Host to the Olympics By emeva Apr 6, 1896 Athens - Greece Period: Apr 6, 1896 to Jul 27, 2012 Who hosted the Olympics May 14, 1900 Paris - France Jul 1, 1904 St. Louis - USA Apr 27, 1908 London - UK May 5, 1912 Stockholm - Sweden Aug 3, 1916 Berlin - Germany - CANCELLED DUE TO WW1 Apr 20, 1920 Antwerp - Belgium May 4, 1924 Paris - France May 17, 1928 Amsterdam - Netherland Jul 30, 1932 Los Angeles - USA Aug 1, 1936 Berlin - Germany Aug 3, 1940 Tokyo - Japan - CANCELLED DUE TO WW2 Aug 3, 1944 London - UK - CANCELLED DUE TO WW2 Jul 29, 1948 London - UK Jul 19, 1952 Helsinki - Finland Nov 22, 1956 Melbourne - Australia Aug 25, 1960 Rome - Italy Oct 10, 1964 Tokyo - Japan Oct 12, 1968 Mexico City - Mexico Aug 26, 1972 Munich - West Germany Jul 17, 1976 Montreal - Canada Jul 19, 1980 Moscow - Soviet Union Jul 28, 1984 Los Angeles - USA Sep 17, 1988 Seoul - South Korea Jul 25, 1992 Barcelona - Spain Jul 19, 1996 Atlanta - USA Sep 15, 2000 Sydney - Australia Aug 13, 2004 Athens - Greece Aug 8, 2008 Beijing - China Jul 27, 2012 London - UK