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CHRONOLOGY AND STATISTICS

 

Modern Olympic Games Chronology:

 

Summer Chronology

No.
Year
Host City
Nations
Events
Sports
Male
Female
Athletes
I
1896
Athens, Greece
13
43
9
311
0
311
II
1900
Paris, France
21
85
17
1,319
11
1,330
III
1904
St. Louis, MO
13
96
14
681
6
687
IV
1908
London, England
22
110
21
1,999
36
2,035
V
1912
Stockholm, Sweden
29
102
13
2,490
57
2,547
VI
1916
Berlin, Germany (WWI)
-
-
-
-
-
-
VII
1920
Antwerp, Belgium
29
152
21
2,543
64
2,607
VIII
1924
Paris, France
45
126
17
2,956
136
3,092
IX
1928
Amsterdam, Holland
46
109
14
2,724
290
3,014
X
1932
Los Angeles, CA
37
117
14
1,281
127
1,408
XI
1936
Berlin, Germany
49
129
19
3,738
328
4,066
XXII
1940
Tokyo, Japan/Helsinki, Finland (WWII)
-
-
-
-
-
-
XIII
1944
London, England (WWII)
-
-
-
-
-
-
XIV
1948
London, England
59
136
17
3,714
385
4,099
XV
1952
Helsinki, Finland
69
149
17
4,407
518
4,925
XVI
1956
Melbourne, Australia
67
145
16
2,958
384
3,342
XVII
1960
Rome, Italy
84
150
17
4,738
610
5,348
XVIII
1964
Tokyo, Japan
94
163
19
4,457
683
5,140
XIX
1968
Mexico City, Mexico
113
172
18
4,750
781
5,531
XX
1972
Munich, Germany
122
195
21
6,659
1,171
7,830
XXI
1976
Montreal, Canada
93
198
21
4,915
1,274
6,189
XXII
1980
Moscow, USSR
81
203
21
4,320
1,192
5,512
XXIII
1984
Los Angeles, CA
140
221
21
5,458
1,620
7,078
XXIV
1988
Seoul, Korea
160
237
23
6,983
2,438
9,421
XXV
1992
Barcelona, Spain
171
257
25
7,555
3,008
10,563
XXVI
1996
Atlanta, GA
197
271
26
7,060
3,684
10,744
XXVII
2000
Sydney, Australia
199
300
28
6,582
4,069
10,651
XXVIII
2004
Athens, Greece
201
301
28
6,452
4,412
10,864
XXVIV
2008 
Beijing, China 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Winter Chronology

No.
Year
Host City
Nations
Events
Sports
Male
Female
Athletes
I
1924
Chamonix, France
16
13
5
281
13
294
II
1928
St. Moritz, Switzerland
25
13
6
366
27
393
III
1932
Lake Placid, NY
17
14
5
277
30
307
IV
1936
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
28
17
5
680
76
756
V
1948
St. Moritz, Switzerland
28
24
6
636
77
713
VI
1952
Olso, Norway
30
22
5
624
108
732
VII
1956
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
32
24
5
687
132
819
VIII
1960
Squaw Valley, CA
30
27
5
502
146
648
IX
1964
Innsbruck, Austria
36
34
7
758
175
933
X
1968
Grenoble, France
37
35
7
1,063
230
1,293
XI
1972
Sapporo, Japan
36
35
7
927
218
1,128
XII
1976
Innsbruck, Austria
37
37
7
1,013
248
1,261
XIII
1980
Lake Placid, NY
37
39
7
1,012
271
1,283
XIV
1984
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
49
40
7
1,127
283
1,490
XV
1988
Calgary, Canada
57
46
7
1,270
364
1,634
XVI
1992
Albertville, France
64
57
7
1,313
488
1,801
XVII
1994
Lillehammer, Norway
67
61
7
1,302
542
1,844
XVIII
1998
Nagano, Japan
80
68
7
1,489
815
2,304
XIX
2002
Salt Lake City, UT
77
78
8
1513
886
2399
XX
2006 
Torino, Italy 
80
8471548
9602508
XXI 
2010 
Vancouver, Canada 
 
 
 
 

 

 

U.S. Medals at the Olympic Games:

 

U.S. Summer Medals

Game
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens
11
7
1
19
1900 Paris
21
16
16
53
1904St. Louis (host nation)
7882
79239
1908 London
23
12
13
48
1912 Stockholm
25
18
19
62
1920 Antwerp
41
27
27
95
1924 Paris
45
27
27
99
1928 Amsterdam
22
18
16
56
1932 Los Angeles (host nation)
41
32
30
103
1936 Berlin
24
20
12
56
1948 London
38
27
19
84
1952 Helsinki
40
19
17
76
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm
32
25
17
74
1960 Rome
34
21
16
71
1964 Tokyo
36
26
28
90
1968 Mexico City
45
28
34
107
1972 Munich
33
31
30
94
1976 Montreal
34
35
25
94
1980 Moscow
0
0
0
0
1984 Los Angeles (host nation)
83
61
30
174
1988 Seoul
36
31
27
94
1992 Barcelona
37
34
37
108
1996 Atlanta
(host nation)
44
32
25
101
2000 Sydney
40
24
33
97
2004 Athens
35
39
29103
Totals
898
692607
2,197
 

U.S. Winter Medals

Game
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1924 Chamonix
1
2
1
4
1928 St. Moritz
2
2
2
6
1932 Lake Placid (host nation)
6
4
2
12
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1
0
3
4
1948 St. Moritz
3
4
2
9
1952 Oslo
4
6
1
11
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
2
3
2
7
1960Squaw Valley (host nation)
3
4
3
10
1964 Innsbruck
1
2
4
7
1968 Grenoble
1
5
1
7
1972 Sapporo
3
2
3
8
1976 Innsbruck
3
3
4
10
1980 Lake Placid (host nation)
6
4
2
12
1984 Sarajevo
4
4
0
8
1988 Calgary
2
1
3
6
1992 Albertville
5
4
2
11
1994 Lillehammer
6
5
2
13
1998 Nagano
6
3
4
13
2002 Salt Lake City (host nation)
10
13
11
34
2006 Turin
9
9
7
25
Totals
78
80
59
217
 

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