PAST OLYMPIC HOST ELECTION RESULTS
Compiled over 20 years by GamesBids.com from several reliable sources including historical documents and experts or witnesses in the field

DATE LOCATION AND SESSION GAMES BID (Winner in BOLD) Round
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
07/21/2021 Tokyo, Japan 138 2032 Brisbane, Australia (unopposed)
Votes Against
Abstain
72
5
3
01/10/2020 Lausanne, Switzerland 135 2024, Youth Winter Gangwon, South Korea (unopposed)
Votes Against
79
2
6/24/2019 Lausanne, Switzerland 134 2026, Winter Milan-Cortina, Italy
Stockholm Are, Sweden
Calgary, Canada (Withdrawn)
Erzurum, Turkey (missed shortlist)
Sapporo, Japan (Withdrawn)
Sion, Switzerland (Withdrawn)
Graz, Austria (Withdrawn)
47
34
10/08/2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 133 2022, Youth Summer
(Moved to 2026 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Senegal (unopposed)
Botswana (not shortlisted)
Nigeria (not shortlisted)
Tunisia (not shortlisted)
UN*
9/13/2017 Lima, Peru 131 2028, Summer Los Angeles, USA (awarded Games through tripartite deal with Paris 2024, IOC) UN*
9/13/2017 Lima, Peru 131 2024, Summer Paris, France (unopposed)
Los Angeles, USA (Awarded 2028 in tripartite deal)
Budapest, Hungary (Withdrawn)
Rome, Italy (Withdrawn)
Hamburg, Germany (Withdrawn)
UN*
7/31/2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 128 2022, Winter Beijing, China
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Oslo, Norway (Withdrawn)
Krakow, Poland (Withdrawn)
Lviv, Ukraine (Withdrawn)
Stockholm, Sweden (Withdrawn)
44
40
9/7/2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 128 2020, Youth Winter Lausanne, Switzerland
Brasov, Romania
71
10
9/7/2013 Buenos , Aires, Argentina 125 2020, Summer Tokyo, Japan
Istanbul, Turkey
Madrid, Spain
Baku, Azerbaijan
Doha, Qatar
Rome, Italy (Withdrawn)
42
26
26

49

45
60
36
7/6/2011 Durban, South Africa 123 2018, Winter PyeongChang, South Korea
Munich, Germany
Annecy, France
63
25
7
10/2/2009 Copenhagen, Denmark 121 2016, Summer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Madrid, Spain
Tokyo, Japan
Chicago, USA
Baku, Azerbaijan
Doha, Qatar
Prague, Czech Republic
26
28
22
18
46
29
20
66
32

7/4/2007 Guatemala City, Guatemala 119 2014, Winter Sochi, Russia
PyeongChang, South Korea
Salzburg, Austria
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Borjomi, Georgia
Jaca, Spain
Sofia, Bulgaria
34
36
25
51
47
7/6/2005 Singapore 117 2012, Summer London, United Kingdom
Paris, France
Madrid, Spain
New York, USA
Moscow, Russia
Leipzig, Germany
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Istanbul, Turkey
Havana, Cuba
22
21
20
19

15
27
25
32

16
39
33

31

54
50


7/2/2003 Prague, Czech Republic 115 2010, Winter Vancouver, Canada
PyeongChang, South Korea
Salzburg, Austria
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Berne, Switzerland
Harbin, China
Jaca, Spain
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
40
51

16
56
53
7/13/2001 Moscow, Russia 112 2008 Beijing, China
Toronto, Canada
Paris, France
Istanbul, Turkey
Osaka, Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
Cairo, Egypt
Havana, Cuba
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Seville, Spain
44
20
15
17

6
56
22
18
9
6/19/1999 Seoul, South Korea 109 2006, Winter Turin, Italy
Sion, Switzerland
Helsinki, Finand
Klagenfurt, Austria
Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia
Zakopane, Poland
53
36



9/5/1997 Lausanne, Switzerland 106 2004 Athens, Greece
Rome, Italy
Cape Town, South Africa
Stockholm, Sweden
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Istanbul, Turkey
Lille, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
St. Petersburg, Russia
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Seville, Spain
32
23
16
20
16
 

62

44

38
28
22

19
52
35

20

66
41


6/16/1995 Budapest, Hungary 104 2002, Winter Salt Lake City, USA
Ostersund, Sweden
Sion, Switzerland
Quebec City, Canada
Graz, Austria
Jaca, Spain
Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia
Sochi, Russia
Tarvisio, Italy
54
14
14
7
9/23/1993 Monte-Carlo, Monaco 101 2000 Sydney, Australia
Beijing, China
Manchester, United Kingdom
Berlin, Germany
Istanbul, Turkey
Brasilia, Brazil
Milan, Italy
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
30
32
11
9

7
30
37
13

9
37
40

11

45
43


6/15/1991 Birmingham, United Kingdom 97 1998, Winter Nagano, Japan
Salt Lake City, USA
Ostersund, Sweden
Jaca, Spain
Aosta, Italy
21
15
18
19
15

59


29
30
27
25

5
36
29

23

46
42


9/18/1990 Tokyo, Japan 96 1996 Atlanta, USA
Athens, Greece
Toronto, Canada
Melbourne, Australia
Manchester, United Kingdom
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
19
23
14
12
11

7
20
23
17
21

5
26
26
18

16

34
30

22


51
35



9/15/1988 Seoul, South Korea 94 1994, Winter Lillehammer, Norway
Ostersund, Sweden
Anchorage, USA
Sofia, Bulgaria
25
19
23

