Olympics - 

First time olympics were held in 776 BC at Greece but the Modern Olympic games were started in 1896. First modern Olympic games were held in Athens hosted by Greece. The structure of Modern olympics now has a large difference in comparision to the Olympics of 776 BC. 



1. List of Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2020 - 


Olympics Held      
Year

Order of
Olympic   

Held City

Host Country

Table Chart
Top

Remark

1896

1st

Athens

Greece

United States

First event of modern

Olympic

1900

2nd

Paris

France

France

Football involved for the first

time , First time women participated
in Paris Olympic

1904

3rd

St. Louis

United States of America

United States

of America

United states of America tops with

total 239 medals , 78 gold included

1908

4 th

London

United Kingdom

Britain

Britain gets total 146 medals

1912

5 th

Stockholm

Sweeden

United States

of America

Sweeden gets most total medals - 65

1916

6 th

Berlin

Germany

--

Game not held because of second word war

1920

th

Antwerp

Beljium

United States

of America

Olympic flag was hoisted for the first time ,

Indian team participated for the first time  

1924

8 th

Paris

France

United States

of America

United States of America get total 99 medals

1928

9 th

Amsterdam

Netherlands

United States

of America

First time torch lighting started in 1928

Amsterdam Olympic

1932

10 th

Los Angels

United States of America

United States

of America

United States of America get total 103 medal

1936

11 th

Berlin

Germany

Germany

The modern form of torch lighting introduced

in Berlin olympic

1940

12 th

Helsinki

 Finland

--

Game not held because of second world war

1944

13 th

London

United Kingdom

--

Game not held because of second world war

1948

14 th

London

Britain

United states

--

1952

15 th

 Helsinki

 Finland

United states

of America

Russia gets second with 71 medals

India gets first medal in individual competition ,
KD jadhav won bronze in Athletics

1956

16 th

Melbourne and

Stockholm

Australia and Sweeden

Russia

First indian woman participated

1960

17 th

Rome

Italy

United States

of America

First time olympics were broadcasted on television

1964

18 th

Tokyo

Japan

United States

Of America

Russia gets second Rank with 30 medals

1968

19 th

Maxico City

Maxico

United States

of America

Russia get second rank with 91 medals

1972

20 th

Munich

Germany

Russia

United states of America gets second

with 94 medals

1976

21 th

Montreal

Canada

Russia

Russia gets total 125 medals

1980

22 th

Mosco

Russia

Russia

Russia gets total 195 medals

1984

23 th

Los Angels

United States of America

United States

of America

United States of america gets total 174 medals

1988

24 th

Seoul

South korea

Russia

Russia won toatal 55 medals

1992

25 th

Barcelona

Spain

Unified Team

Unified team gets total 112 medals

1996

26 th

Atlanta

United States of America

United States

of America

Indian table tennis player Lander Pace won bronze in

tennis , second Individual medal for India

2000

27th

Sydney

Australia

United states

of America  

First Indian woman medal in olympic , Karnnam Mal

Malleshwari won bronze in weightlifting

2004

28 th

Athens

Greece

United States

of America

India won first silver medal in olympics

2008

29 th

Beijing

China

United States

of America

India won gold for first time

2012

30 th  

London

United kingdom

United states of

America

United states of America won total 104 medals

2016

31 th

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

United States

of America

Kosovo and South Sudan participated for first time ,

Rugby and golf started for first time

2020

32 th

Tokyo

Japan

United States

of America

Olympics were held in August , 2021

United states of America won total 113 medals

2024

33 th

Paris

France

--

--

2028

34 th

Los Angels

America

--

--

2032

35 th

Brisbane

Australia

--

--

2036

36 th

Motera , Gujarat

India

--

--

2040

37 th

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2. List of Winter olympics - 


Winter Olympic Held
Year

Order of
Olympic

Held City

Host Country

Rank Chart
Top

Remark

1924

1 st

Chamonis

France

Norway

Norway won total 17 medals

1928

2 nd

St. Moritj

Switzerland

Norway

Norway won total 15 medals

1932

3 rd

Lake Placid

United States of America

United States

of America

United states of america won 12 medals

1936

4 th

Garmisch- Partenkirchen

Germany

Norway

Norway won total 15 medals

1940

5 th

Sapporo

Japan

--

Game not held because of second world war

1944

5 th

Cortina

Italy

--

Game not held because of second world war

1948

5 th

St. Moritj

Switzerland

Sweden

Sweden won total 14 medals

1952

6 th

Oslo

Norway

Norway

Norway won total 16 medals

1956

th

Cortina

Italy

Russia ( USSR )

Russia won total 16 medals

1960

8 th

Squaw valley

United States of America

Russia (USSR )

Germany got second rank with 8 medals

1964

9 th

Innsbruck

Austria

Russia (USSR)

Russia won total 25 medals

1968

10 th

Grenoble

France

Norway

Norway won total 14 medals

1972

11 th

Sapporo

Japan

Russia (USSR)

Russia won total 16 medals

1976

12 th

Innsbruck

Austria

Russia ( USSR)

Russia won total 27 medals

1980

13 th

Lake Placid

United Stated of America

Russia

Russia won total 22 medals

1984

14 th  

Sarajevo

Yugoslavia

Germany

Germany won total 24 medals

1988

15 th

Calgary

Canada

Russia

Russia won total 29 medals

1992

16 th

Albertville

France

Germany

Germany won total 26 medals

1994

17 th

Lillehammer

Norway

Russia

Russia won total 23 medals

1998

18 th

Nagano

Japan

Germany

Germany won total 29 medals

2002

19 th

Salt Lake City

United states of america

Norway ,

Germany

Germany won total 36 medals

2006

20 th

Turin

Italy

Germany

Germany won total 29 medals

2010

21 th

vancouver

Canada

Canda

canada won total 26 medals

2014

22 th

Sochi

Russia

Russia

Russia won total 3o medal

2018

23 th

Pyeongchang

South Korea

Norway

Norway won total 39 medals

2022

24 th

Beijing

China

Norway

Norway won total 37 medals

2026

25 th

Milan - Cortina

Italy

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2030

26 th

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