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
|
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