Timeline: History of the Modern Olympics

Period: Jan 30, 1896 to Dec 30, 2012

Modern Olympic Movement
Aug 29, 1896

Olympic stadium
Aug 30, 1896

Athens, Greece
Aug 30, 1900

Paris, France
Aug 30, 1904

St Louis, United States
Aug 30, 1908

London, Great Britain
Aug 30, 1912

Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 30, 1920

Antwerp, Belgium
Aug 30, 1924

Paris, France
Aug 30, 1928

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aug 30, 1932

Los Angeles, United States
Aug 30, 1936

Berlin, Germany
Aug 30, 1948

London, Great Britain
Aug 30, 1952

Helsinki, Finland
Aug 30, 1956

Melbourne, Australia
Aug 30, 1960

Rome, Italy
Aug 30, 1964

Tokyo, Japan
Aug 30, 1968

Mexico City, Mexico

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Aug 30, 1972

Munich, West Germany
Aug 30, 1976

Montreal, Canada
Aug 30, 1980

Moscow, Soviet Union
Aug 30, 1984

Los Angeles, United States
Aug 30, 1988

Seoul, South Korea
Aug 30, 1992

Barcelona, Spain
Aug 30, 1996

Atlanta, United States
Aug 30, 2000

Sydney, Australia
Aug 30, 2004

Athens, Greece
Aug 30, 2008

Beijing, China
Aug 30, 2012

London, Great Britain
Aug 14, 2016

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Modern Olympic Movement