Bids for Olympic Games - wikipedia Bids for Olympic Games National Olympic Committees select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host an Olympic Games. The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid. Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1894, which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event, interested cities have rivalled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. What follows is a list of the cities that have bid to host any of the Summer and Winter Olympics. 50 cities ( including repeats ) have been chosen to host the Olympics since their `` rebirth '' ; two in Eastern Europe, five in East Asia, one in South America, two in Oceania and the remainder in Western Europe and North America. No African, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, or South Asian city has ever been chosen to host an Olympics. Typically, the decision is made at an IOC Session approximately seven years prior to the games ; for example, the 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro on 2 October 2009, the 2018 Winter Olympics were awarded to Pyeongchang on 6 July 2011, the 2020 Summer Olympics were awarded to Tokyo on 7 September 2013, and the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to Beijing on 31 July 2015. Contents 1 IOC -- IPC co-operation 2 Summer Olympics bids 3 Winter Olympics bids 4 Summer Youth Olympics bids 5 Winter Youth Olympics bids 6 All - time Summer Olympics bids 6.1 Total bids by country 7 All - time Winter Olympics bids 7.1 Total bids by country 8 All - time Summer Youth Olympics bids 9 All - time Winter Youth Olympics bids 10 Combined total bids by country 10.1 Olympic Games 10.2 Youth Olympic Games 11 Trivia 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links IOC -- IPC co-operation In June 2001, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) and the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) signed an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games. The agreement came into effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee ( SLOC ), was chosen to follow the practice of `` one bid, one city '' already at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, with one Organizing Committee for both Games, which was followed up by the 2004 Games in Athens and Turin in 2006. The agreement was adjusted in 2003. An extension was signed in June 2006. Summer Olympics bids Games Year Candidate cities Non-candidate applicant cities IOC session Host city Others 1896 Athens Only Bid 1st Paris ( 1894 - 06 - 23 ) II 1900 Paris Only Bid III 1904 Chicago ( St. Louis ) Only Bid 4th Paris ( 22 - 05 - 1901 ) IV 1908 details Rome ( London ) Berlin Milan 6th London ( June, 1904 ) V 1912 details Stockholm Only Bid 10th Berlin ( 1909 - 05 - 27 ) VI 1916 details Berlin Alexandria Amsterdam Brussels Budapest Cleveland 14th Stockholm ( 1912 - 05 - 27 ) VII 1920 details Antwerp Amsterdam Atlanta Budapest Cleveland Havana Lyon Philadelphia 17th Lausanne ( 1919 - 04 - 05 ) VIII 1924 details Paris Amsterdam Barcelona Los Angeles Prague Rome 19th Lausanne ( 1921 - 06 - 02 ) IX 1928 details Amsterdam Los Angeles X 1932 details Los Angeles Only Bid 21st Rome ( April, 1923 ) XI 1936 details Berlin Alexandria Barcelona Budapest Buenos Aires Cologne Dublin Frankfurt Helsinki Lausanne Nuremberg Rio de Janeiro Rome 30th Lausanne ( 1931 - 05 - 13 ) XII 1940 Tokyo Helsinki Only Bid 35th Berlin ( 1936 - 07 - 31 ) XIII 1944 London Athens Budapest Detroit Helsinki Lausanne