Summer Olympic Games

List of articles in category Summer Olympic Games
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Summer Olympics - Venues of the Summer Games by sport	Hits: 10
Summer Olympics - Olympic Games ceremony	Hits: 229
Summer Olympics - List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games	Hits: 8
Summer Olympics - List of bids for the Summer Olympics	Hits: 168
Summer Olympics - History of the modern Summer Games	Hits: 8
Summer Olympics - All about Summer Olympic Games	Hits: 207

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1896 Athens Summer Olympics 22

Host City: Athina, Greece (April 6, 1896 to April 13, 1896)
Opening Ceremony: April 6, 1896 (opened by King Giorgios I)
Closing Ceremony: April 15, 1896
Events: 43 in 9 sports Participants: 176 (176 men and 0 women) from 12 countries
Youngest Participant:

Dimitrios Loundras (10 years, 216 days)
Oldest Participant:

Charles Waldstein (40 years, 10 days)
Most Medals (Athlete):

Hermann Weingärtner (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country):

Greece (47 medals)

1900 Paris Summer Olympics 37

Host City: Paris, France (May 14, 1900 to October 28, 1900)
Events: 90 in 20 sports

Participants: 1,224 (1,201 men and 23 women) from 31 countries
Youngest Participant: Katie Gillou (13 years, 137 days)
Oldest Participant: William Martin (71 years, 212 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Irv Baxter and Walter Tewksbury (5 medals)
Most Medals (Country): France (102 medals)

1904 St. Louis Summer Olympics 28

Host City: St. Louis, United States (July 1, 1904 to November 23, 1904)
Opening Ceremony: May 14, 1904 (opened by President, Louisiana Purchase International Exposition, David Rowland Francis)
Events: 95 in 18 sports

Participants: 650 (644 men and 6 women) from 15 countries
Youngest Participant: George Passmore (14 years, 312 days)
Oldest Participant: Thomas Scott (71 years, 260 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 6 medals
Most Medals (Country): United States (231 medals)

1906 Athens Summer Olympics 18

Host City: Athina, Greece (April 22, 1906 to May 2, 1906)
Opening Ceremony: April 22, 1906 (opened by King Giorgis I)
Closing Ceremony: May 2, 1906
Events: 74 in 13 sports

Participants: 841 (835 men and 6 women) from 21 countries
Youngest Participant: Vahram Papazyan (13 years, 224 days)
Oldest Participant: Léon Moreaux (54 years, 47 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Léon Moreaux and Martin Sheridan (5 medals)
Most Medals (Country): France (40 medals)

1908 London Summer Olympics 31

Host City: London, Great Britain (April 27, 1908 to October 31, 1908)
Opening Ceremony: July 13, 1908 (opened by King Edward VII)
Events: 109 in 24 sports

Participants: 2,024 (1,980 men and 44 women) from 22 countries
Youngest Participant: Ödön Toldi (15 years, 28 days)
Oldest Participant: Robert Heathcote (61 years, 104 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 7 athletes with 3 medals
Most Medals (Country): Great Britain (146 medals)

1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics 26

Host City: Stockholm, Sweden (May 5, 1912 to July 27, 1912)
Opening Ceremony: July 6, 1912 (opened by King Gustav V)
Closing Ceremony: July 27, 1912
Events: 107 in 17 sports

Participants: 2,409 (2,356 men and 53 women) from 29 countries
Youngest Participant: Greta Carlsson (14 years, 1 days)
Oldest Participant: Oscar Swahn (64 years, 258 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Vilhelm Carlberg (5 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Sweden (65 medals)

1916 Berlin Summer Olympics (canceled) 1

The 1916 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1916), officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany, but were eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I. Berlin was selected as the host city during the 14th IOC Session in Stockholm on 4 July 1912defeating bids from Alexandria, Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest and Cleveland. After the 1916 Games were cancelled, Berlin would eventually host the 1936 Summer Olympics, twenty years later.

