US-HOSTED OLYMPICS

The United States has hosted eight times of Olympic Games, four times each for the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The U.S. hosted its first Olympics in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. The last U.S.-hosted summer Olympics were held in Atlanta in 1996, preceded by Los Angeles in 1984 and 1932 and by St. Louis in 1904. The most recent winter Olympics in the U.S. were held in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), is the umbrella organization for the Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the National Olympic Committee for the U.S., is responsible for the training, competition opportunities and welfare of American athletes.

The United States is the country that has hosted the Olympic Games the most often. After the USA, France has hosted the most Olympic Games -- five, including the 1992 Olympic Winter Games.

US-hosted Summer Olympic Games: 

Year  Host city       Dates      Nations   Events   Athletes
 
1904  St. Louis, MO   7/1 – 11/23   13        96        687
 
1932  Los Angeles, CA 7/30 – 8/14   37     117     1,408
 
1984  Los Angeles, CA 7/28 – 8/12   140    221     7,078
 
1996  Atlanta, GA     7/18 – 8/4    197        271    10,744
 

US-hosted Winter Olympic Games: 

Year  Host city             Dates    Nations Events Athletes
 
1932  Lake Placid, NY     2/4 – 2/15    17    14     307
 
1960  Squaw Valley, CA    2/18 – 2/28   30    27     648
 
1980  Lake Placid, NY     2/13 – 2/24   37    39     1,283
 
2002  Salt Lake City, UT   2/8 – 2/24   77    78     2,399