Montreal Rome 38th London ( 1939 - 06 - 09 ) XIV 1948 details London Baltimore Lausanne Los Angeles Minneapolis Philadelphia 39th Lausanne ( September, 1946 ) XV 1952 details Helsinki Amsterdam Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis Philadelphia 40th Stockholm ( 1947 - 06 - 21 ) XVI 1956 details Melbourne Stockholm Buenos Aires Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Mexico City Minneapolis Philadelphia San Francisco 43rd Rome ( 1949 - 04 - 28 ) XVII 1960 details Rome Brussels Budapest Detroit Lausanne Mexico City Tokyo 50th Paris ( 1955 - 06 - 15 ) XVIII 1964 details Tokyo Brussels Detroit Vienna 55th Munich ( 1959 - 05 - 26 ) XIX 1968 details Mexico City Buenos Aires Detroit Lyon 60th Baden - Baden ( 1963 - 10 - 18 ) XX 1972 details Munich Detroit Madrid Montreal 64th Rome ( 1966 - 04 - 26 ) XXI 1976 details Montreal Los Angeles Moscow 69th Amsterdam ( 1970 - 05 - 12 ) XXII 1980 details Moscow Los Angeles 75th Vienna ( 1974 - 10 - 23 ) XXIII 1984 details Los Angeles Only Bid 80th Athens ( 1978 - 05 - 18 ) XXIV 1988 details Seoul Nagoya 84th Baden - Baden ( 1981 - 09 - 30 ) XXV 1992 details Barcelona Amsterdam Belgrade Birmingham Brisbane Paris 91st Lausanne ( 1986 - 10 - 17 ) XXVI details Atlanta Athens Belgrade Manchester Melbourne Toronto 96th Tokyo ( 1990 - 09 - 18 ) XXVII 2000 details Sydney Beijing Berlin Istanbul Manchester Milan Brasilia Tashkent 101st Monte Carlo ( 1993 - 09 - 23 ) XXVIII details Athens Buenos Aires Cape Town Rome Stockholm Istanbul Lille Rio de Janeiro Saint Petersburg San Juan Seville 106th Lausanne ( 1997 - 09 - 05 ) XXIX 2008 details Beijing Istanbul Osaka Paris Toronto Bangkok Cairo Havana Kuala Lumpur Seville 112th Moscow ( 2001 - 07 - 13 ) XXX 2012 details London Madrid Moscow New York City Paris Havana Istanbul Leipzig Rio de Janeiro 117th Singapore ( 2005 - 07 - 06 ) XXXI 2016 details Rio de Janeiro Chicago Madrid Tokyo Baku Doha Prague 121st Copenhagen ( 2009 - 10 - 02 ) XXXII 2020 details Tokyo Istanbul Madrid Rome Baku Doha 125th Buenos Aires ( 2013 - 09 - 07 ) XXXIII 2024 details Paris Los Angeles Hamburg Rome Budapest 131st Lima ( 2017 - 09 - 13 ) XXXIV 2028 details Los Angeles Only Bid Winter Olympics bids Games Year Candidate cities Non-candidate applicant cities IOC Session Host city Others 1924 Chamonix Only Bid 19th Lausanne ( 1921 - 06 - 02 ) II 1928 details St. Moritz Davos Engelberg 24th Lisbon ( 1926 - 05 - 06 ) III 1932 details Lake Placid Bear Mountain Denver Duluth Minneapolis Montreal Oslo Yosemite Valley 27th Lausanne ( 1929 - 04 - 10 ) IV 1936 details Garmisch - Partenkirchen Montreal St. Moritz 31st Vienna ( 1933 - 06 - 07 ) 1940 Sapporo St. Moritz Garmisch - Partenkirchen Only Bid 36th Warsaw ( 1937 - 06 - 09 ) 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo Montreal Oslo 38th London ( 1939 - 06 - 09 ) V 1948 details St. Moritz Lake Placid 39th Lausanne ( September, 1946 ) VI 1952 details Oslo Cortina d'Ampezzo Lake Placid 40th Stockholm ( 1947 - 06 - 21 ) VII 1956 details Cortina d'Ampezzo Colorado Springs Lake Placid Montreal 43rd Rome ( 1949 - 04 - 28 ) VIII 1960 details Squaw Valley Garmisch - Partenkirchen Innsbruck St. Moritz 50th Paris ( 1955 - 06 - 16 ) IX 1964 details Innsbruck Calgary Lahti 55th Munich ( 1959 - 05 - 26 ) X 1968 details Grenoble Calgary Lahti Lake Placid Oslo Sapporo 61st Innsbruck ( 1964 - 01 - 28 ) XI 1972 details Sapporo Banff Lahti Salt Lake City 64th Rome ( 1966 - 04 - 26 ) XII 1976 details Denver ( Innsbruck ) Sion Tampere Vancouver - Garibaldi 