(Ancient, B.C.) 776 - first games 724 - 2 lap race added 728 - endurance running race added 708 - pentathlon added (consists of running, jumping, discus, javelin, wrestling) 688 - boxing added 680 - chariot racing added 648 - horseback riding and pankration added 0 A.D. Games of the I Olympiad - 1896 Athens, GRE Games of the II Olympiad - 1900 Paris, FRA Games of the III Olympiad - 1904 St. Louis, USA Intercalated Games - 1906 Athens, GRE Games of the IV Olympiad - 1908 London, GBR Games of the V Olympiad - 1912 Stockholm, SWE Games of the VI Olympiad - 1916 Canceled Due to World War I Games of the VII Olympiad - 1920 An twerp, BEL VlI Olympic Winter Games - 1924 Chamonix, FRA Games of the VIII Olympiad - 1924 Paris, FRA lI Olympic Winter Games - 1928 St. Moritz, SUI Games of the IX Olympiad - 1928 Amsterdam, HOL III Olympic Winter Games - 1932 Lake Placid, USA Games of the X Olympiad - 1932 Los Angeles, USA IV Olympic Winter Games - 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER Games of the XI Olympiad - 1936 Berlin, GER Olympic Winter Games - 1940 Canceled Due to World War II Games of the XII Olympiad - 1940 Canceled Due to World War II Olympic Winter Games - 1944 Canceled Due to World War II Games of the XIII Olympiad - 1944 Canceled Due to World War II V Olympic Winter Games - 1948 St. Moritz, SUI Games of the XIV Olympiad - 1948 London, GBR VI Olympic Winter Games - 1952 Oslo, NOR Games of the XV Olympiad - 1952 Helsinki, FIN VII Olympic Winter Games - 1956 Cortina díAmpezzo, ITA Games of the XVI Olympiad - 1956 Melbourne, AUS VIII Olympic Winter Games - 1960 Squaw Valley, USA Games of the XVII Olympiad - 1960 Roma, ITA IX Olympic Winter Games - 1964 Innsbruck, AUT Games of the XVIII Olympiad - 1964 Tokyo, JPN X Olympic Winter Games - 1968 Grenoble, FRA Games of the XIX Olympiad - 1968 Mexico City, MEX XI Olympic Winter Games - 1972 Sapporo, JPN Games of the XX Olympiad - 1972 Munich, FRG -- massacre of Israeli athletes..... XII Olympic Winter Games - 1976 Innsbruck, AUT Games of the XXI Olympiad - 1976 Montreal, CAN XIII Olympic Winter Games - 1980 Lake Placid, USA Games of the XXII Olympiad - 1980 Moscow, URS XIV Olympic Winter Games - 1984 Sarajevo, YUG Games of the XXIII Olympiad - 1984 Los Angeles, USA XV Olympic Winter Games - 1988 Calgary, CAN Games of the XXIV Olympiad - 1988 Seoul, KOR XVI Olympic Winter Games - 1992 Albertville, FRA Games of the XXV Olympiad - 1992 Barcelona, ESP XVII Olympic Winter Games - 1994 Lillehammer, NOR Games of the XXVI Olympiad - 1996 Atlanta, USA XVIII Olympic Winter Games - 1998 Nagano, JPN Games of the XXVII Olympiad - 2000 Sydney, AUS XIX Olympic Winter Games - 2002 Salt Lake City, USA Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - 2004 Athens, GRE
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