The modern Summer Olympics were first held in April 6-15, 1896 Athens, Greece. The most medals earned there was 47 by Greece and the U.S.A won 19 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The second Summer Olympics were held in May, 20-Oct 28, 1900 Paris, France. The most medals earned there was 95 by France and the U.S.A won 47 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The third Summer Olympics were held in July 1-November 23 1904 St. Louis. The most medals earned there was 244 by the U.S.A and the U.S.A won 244 medals. The U.S.A got 1st that year. This Summer Olympics were not counted as one but, were held in April 22- May 2, 1906 in again Athens, Greece. The most medals earned there were 40 by France and the U.S.A won 24 medals. The U.S.A got 3rd place that year. The fourth Summer Olympics were held in April 27- October 31, 1908 in London, GBR. The most medals won there were 138 by Britain and the U.S.A won 47 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The fifth Summer Olympics were held in May 5- July 22, 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. The most medals earned that year were 64 by Sweden and U.S.A won 63 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The sixth Summer Olympics were cancelled in 1916 at Berlin GER because of World War 1. The seventh Summer Olympics were held in April 20- September 12, 1920 in Antwerp, BEL. The most medals earned were 95 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got 1st place that year. The eighth Summer Olympics were held in May 4- July 27, 1924 in Paris, France. The most medals earned that year were 99 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got 1st place that year. The ninth Summer Olympics were held in May 17- August 12, 1928 in Amsterdam, NED. The most medals earned that year were 56 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got 1st place that year. The tenth Summer Olympics were held in July 30- August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles U.S.A. The most medals earned that year were 103 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got 1st place that year. The eleventh Summer Olympics were held in August 1- 16 1936 in Berlin, GER. The most medals earned that year were 89 by Germany and the U.S.A won 56 medals that year. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 12th and 13th Summer Olympics were cancelled because of World War 2. The 14th Summer Olympics were held in July 29- August 14, 1948 in London GBR. The most medals earned that year were 84 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got first place that year. The 15th Summer Olympics were held in July 19- August 3, 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. The most medals earned that year were 76 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got first place that year. The 16th Summer Olympics were held in November 22- December 8, 1956 Melbourne, Australia. The most medals earned that year were 98 by USSR and the U.S.A won 74 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 17th Summer Olympics were held in August 25- September 11, 1960 Rome, Italy. The most medals earned that year were 103 by USSR and the U.S.A won 71 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 18th Summer Olympics were held in October 10- 24 1964 Tokyo, Japan. The most medals earned that year were 96 by USSR and the U.S.A won 90 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 19th Summer Olympics were held in October 12- 27 1968 Mexico City U.S.A. The most medals earned that year were 107 by U.S.A. The U.S.A. got 1st place that year. The 20th Summer Olympics were held in August 26- September 10, 1972 Munich, W GER. The most medals earned that year were 99 by USSR and U.S.A won 94 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 21st Summer Olympics were held in July 17- August 1, 1976 Montreal Canada. The most medals earned that year were 125 by USSR and U.S.A won 94 medals. The U.S.A got 3rd place that year. The U.S.A didn’t get third place for 70 years until now. The 22nd Summer Olympics were held in July 19- August 3, 1980 Moscow USSR. The most medals earned that year were 195 by USSR and U.S.A boycotted the Olympics. The 23rd Summer Olympics were held in July 28- August 12, 1984 Los Angeles, U.S.A. The most medals earned that year were 174 by U.S.A. The U.S.A got 1st that year. The 24th Summer Olympics were held in September 17- October 2, 1988 Seoul, South Korea. The most medals earned that year were 132 by USSR and the U.S.A won 94 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 25th Summer Olympics were held in July 25- August 9 1992 Barcelona, Spain. The most medals earned that year were 112 by USSR and U.S.A. won 108 medals. The U.S.A got 2nd place that year. The 26th Summer Olympics were held in July 25- August 4, 1996 Atlanta U.S.A. The most medals earned that year were 101 by U.S.A. The U.S.A won 1st place that year. The 27th Summer Olympics was held in September 15- October 1, 2000 Sydney, Australia. The most medals earned that year were 97 by U.S.A. The U.S.A won 1st place that year. The 28th Summer Olympics were held in August 13- 29 2004 Athens, Greece. The most medals earned that year were 103 by U.S.A. The U.S.A won 1st place that year. The 29th Summer Olympics games were held in Beijing, China 2008, but the data has not yet been uploaded. The Summer Olympics have been going on for 112 years and being continued on with the Winter Olympics.