69th Amsterdam ( 1970 - 05 - 12 ) XIII 1980 details Lake Placid Vancouver - Garibaldi 75th Vienna ( 1974 - 10 - 23 ) XIV 1984 details Sarajevo Gothenburg Sapporo 80th Athens ( 1978 - 05 - 18 ) XV 1988 details Calgary Cortina d'Ampezzo Falun 84th Baden - Baden ( 1981 - 09 - 30 ) XVI 1992 details Albertville Anchorage Berchtesgaden Cortina d'Ampezzo Falun Lillehammer Sofia 91st Lausanne ( 1986 - 10 - 17 ) XVII 1994 details Lillehammer Anchorage Östersund Sofia 94th Seoul ( 1988 - 09 - 15 ) XVIII 1998 details Nagano Aosta Jaca Östersund Salt Lake City 97th Birmingham ( 1991 - 06 - 15 ) XIX 2002 details Salt Lake City Östersund Quebec City Sion Graz Jaca Poprad - Tatry Sochi Tarvisio 104th Budapest ( 1995 - 06 - 16 ) XX 2006 details Turin Sion Helsinki Klagenfurt Poprad - Tatry Zakopane 109th Seoul ( 1999 - 06 - 19 ) XXI details Vancouver Pyeongchang Salzburg Bern Andorra la Vella Harbin Jaca Sarajevo 115th Prague ( 2003 - 07 - 02 ) XXII 2014 details Sochi Pyeongchang Salzburg Almaty Borjomi Jaca Sofia 119th Guatemala City ( 2007 - 07 - 04 ) XXIII 2018 details Pyeongchang Annecy Munich 123rd Durban ( 2011 - 07 - 06 ) XXIV 2022 details Beijing Almaty Oslo Krakow Lviv Stockholm 128th Kuala Lumpur ( 2015 - 07 - 31 ) XXV 2026 details 133rd Milan ( 2019 - 07 ) Summer Youth Olympics bids Games Year Candidate cities Non-candidate applicant cities IOC Session Host city Others details Singapore Moscow Beijing Bangkok Debrecen Guatemala City Kuala Lumpur Poznan Turin postal vote ( 2008 - 02 - 21 ) II 2014 details Nanjing Poznan Guadalajara Jakarta 122nd Vancouver ( 2010 - 02 - 10 ) III 2018 details Buenos Aires Glasgow Medellin Guadalajara Poznan Rotterdam Extraordinary IOC Session Lausanne ( 2013 - 07 - 04 ) IV 2023 Winter Youth Olympics bids Games Year Candidate cities Non-candidate applicant cities IOC Session Host city Others 2012 details Innsbruck Kuopio Harbin Lillehammer postal vote ( 2008 - 12 - 12 ) II 2016 details Lillehammer postal vote ( 2011 - 12 - 07 ) III 2020 details Lausanne Brasov 128th Kuala Lumpur ( 2015 - 07 - 31 ) All - time Summer Olympics bids Country City Bids Host Greece Athens 4 ( 1896, 1944, 1996, 2004 ) 2 ( 1896, 2004 ) France Paris 7 ( 1900, 1924, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2024 ) 3 ( 1900, 1924, 2024 ) United States Chicago 4 ( 1904, 1952, 1956, 2016 ) United States St. Louis 1 ( 1904 ) 1 ( 1904 ) Germany Berlin 4 ( 1908, 1916, 1936, 2000 ) 2 ( 1916, 1936 ) United Kingdom London 4 ( 1908, 1944, 1948, 2012 ) 4 ( 1908, 1944, 1948, 2012 ) Italy Milan 2 ( 1908, 2000 ) Italy Rome 8 ( 1908, 1924, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2004, 2020, 2024 ) 2 ( 1908, 1960 ) Sweden Stockholm 3 ( 1912, 1956, 2004 ) 2 ( 1912, 1956 ) Egypt Alexandria 2 ( 1916, 1936 ) Netherlands Amsterdam 6 ( 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1952, 1992 ) 1 ( 1928 ) Belgium Brussels 3 ( 1916, 1960, 1964 ) Hungary Budapest 6 ( 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2024 ) United States Cleveland 2 ( 1916, 1920 ) United States Atlanta 2 ( 1920, 1996 ) 1 ( 1996 ) Belgium Antwerp 1 ( 1920 ) 1 ( 1920 ) Cuba Havana 3 ( 1920, 2008, 2012 ) France Lyon 2 ( 1920, 1968 ) United States Philadelphia 4 ( 1920, 1948, 1952, 1956 ) Spain Barcelona 3 ( 1924, 1936, 1992 ) 1 ( 1992 ) United States Los Angeles 11 ( 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2028 ) 3 ( 1932, 1984, 2028 ) Czech Republic Prague 2 ( 1924, 2016 ) Argentina Buenos Aires 4 ( 1936, 1956, 1968, 2004 ) Germany Cologne 1 ( 1936 ) Germany Nuremberg 1 ( 