Summer Olympics

By dana14ramsey

  • The Summer Olympics first begin?

    They first began April 6th, 1896

  • Who won the most gold medals?

    The United States won the most gold with 11 medals During 1896

  • First Time U.S.A Hosted the Olympics

    In 1904 the Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri

  • When The Olympics Games were cancelled

    The Olympics games were cancelled 1916. During WWI.

  • When The Olympic Games were Cancelled

    The Olympic games were cancelled again in 1944 during WWII

  • 1992 Germany Olympics

    A record 10,563 athletes from 172 nations gathered without a single country boycotting the Games

  • 1996 U.S.A Olympic Games

    The Atlanta Games were certainly the largest (a record 197 nations competed), most logistically complicated Olympics to date and perhaps the most hyped and over commercialized as well

  • 2004 Athens Greece Olympics

    301 medal ceremonies take place over a period of 16 days.

  • 2000 Australia Olympic Games

    17-year-old Ian Thorpe of Australia wins four medals (three gold) in swimming, breaking his own world record in the 400m freestyle

  • 2008 Beijing Olympics

    The total cost of Beijing Olympics is around 43 billion USD. The cost of building venues amount to around 1.8 billion USD. After the Games, the venues will be used as public sports and entertainment complexes.

  • 2012 London Olympics

    2012 will be London’s third time hosting the Games, with the first time being 1908, and the second in 1948.

  • When The Olympic Games were Cancelled

    The Olympic games were cancelled 1940 during WWII.

  • 2016 Rio Olympics

    Rio 2016 will be the first time in Olympic history that a South American country has hosted the Games.