1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics 33

Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium (April 23, 1920 to September 12, 1920)
Opening Ceremony: August 14, 1920 (opened by King Albert)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Victor Boin (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 30, 1920
Events: 158 in 25 sports

Participants: 2,677 (2,599 men and 78 women) from 29 countries
Youngest Participant: Nils Skoglund (14 years, 8 days)
Oldest Participant: Oscar Swahn (72 years, 281 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Willis Lee and Lloyd Spooner (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (95 medals)

1924 Paris Summer Olympics 35

Host City: Paris, France (May 4, 1924 to July 27, 1924)
Opening Ceremony: July 5, 1924 (opened by President Gaston Doumergue)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Géo André (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: July 27, 1924
Events: 131 in 20 sports

Participants: 3,256 (3,100 men and 156 women) from 45 countries
Youngest Participant: Matilda Scheurich (14 years, 6 days)
Oldest Participant: Henri Quersin (61 years, 10 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Ville Ritola (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (99 medals)

1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics 31

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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 17, 1928 to August 12, 1928)
Opening Ceremony: July 28, 1928 (opened by His Royal Highness Prince Hendrik)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Harry Dénis (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 12, 1928
Events: 122 in 17 sports

Participants: 3,249 (2,937 men and 312 women) from 46 countries
Youngest Participant: Luigina Giavotti (11 years, 301 days)
Oldest Participant: Arthur von Pongracz (64 years, 46 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Hermann Hänggi and Georges Miez (4 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (56 medals)

1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics 30

Host City: Los Angeles, United States (July 30, 1932 to August 14, 1932)
Opening Ceremony: July 30, 1932 (opened by Vice-President Charles Curtis)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: George Calnan (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 14, 1932
Events: 131 in 18 sports

Participants: 1,922 (1,721 men and 201 women) from 47 countries
Youngest Participant: Ralph Flanagan (13 years, 241 days)
Oldest Participant: George Gyles (54 years, 261 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 4 medals
Most Medals (Country): United States (110 medals)

1936 Berlin Summer Olympics 41

Host City: Berlin, Germany (August 2, 1936 to August 16, 1936)
Opening Ceremony: August 1, 1936 (opened by Chancellor Adolf Hitler)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Rudolf Ismayr (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 16, 1936
Events: 150 in 24 sports

Participants: 4,484 (4,123 men and 361 women) from 49 countries
Youngest Participant: Inge Sorensen (12 years, 22 days)
Oldest Participant: Arthur von Pongracz (72 years, 48 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Konrad Frey (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Germany (101 medals)

1940 Tokyo Summer Olympics (canceled) 2

Though the whole event was eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of war, the 1940 Summer Olympics torch relay was planned for both of the proposed host cities. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 1940 Summer Olympics to Tokyo, Japan in July 1936. Tokyo's ability to host the event was questioned after war broke out with China (the Second Sino-Japanese War) with some countries calling for the Games to be boycotted. The Japanese decided to cancel the event and Helsinki, Finland, the runner-up city in the bidding process, was selected as the replacement. That too was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II.

1944 London Summer Olympics (canceled) 1

The 1944 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, were cancelled due to World War II. It would have been held in London, United Kingdom, which won the bid on the first ballot in a June 1939 IOC election over Rome, Detroit, Lausanne, Athens, Budapest, Helsinki and Montreal. The selection was made at the 38th IOC Session in London in 1939

1948 London Summer Olympics 34

Host City: London, Great Britain (July 26, 1948 to August 14, 1948)
Opening Ceremony: July 29, 1948 (opened by King George VI)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Don Finlay (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 14, 1948
Events: 153 in 21 sports

Participants: 4,396 (3,950 men and 446 women) from 59 countries
Youngest Participant: Licia Macchini (12 years, 34 days)
Oldest Participant: Archibald Craig (61 years, 134 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Veikko Huhtanen (5 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (84 medals)

1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics 38

Host City: Helsinki, Finland (July 14, 1952 to August 3, 1952)
Opening Ceremony: July 19, 1952 (opened by President Juho Kusti Paasikivi)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Hannes Kolehmainen
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Heikki Savolainen (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 3, 1952
Events: 149 in 19 sports

Participants: 4,932 (4,411 men and 521 women) from 69 countries
Youngest Participant: William Horton, Jr. (13 years, 57 days)
Oldest Participant: Charles Lucas (66 years, 7 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Mariya Horokhovska (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (76 medals)

1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics 43

Host City: Melbourne, Australia (November 22, 1956 to December 8, 1956)
Opening Ceremony: November 22, 1956 (opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Ron Clarke
Taker of the Olympic Oath: John Landy (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: December 8, 1956
Events: 145 in 18 sports