1936 ) Switzerland Lausanne 4 ( 1936, 1944, 1948, 1960 ) Brazil Rio de Janeiro 4 ( 1936, 2004, 2012, 2016 ) 1 ( 2016 ) Finland Helsinki 4 ( 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952 ) 2 ( 1940, 1952 ) Ireland Dublin 1 ( 1936 ) Germany Frankfurt 1 ( 1936 ) Japan Tokyo 5 ( 1940, 1960, 1964, 2016, 2020 ) 3 ( 1940, 1964, 2020 ) United States Detroit 7 ( 1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 ) Canada Montreal 3 ( 1944, 1972, 1976 ) 1 ( 1976 ) United States Minneapolis 3 ( 1948, 1952, 1956 ) United States Baltimore 1 ( 1948 ) Mexico Mexico City 3 ( 1956, 1960, 1968 ) 1 ( 1968 ) Australia Melbourne 2 ( 1956, 1996 ) 1 ( 1956 ) United States San Francisco 1 ( 1956 ) Austria Vienna 1 ( 1964 ) Germany Munich 1 ( 1972 ) 1 ( 1972 ) Spain Madrid 4 ( 1972, 2012, 2016, 2020 ) Russia Moscow 3 ( 1976, 1980, 2012 ) 1 ( 1980 ) South Korea Seoul 1 ( 1988 ) 1 ( 1988 ) Japan Nagoya 1 ( 1988 ) United Kingdom Birmingham 1 ( 1992 ) Serbia Belgrade 2 ( 1992, 1996 ) Australia Brisbane 1 ( 1992 ) United Kingdom Manchester 2 ( 1996, 2000 ) Canada Toronto 2 ( 1996, 2008 ) China Beijing 2 ( 2000, 2008 ) 1 ( 2008 ) Turkey Istanbul 5 ( 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020 ) Australia Sydney 1 ( 2000 ) 1 ( 2000 ) Brazil Brasília 1 ( 2000 ) Uzbekistan Tashkent 1 ( 2000 ) South Africa Cape Town 1 ( 2004 ) France Lille 1 ( 2004 ) Russia Saint Petersburg 1 ( 2004 ) Puerto Rico San Juan 1 ( 2004 ) Spain Seville 2 ( 2004, 2008 ) Japan Osaka 1 ( 2008 ) Thailand Bangkok 1 ( 2008 ) Egypt Cairo 1 ( 2008 ) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1 ( 2008 ) United States New York City 1 ( 2012 ) Germany Leipzig 1 ( 2012 ) Azerbaijan Baku 2 ( 2016, 2020 ) Qatar Doha 2 ( 2016, 2020 ) Germany Hamburg 1 ( 2024 ) Total bids by country Country Bids Years Argentina ( 1936, 1956, 1968, 2004 ) Australia ( 1956, 1992, 1996, 2000 ) Austria ( 1964 ) Azerbaijan ( 2016, 2020 ) Belgium ( 1916, 1920, 1960, 1964 ) Brazil 5 ( 1936, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 ) Canada 5 ( 1944, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2008 ) Cuba ( 1920, 2008, 2012 ) China ( 2000, 2008 ) Czech Republic ( 1924, 2016 ) Egypt ( 1916, 1936, 2008 ) Finland ( 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952 ) France 9 ( 1900, 1920, 1924, 1968, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024 ) Germany 10 ( 1908, 1916, 1936 ( x4 ), 1972, 2000, 2012, 2024 ) Greece ( 1896, 1944, 1996, 2004 ) Hungary 6 ( 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2024 ) Ireland ( 1936 ) Italy 10 ( 1908 ( x2 ), 1924, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2000, 2004, 2020, 2024 ) Japan 7 ( 1940, 1960, 1964, 1988, 2008, 2016, 2020 ) Malaysia ( 2008 ) Mexico ( 1956, 1960, 1968 ) Netherlands 6 ( 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1952, 1992 ) Puerto Rico ( 2004 ) Qatar ( 2016, 2020 ) Russia ( 1976, 1980, 2004, 2012 ) Serbia ( 1992, 1996 ) South Africa ( 2004 ) South Korea ( 1988 ) Spain 9 ( 1924, 1936, 1972, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 ) Sweden ( 1912, 1956, 2004 ) Switzerland ( 1936, 1944, 1948, 1960 ) Thailand ( 2008 ) Turkey 5 ( 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020 ) United Kingdom 7 ( 1908, 1944, 1948, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2012 ) United States 35 ( 1904 ( x2 ), 1916, 1920 ( x3 ), 1924, 1928, 1932, 1944 ( x4 ), 1952 ( x5 ), 1956 ( x6 ), 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2012, 2016, 2028 ) Uzbekistan ( 2000 ) All - time Winter Olympics