Amsterdam has made a total of six bids for the Summer Olympic Games. They first bid for the 1916 Summer Olympics but lost to Berlin. These games however were cancelled due to World War I. They then bid for the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics but lost to Antwerp and Paris respectively. Amsterdam went on to successfully bid for the 1928 Summer Olympics. The city later went on to bid for the 1952 and 1992 Summer Olympics but lost to Helsinki and Barcelona respectively.