Participants: 3,189 (2,818 men and 371 women) from 67 countries
Youngest Participant: Jos Van Thillo (13 years, 338 days)
Oldest Participant: Hans Lubinus (62 years, 336 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Ãgnes Keleti and Larysa Latynina (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (98 medals)

1960 Rome Summer Olympics 40

Host City: Roma, Italy (August 25, 1960 to September 11, 1960)
Opening Ceremony: August 25, 1960 (opened by President Giovanni Gronchi)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Adolfo Consolini (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: September 11, 1960
Events: 150 in 19 sports

Participants: 5,351 (4,738 men and 613 women) from 83 countries
Youngest Participant: Luciana Marcellini (12 years, 228 days)
Oldest Participant: Lilian Williams (65 years, 88 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Borys Shakhlin (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (103 medals)

1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics 45

Host City: Tokyo, Japan (October 11, 1964 to October 24, 1964)
Opening Ceremony: October 10, 1964 (opened by Emperor Hirohito)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Takashi Ono (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: October 24, 1964
Events: 163 in 21 sports

Participants: 5,137 (4,457 men and 680 women) from 93 countries
Youngest Participant: Molly Tay (12 years, 63 days)
Oldest Participant: Oscar Rompani (60 years, 67 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Larysa Latynina (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (96 medals)

1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics 44

Host City: Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico (October 12, 1968 to October 27, 1968)
Opening Ceremony: October 12, 1968 (opened by President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Enriqueta Basilio
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Pablo Garrido (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: October 27, 1968
Events: 172 in 20 sports

Participants: 5,558 (4,775 men and 783 women) from 112 countries
Youngest Participant: Liana Vicens (11 years, 327 days)
Oldest Participant: Roberto Soundy (68 years, 229 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Mikhail Voronin (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (107 medals)

1972 Munich Summer Olympics 49

Host City: Munchen, West Germany (August 26, 1972 to September 11, 1972)
Opening Ceremony: August 26, 1972 (opened by President Gustave Heinemann)
Takers of the Olympic Oath: Heidi Schuller (athlete) and Heinz Pollay (official)
Closing Ceremony: September 11, 1972
Events: 193 in 23 sports

Participants: 7,114 (6,053 men and 1,060 women) from 121 countries
Youngest Participant: Werner Grieshofer (12 years, 188 days)
Oldest Participant: Lorna Johnstone (70 years, 4 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Mark Spitz (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (99 medals)

1976 Montreal Summer Olympics 54

Host City: Montreal, Canada (July 18, 1976 to August 1, 1976)
Opening Ceremony: July 17, 1976 (opened by Queen Elizabeth II)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Pierre St. Jean (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 1, 1976
Events: 198 in 23 sports

Participants: 6,073 (4,812 men and 1,260 women) from 92 countries
Youngest Participant: Antonia Real (12 years, 311 days)
Oldest Participant: Owen Phillips (70 years, 11 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Nikolay Andrianov (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (125 medals)

1980 Moscow Summer Olympics 57

Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union (July 20, 1980 to August 3, 1980)
Opening Ceremony: July 19, 1980 (opened by President Leonid Brezhnev)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Sergey Belov
Takers of the Olympic Oath: Nikolay Andrianov (athlete) and Aleksandr Medved (official)
Closing Ceremony: August 3, 1980
Events: 203 in 23 sports

Participants: 5,259 (4,135 men and 1,123 women) from 80 countries
Youngest Participant: Jorge Lima (13 years, 8 days)
Oldest Participant: Krasimir Krastev (70 years, 193 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Aleksandr Dityatin (8 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (195 medals)

1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics 65

Host City: Los Angeles, United States (July 29, 1984 to August 12, 1984)
Opening Ceremony: July 28, 1984 (opened by President Ronald Reagan)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Rafer Johnson
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Edwin Moses (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 12, 1984
Events: 221 in 26 sports

Participants: 6,798 (5,224 men and 1,567 women) from 140 countries
Youngest Participant: Philippe Cuelenaere (12 years, 334 days)
Oldest Participant: Luis del Cerro (60 years, 54 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Li Ning (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (174 medals)