bids Country City Bids France Chamonix 1 ( 1924 ) Switzerland St. Moritz 5 ( 1928, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1960 ) Switzerland Davos 1 ( 1928 ) Switzerland Engelberg 1 ( 1928 ) United States Lake Placid 6 ( 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, 1980 ) United States Bear Mountain 1 ( 1932 ) United States Denver 2 ( 1932, 1976 ) United States Duluth 1 ( 1932 ) United States Minneapolis 1 ( 1932 ) Canada Montreal 4 ( 1932, 1936, 1944, 1956 ) Norway Oslo 5 ( 1932, 1944, 1952, 1968, 2022 ) United States Yosemite Valley 1 ( 1932 ) Germany Garmisch - Partenkirchen 3 ( 1936, 1940, 1960 ) Japan Sapporo 5 ( 1940, 1968, 1972, 1984 ) Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo 5 ( 1944, 1952, 1956, 1988, 1992 ) United States Colorado Springs 1 ( 1956 ) United States Squaw Valley 1 ( 1960 ) Austria Innsbruck 4 ( 1960, 1964, 1976 ) Canada Calgary 4 ( 1964, 1968, 1988 ) Finland Lahti 3 ( 1964, 1968, 1972 ) France Grenoble 1 ( 1968 ) Canada Banff 1 ( 1972 ) United States Salt Lake City 3 ( 1972, 1998, 2002 ) Switzerland Sion 4 ( 1976, 2002, 2006 ) Finland Tampere 1 ( 1976 ) Canada Vancouver 3 ( 1976, 1980, 2010 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2 ( 1984, 2010 ) Sweden Gothenburg 1 ( 1984 ) Sweden Falun 2 ( 1988, 1992 ) France Albertville 1 ( 1992 ) United States Anchorage 2 ( 1992, 1994 ) Germany Berchtesgaden 1 ( 1992 ) Norway Lillehammer 2 ( 1992, 1994 ) Bulgaria Sofia 3 ( 1992, 1994, 2014 ) Sweden Östersund 3 ( 1994, 1998, 2002 ) Japan Nagano 1 ( 1998 ) Italy Aosta 1 ( 1998 ) Spain Jaca 4 ( 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 ) Canada Quebec City 1 ( 2002 ) Austria Graz 1 ( 2002 ) Slovakia Poprad 2 ( 2002, 2006 ) Russia Sochi 2 ( 2002, 2014 ) Italy Tarvisio 1 ( 2002 ) Italy Turin 1 ( 2006 ) Finland Helsinki 1 ( 2006 ) Austria Klagenfurt 1 ( 2006 ) Poland Zakopane 1 ( 2006 ) Switzerland Bern 1 ( 2010 ) South Korea Pyeongchang 3 ( 2010, 2014, 2018 ) Austria Salzburg 2 ( 2010, 2014 ) Andorra Andorra la Vella 1 ( 2010 ) China Harbin 1 ( 2010 ) Kazakhstan Almaty 2 ( 2014, 2022 ) Georgia Borjomi 1 ( 2014 ) France Annecy 1 ( 2018 ) Germany Munich 1 ( 2018 ) Ukraine Lviv 1 ( 2022 ) China Beijing 1 ( 2022 ) Poland Kraków 1 ( 2022 ) Sweden Stockholm 1 ( 2022 ) Total bids by country Country Bids Years Andorra ( 2010 ) Austria 8 ( 1960, 1964, 1976, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 1984, 2010 ) Bulgaria ( 1992, 1994, 2014 ) Canada 13 ( 1932, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2010 ) China ( 2010, 2022 ) Finland 5 ( 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2006 ) France ( 1924, 1968, 1992, 2018 ) Georgia ( 2014 ) Germany 5 ( 1936, 1940, 1960, 1992, 2018 ) Italy 8 ( 1944, 1952, 1956, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006 ) Japan 6 ( 1940, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1998 ) Kazakhstan ( 2014, 2022 ) Norway 7 ( 1932, 1944, 1952, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2022 ) Poland ( 2006, 2022 ) Russia ( 2002, 2014 ) Slovakia ( 2002, 2006 ) South Korea ( 2010, 2014, 2018 ) Spain ( 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 ) Sweden 7 ( 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2022 ) Switzerland 12 ( 1928 ( x3 ), 1936, 1940, 1948, 1960, 1976, 2002, 2006, 2010 ) Ukraine ( 2022 ) United States 19 ( 1932 ( x6 ), 1948, 1952, 1956 ( x2 ), 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 ) All - time Summer Youth Olympics bids Country City Bids Singapore Singapore 1 ( 2010 ) Russia