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Olympic Games Countries and Host Cities
When choosing locations for the Olympic Games, the IOC specifically gives the honor of holding the Games to a city rather than a country. London will be hosting the Games for a record three times in 2012, though cities in the USA have hosted the Games four times (also also the Winter Games four times). Out of interest, here is a list of countries and the number of times they have had a city host the Games. See also the list of host cities.
List of Olympic Host Countries
| Country | Summer Games | Winter Games |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 1904, 1932, 1984, 1996 | 1932, 1960, 1980, 2002 |
| France | 1900, 1924 | 1924, 1968, 1992 |
| Germany | 1936, 1972 | 1936 |
| Greece | 1896, (1906), 2004 | |
| Italy | 1960 | 1956, 2006 |
| Japan | 1964 | 1972, 1998 |
| Canada | 1976 | 1988, 2010 |
| UK | 1908, 1948, (2012) | |
| Australia | 1956, 2000 | |
| Switzerland | 1928, 1948 | |
| Norway | 1952, 1994 | |
| Austria | 1964, 1976 | |
| Russia/USSR | 1980 | (2014) |
| Sweden | 1912 | |
| Belgium | 1920 | |
| Holland | 1928 | |
| Finland | 1952 | |
| Mexico | 1968 | |
| South Korea | 1988 | |
| Spain | 1992 | |
| China | 2008 | |
| Yugoslavia | 1984 | |
| Brazil | (2016) |
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