1988 Seoul Summer Olympics 73

Host City: Seoul, South Korea (September 17, 1988 to October 2, 1988)
Opening Ceremony: September 17, 1988 (opened by President Roh Tae-Woo)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Won-Tak Kim
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Heo Jae, Son Mi-Na (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: October 2, 1988
Events: 237 in 27 sports

Participants: 8,454 (6,249 men and 2,203 women) from 159 countries
Youngest Participant: Nadia Cruz (13 years, 74 days)
Oldest Participant: Durward Knowles (70 years, 323 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Matt Biondi (7 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Soviet Union (132 medals)

1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics 83

Host City: Barcelona, Spain (July 24, 1992 to August 9, 1992)
Opening Ceremony: July 25, 1992 (opened by King Juan Carlos I)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: (used arrow)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Luis Doreste (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 9, 1992
Events: 257 in 29 sports

Participants: 9,386 (6,659 men and 2,721 women) from 169 countries
Youngest Participant: Carlos Front (11 years, 251 days)
Oldest Participant: Carl Eiriksson (62 years, 213 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Vitaly Shcherbo (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Unified Team (112 medals)

1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics 83

Host City: Atlanta, United States (July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996)
Opening Ceremony: July 19, 1996 (opened by President Bill Clinton)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Muhammad Ali
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Teresa Edwards (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 4, 1996
Events: 271 in 31 sports

Participants: 10,344 (6,820 men and 3,521 women) from 197 countries
Youngest Participant: Hem Reaksmey (12 years, 320 days)
Oldest Participant: Jose Artecona (63 years, 350 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Aleksey Nemov (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (101 medals)

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics 93

Host City: Sydney, Australia (September 13, 2000 to October 1, 2000)
Opening Ceremony: September 15, 2000 (opened by Governor-General William Deane)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Cathy Freeman
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Rechelle Hawkes (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: October 1, 2000
Events: 300 in 34 sports

Participants: 10,648 (6,579 men and 4,068 women) from 200 countries
Youngest Participant: Fariha Fathimath (13 years, 197 days)
Oldest Participant: Bruce Meredith (63 years, 156 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Aleksey Nemov (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (93 medals)

2004 Athens Summer Olympics 104

Host City: Athina, Greece (August 11, 2004 to August 29, 2004)
Opening Ceremony: August 13, 2004 (opened by President Kostas Stephanopoulos)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Zoi Dimoskhaki (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 29, 2004
Events: 301 in 34 sports

Participants: 10,560 (6,257 men and 4,303 women) from 201 countries
Youngest Participant: Rubab Raza (13 years, 218 days)
Oldest Participant: Ian Millar (57 years, 229 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (8 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (101 medals)

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics 139

Host City: Beijing, China (August 6, 2008 to August 24, 2008)
Opening Ceremony: August 8, 2008 (opened by President Hu Jintao)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Ning Li
Takers of the Olympic Oath: Zhang Yining (athlete) and Huang Liping (official)
Closing Ceremony: August 24, 2008
Events: 302 in 34 sports

Participants: 10,900 (6,290 men and 4,610 women) from 204 countries
Youngest Participant: Antoinette Guedia (12 years, 300 days)
Oldest Participant: Hiroshi Hoketsu (67 years, 139 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (8 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (110 medals)

2012 London Summer Olympics 137

Host City: London, Great Britain (July 25, 2012 to August 12, 2012)
Opening Ceremony: July 27, 2012 (opened by Queen Elizabeth II)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Desiree Henry
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Sarah Stevenson (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 12, 2012
Events: 302 in 32 sports

Participants: 10,517 (5,864 men and 4,653 women) from 205 countries
Youngest Participant: Adzo Kpossi (13 years, 191 days)
Oldest Participant: Hiroshi Hoketsu (71 years, 128 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (103 medals)

2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics 155

Host City: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (August 3, 2016 to August 21, 2016)
Opening Ceremony: August 5, 2016 (opened by Acting president Michel Temer)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame:
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Robert Scheidt (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 21, 2016
Events: 306 in 34 sports

Participants: 11,184 (6,147 men and 5,037 women) from 207 countries
Youngest Participant: Gaurika Singh (13 years, 255 days)
Oldest Participant: Julie Brougham (62 years, 83 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (6 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (121 medals)