Moscow 1 ( 2010 ) Greece Athens 1 ( 2010 ) Thailand Bangkok 1 ( 2010 ) Italy Turin 1 ( 2010 ) Hungary Debrecen 1 ( 2010 ) Guatemala Guatemala City 1 ( 2010 ) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1 ( 2010 ) Poland Poznań 3 ( 2010, 2014, 2018 ) China Nanjing 1 ( 2014 ) Mexico Guadalajara 2 ( 2014, 2018 ) Argentina Buenos Aires 1 ( 2018 ) Great Britain Glasgow 1 ( 2018 ) Colombia Medellín 1 ( 2018 ) Netherlands Rotterdam 1 ( 2018 ) Indonesia Jakarta 1 ( 2014 ) All - time Winter Youth Olympics bids Country City Bids Austria Innsbruck 1 ( 2012 ) Finland Kuopio 1 ( 2012 ) China Harbin 1 ( 2012 ) Norway Lillehammer 2 ( 2012, 2016 ) Switzerland Lausanne 1 ( 2020 ) Romania Brasov 1 ( 2020 ) Combined total bids by country Olympic Games Country Bids Breakdown Andorra ( 1 Winter ) Argentina 5 ( 4 Summer, 1 Winter ) Australia ( 4 Summer ) Austria 9 ( 1 Summer, 8 Winter ) Azerbaijan ( 2 Summer ) Belgium ( 4 Summer ) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 2 Winter ) Brazil 5 ( 5 Summer ) Bulgaria ( 3 Winter ) Canada 18 ( 5 Summer, 13 Winter ) China ( 2 Summer, 2 Winter ) Cuba ( 3 Summer ) Czech Republic ( 2 Summer ) Egypt ( 3 Summer ) Finland 9 ( 4 Summer, 5 Winter ) France 12 ( 8 Summer, 4 Winter ) Georgia ( 1 Winter ) Germany 14 ( 9 Summer, 5 Winter ) Greece ( 4 Summer ) Hungary 5 ( 5 Summer ) Ireland ( 1 Summer ) Italy 17 ( 9 Summer, 8 Winter ) Japan 13 ( 7 Summer, 6 Winter ) Kazakhstan ( 3 Winter ) Malaysia ( 1 Summer ) Mexico ( 3 Summer ) Netherlands 6 ( 6 Summer ) Norway 6 ( 6 Winter ) Poland ( 2 Winter ) Puerto Rico ( 1 Summer ) Qatar ( 2 Summer ) Russia 6 ( 4 Summer, 2 Winter ) Serbia ( 2 Summer ) Slovakia ( 2 Winter ) South Africa ( 1 Summer ) South Korea ( 1 Summer, 3 Winter ) Spain 13 ( 9 Summer, 4 Winter ) Sweden 10 ( 3 Summer, 7 Winter ) Switzerland 16 ( 4 Summer, 12 Winter ) Thailand ( 1 Summer ) Turkey 6 ( 5 Summer, 1 Winter ) Ukraine ( 1 Winter ) United Kingdom 7 ( 7 Summer ) United States 56 ( 37 Summer, 19 Winter ) Uzbekistan ( 1 Summer ) Youth Olympic Games Country Bids Argentina 1 ( 1 Summer ) Austria 1 ( 1 Winter ) China 2 ( 1 Summer, 1 Winter ) Colombia 1 ( 1 Summer ) Finland 1 ( 1 Winter ) Greece 1 ( 1 Summer ) Guatemala 1 ( 1 Summer ) Hungary 1 ( 1 Summer ) Indonesia 1 ( 1 Summer ) Italy 1 ( 1 Summer ) Malaysia 1 ( 1 Summer ) Mexico 2 ( 2 Summer ) Netherlands 1 ( 1 Summer ) Norway 1 ( 1 Winter ) Poland 3 ( 3 Summer ) Romania 1 ( 1 Winter ) Russia 1 ( 1 Summer ) Singapore 1 ( 1 Summer ) Switzerland 1 ( 1 Winter ) Thailand 1 ( 1 Summer ) United Kingdom 1 ( 1 Summer ) Trivia London is the only city to have bid more than once and still hold a 100 % record. Detroit has had the most bids whilst failing to win the rights to host the games once. Hungary has had the most bids in the Summer Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once. Sweden has had the most bids in the Winter Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once. Beijing is the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. Los Angeles is the only city to host the Games more than once and not face a competitive bidding process. Notes ^ Jump up to : Those bids which were not shortlisted for the second and final bidding phase. ^ Jump up to : At the first Session of the International Olympic Committee, in 1894, Athens was chosen to stage the first Olympic Games of the Modern Era, in 1896, as an honour to the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics. Paris was chosen as the site for the II Olympiad, in 1900, despite Pierre de Coubertin 's wish that Paris would celebrate the first Games. ( Athens 1896. