Olympic Games: Host, Top Nations, year-wise list

The Olympic Games are held every four years. The game is played in two seasons, summer and winter and that is why the games are titled as Summer Olympic and Winter Olympic games. There are thousands of participants in this event from different nations. Various kinds of competitions are held in this event. In the Olympic games, there are mainly three big ceremonies highlighted; opening, closing and medal presentation ceremony. The Olympic Games are organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland.

Olympic Symbol & Flag

The symbol of the Olympics actually refers to the ring of five colours. The ring of five colours defines the five continents of the world. The colours are arranged from left to right starting from blue, yellow, black, green and the last is red. The blue colour defines Europe, The Yellow colour defines Asia, The black colour defines Africa, The green colour defines Australia and the red colour defines America.

Summer Olympic Games

YearHost PlaceTop Nation with the Most Medal
1896Athens(Greece)United States
1900ParisFrance
1904Sant Luis(Germany)United States
1908London(U.K)Great Britain
1912Stolkhotm(Sweden)United States
1920Antey(Canada)United States
1924ParisUnited States
1928Amsterdam(Holand)United States
1932Los AnglesUnited States
1936Berlin(Germany)Germany
1948LondonUnited States
1952Helsinki(Finland)United States
1956Melbourne(Australia)Russia
1960Rome(Italy)Russia
1964Tokyo(Japan)United States
1968Mexico city(Mexico)United States
1972Murikh(Germany)Russia
1976Montrial(Canada)Russia
1980Mosco(USSR)Russia
1984Los AnglesUnited States
1988Scot(South Korea)Russia
1992Bersilona(Spain)Unified Team
1996Atlanta(U.S.A)United States
2000Sydney(Australia)United States
2004Athens(Greece)United States
2008Beiging(China)China
2012LondonUnited States
2016Rio de JaneiroUnited States
2020TokyoUnited States
2024Paris
2028Los Angeles

Winter Olympic Games

YearHost PlaceTop Nation with the Most Medal
1924Chamonix FranceNorway
1928St. Morlly SwitzerlandNorway
1932Lake PlacidUnited States
1936GermanyNorway
1948St. Mortiz (Switzerland)NorwaySweden
1952Osono(Norway)Norway
1956ItalySoviet Union
1960California(America)Soviet Union
1964AstrieSoviet Union
1968FranceNorway
1972Sappero (Japan)Soviet Union
1976AustriaSoviet Union
1980New YorkSoviet Union
1984YogoslaviaEast Germany
1988Alberrta (Canada)Soviet Union
1992FranceGermany
1994NorwayRussia
1998Nagano (Japan)Germany
2002Saltlake City U.S.ANorway
2006Turin ItalyGermany
2010Vancouver CanadaCanada
2014SochiRussia
2018PyeongchangNorway
2022BeijingNorway

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