 1980 |
Saint Petersburg | 2004* | — | |
South Africa | Cape Town | 2004 | — |
South Korea | Seoul | — | 1988 |
Spain | Barcelona | 1936 | 1992 |
Madrid | 1972, 2012, 2016, 2020 | — | |
Seville | 2004*, 2008* | — | |
Sweden | Stockholm | 1952, 2004 | 1912, 1956
|
Switzerland | Lausanne | 1936, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960 | — |
Thailand | Bangkok | 2008* | — |
Turkey | Istanbul | 2000, 2004*, 2008, 2012*, 2020, 2036 | |
United States | Atlanta | 1920 | 1996 |
Baltimore | 1948 | — | |
Boston | 2024 | — | |
Chicago | 1952, 1956, 2016 | 1904† | |
Cleveland | 1916, 1920 | — | |
Detroit | 1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 | — | |
Los Angeles | 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 2024** | 1932, 1984, 2028 | |
Minneapolis | 1948, 1952, 1956 | — | |
New York City | 2012 | — | |
Philadelphia | 1920, 1948, 1952, 1956 | — | |
San Francisco | 1956 | — | |
St. Louis | — | 1904 | |
Washington, D.C. | 2024 | — | |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 2000** | — |
Yugoslavia/ Serbia | Belgrade | 1992, 1996 | — |
By country
The following is a list of bids submitted by each national Olympic committee, listing the country and years it bid. Only countries that have submitted bids from multiple cities are included. Successful bids are in boldface. A parenthesis indicates that the city was awarded the games without a bidding process. A dagger (†) indicates that the city was awarded the games, but that they were ultimately not held in the city, either because the games were cancelled or moved.[1]
Country | Years |
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Australia | 1956, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2020, 2032 |
Belgium | 1916, 1920, 1960, 1964 |
Brazil | 1936, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 |
Canada | 1944, 1956 1972, 1976, 1996, 2008 |
Egypt | 1916, 1936, 2008 |
France | 1900, 1920, 1924, 1968, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024 |
Germany | 1908, 1916†, 1936, 1972, 2000, 2012 |
Great Britain | 1908, 1948, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2012 |
Italy | |
Japan | 1940†, 1960, 1964, 1988, 2008, 2016, 2020 |
Russia/ Soviet Union | 1976, 1980, 2004, 2012 |
Spain | 1924, 1936, 1972, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
United States | 1904, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2012, 2016, 2024, 2028 |
See also
- Bids for Olympic Games
- List of bids for the Winter Olympics
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Unnamed (22 January 1996). "39 Steps to Olympic Fiasco". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Milan Withdraws Olympic Bid". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 11 March 1993.
- ^ Unnamed (24 January 1993). "Tashkent withdraws bid for 2000 Olympics". UPI International.