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) ( Factsheet -- The Olympic Movement ( PDF ). International Olympic Committee. 2007 - 02 - 07. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) Jump up ^ Chicago was voted the host city of the III Olympiad, but due to pressure from the city of St. Louis, which was staging the World 's Fair on the same year, the Games were transferred to this city. ( `` 1904 Summer Olympics : St. Louis, Missouri ''. Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 2002 - 02 - 22. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) Jump up ^ Rome was the choice of the IOC, but the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius forced the Italians to return the Games to the IOC, which reattributed them to London. ( `` 1908 Olympics : London, England ''. Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 22 February 2002. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) Jump up ^ The Games were cancelled due to the ongoing World War I. Jump up ^ Antwerp was awarded with the Olympic Games as a compensation and to honour the Belgians who fought, suffered and died during the war. ( `` Antwerp 1920 ''. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) Jump up ^ Lyon withdrew before the final vote. Jump up ^ Paris got the Games for the second time to fulfill Pierre de Coubertin 's wish to see a successful Olympics in his country, erasing the flaws of the 1900 Olympics, before he retired from the IOC. ( `` 1924 Olympics : Paris, France ''. Hickok Sports. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) ^ Jump up to : Due to the outbreak of the Second Sino - Japanese War, Japan relinquished its hosting rights to both the Summer and Winter Games. On 1938 - 07 - 15, the IOC relocated the Summer Games to Helsinki and the Winter Games to St. Moritz. Finland 's invasion by the Soviet Union, in 1939, and the ensuing World War II forced the IOC to cancel the 1940 Summer Games. ( `` 1948 Olympics : London, England ''. Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. ) Disagreements with the Swiss officials, concerning the entry of professional skiers in the Games, prompted the IOC to reattribute them for the second consecutive time to Garmisch - Partenkirchen, on 1939 - 06 - 09. They were cancelled as well because of the war. ( `` St. Moritz 1948 ''. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) ^ Jump up to : The Games were cancelled because of the ongoing World War II. ^ Jump up to : Selected without election, after the end of the World War II. Jump up ^ Australian 's strict quarantine laws concerning the entry of foreign horses made it impossible for the equestrian events to be held within the Games period. In May, 1954, during the 49th IOC Session in Athens, Stockholm was chosen to stage what would be known as `` Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad ''. ( `` Melbourne 1956 ''. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. ) ( The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad ( PDF ) ( in Swedish and English ). Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 10. ) Jump up ^ bid cancelled Jump up ^ bid cancelled following IOC inspection Jump up ^ bid cancelled Jump up ^ bid cancelled due to lack of Support from Italian Government Jump up ^ Los Angeles ' bid was withdrawn on 2017 - 07 - 31, as a prerequisite to being awarded 2028, leaving Paris as the only bidder. The USOC initially picked Boston as the US candidate but later withdrew their bid in favor of Los Angeles Jump up ^ bid withdrawn Jump up ^ bid withdrawn Jump up ^ bid withdrawn Jump up ^ Chamonix was chosen by the IOC to stage the `` International Sports Week 1924 '', which would later be considered the First Olympic Winter Games. ( `` Chamonix 1924 ''. