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The first modern games were held
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St. Louis
First US Olympics held -
Olympics Cancelled
Due to World War I -
Olympics Cancelled
Due to World War II -
Olympics Canceled
Due to World War II -
Athens, Greece
Michael Phelps won 8 total medals, 6 of them being gold -
Turin, Italy
The cost of the Games alone was ~4.1bil, compared to the average ~1.7bil -
Beijing, China
Mongolia and Panama win their first gold medal -
Vancouver, Canada
82 Countries participated -
London, England
The main venues were all connected through land bridges and accessible by foot -
Sochi, Russia
Netherlands Speed Skating Team won 23 medals -
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kyle Snyder from Ohio State became the youngest American Olympic wrestler to win a gold medal at age 20