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 08. ) ^ Jump up to : Until the 1938 revision of the Olympic Charter, the IOC rules stated that the host country of the Summer Olympics took priority if it wished to host the Winter Olympics. Jump up ^ Denver gave up its hosting rights because a state referendum prohibited allocation of public funds to support the Games. The Austrian city of Innsbruck, which had hosted the Games twelve years earlier, stepped in to replace Denver. ( `` Innsbruck 1976 ''. Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 23. ) Jump up ^ Vancouver - Garibaldi bid was withdrawn on 1974 - 10 - 04, leaving Lake Placid as the only bidder. Jump up ^ Bern withdrew its bid on 2002 - 09 - 27, following a negative referendum outcome over the cost of staging an Olympic Games. ( `` Bern Officially Withdraws Bid ''. GamesBids. 2002 - 09 - 27. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 09. ) Jump up ^ Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014 Jump up ^ Krakow withdrew its bid on May 2014, following a negative referendum outcome Jump up ^ Lviv withdrew its bid on June 30, 2014 Jump up ^ Stockholm withdrew its bid on 17 January 2014 Jump up ^ bid withdrawn for limited time and financial reasons Jump up ^ bid withdrawn for financial reasons References ^ Jump up to : IPC - IOC Co-operation, The official website of the International Paralympic Committee International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) -- Olympic Games IOC Vote History Olympic Games Museum Olympic Bid Election History External links GamesBids.com TheBidLibrary.com Bids for the Olympic Games Summer Olympics 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 and 2028 2032 Winter Olympics 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030 Summer Youth Olympics 2014 2018 2023 Winter Youth Olympics 2012 2016 2020 1 -- Games handed without bids submitted ; 2 -- Only one bid submitted ; 3 -- Bids submitted but no Games celebration ; 4 -- No bids submitted and no Games celebration Olympic Games Ceremonies Charter Participating nations Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Host cities Bids Venues IOC NOCs Country codes Medal Medal tables Medalists Diploma Scandals and controversies Colonialism Doping Sports Symbols Torch relays Pierre de Coubertin medal Women Deaths WWI Summer Games 1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1916 Berlin 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1940 Tokyo 1944 London 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles 2032 TBD Winter Games 1924 Chamonix 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch - Partenkirchen 1940 Sapporo 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 TBD 2030 TBD Ancient Olympic Games Intercalated Games 1906 Paralympic Games Youth Olympic Games Olympics portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_Olympic_Games&oldid=807528545 '' Categories : Olympic Games bids Hidden categories : CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano Lietuvių Magyar Македонски 日本 語 Português Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 October 2017, at 15 : 17. 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