17
30
33

22
45
39

10/17/1986 Lausanne, Switzerland 91 1992 Barcelona, Spain
Paris, France
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Brisbane, Australia
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Netherlands
29
19
13
11
8

5
37
20
11
9

8
47
23
5
10

1992, Winter Albertville, France
Sofia, Bulgaria
Falun, Sweden
Lillehammer, Norway
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Anchorage, USA
Berchtesgaden, West Germany
19
25
10
10
7
7

6
26
25
11
11
6

5
29
28
11
9

7

42
24
11
11





41
40-
51
25
9



9/30/1981 Baden-Baden, West Germany 84 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Nagoya, Japan
52
27
1988, Winter Calgary, Canada
Falun, Sweden
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
35
25

18
48
31
5/18/1978 Athens, Greece 80 1984 Los Angeles, USA (unopposed)**
Votes Against
Abstain
Null
Baghdad, Iraq (withdrawn)
75
3
6
1
1984, Winter Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Sapporo, Japan
Gothenburg, Sweden
31
33
10
39
36
10/13/1974 Vienna, Austria 75 1980 Moscow, USSR
Los Angeles, USA
39
20
1980, Winter Lake Placid, USA
5/12/1970 Amsterdam, Netherlands 69 1976 Montreal, Canada
Moscow, USSR
Los Angeles, USA
25
28

17
41
28
1976, Winter Denver, USA (Innsbruck Hosted)
Sion, Switzerland
Tampere, Finland
Vancouver-Garibaldi, Canada
29
18
12
9
29
31
8
39
30

4/25/1966 Rome, Italy 64 1972 Munich, Germany
Detroit, USA
Madrid, Spain
Montreal, Canada
29
6
16
6
31

16
13
1972, Winter Sapporo, Japan
Banff, Canada
Lahti, Finland
Salt Lake City, USA
32
16
7
7
1/28/1964 Innsbruck, Austria 61 1968, Winter Grenoble, France
Calgary, Canada
Lahti, Finland
Sapporo, Japan
Oslo, Norway
Lake Placid, USA
15
12
11

6
4
3
18
19

14


27
24



10/18/1963 Baden-Baden, West Germany 60 1968 Mexico City, Mexico
Detroit, USA
Lyon, France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
30
14
12
2
5/26/1959 Munich, Germany 55 1964 Tokyo, Japan
Detroit, USA
Vienna, Austria
Brussels, Belgium
34
10
9
5
1964, Winter Innsbruck, Austria
Calgary, Canada
Lahti, Finland
49
9
0
6/15/1955 Paris, France 50 1960 Rome, Italy
Lausanne, Switzerland
Brussels, Belgium
Budapest, Hungary
Detroit, USA
Mexico City, Mexico
Tokyo, Japan
15
14
6
8
6
6
4
26
21

1
11

35
24




6/16/1955 1960, Winter Squaw Valley, USA
Innsbruck, Austria
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Karachi, Pakistan
30
24
3
5
0
32
30


4/28/1949 Rome, Italy 43 1956 Melbourne, Australia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mexico City, Mexico
Chicago, USA
Detroit, USA
Los Angeles, USA
Minneapolis, USA
Philadelphia, USA
San Francisco, USA
Montreal, CAN
14
9
9
1
2
5
1
1
0
0
18
12
3

4
4



19
13


4
5



21
20







1956, Winter Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Colorado Springs, USA
Lake Placid, USA
Montreal, Canada
31
2
1
7
6/21/1947 Stockholm, Sweden 40 1952 Helsinki, Finland
Los Angeles, USA
Minneapolis, USA
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Detroit, USA
Chicago, USA
Philadelphia, USA
Athens, Greece
Lausanne, Switzerland
Stockholm, Sweden
14
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
15
5
5
3





1952, Winter Oslo, Norway
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Lake Placid, USA
18
9
1
1948
(London selected without election after end of World War II)
London, UK
Baltimore, USA
Lausanne, Switzerland
Los Angeles, USA
Minneapolis, USA
Philadelphia, USA
1948, Winter Saint Moritz, Switzerland
Lake Placid, USA
1944
(Games Cancelled, World War II)
London, UK
Rome, Italy
Detroit, USA
Lausanne, Switzerland
Athens, Greece
Budapest, Hungary
Helsinki, Finland
Montreal, Canada
20
11
2
1
1944, Winter
(Games Cancelled, World War II)
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Montreal, Canada
Oslo, Norway
16
12
2
07/31/1936 1940
(Games Cancelled, World War II)
Tokyo, Japan
Helsinki, Finland
Barcelona, Spain
Rome, Italy
36
27
1940, Winter
(Games Cancelled, World War II)
Sapporo, Japan  
1936, Summer Berlin, Germany
Barcelona, Spain
Alexandria, Egypt
Budapest, Hungary
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cologne, Germany
Dublin, Ireland
Frankfurt, Germany
Helsinki, Finland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Nuremberg, Germany
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rome, Italy
43
16
1936, Winter Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Montreal, Canada
St. Moritz, Switzerland
4/10/1929 Lausanne, Switzerland 27 1932, Summer Los Angeles, USA
1932, Winter Lake Placid, USA
Montreal, Canada
Oslo, Norway
Yosemite Valley, CA, USA
Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Bear Mountain, NY, USA
Duluth, MN, USA
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Denver, CO, USA

EARLIER BIDS (Session Information Not Available)


GAMES

BID CITY (Winner in BOLD)
1896 Summer Athens, Greece
1900 Summer Paris, France
1904 Summer St. Louis, USA
Chicago, USA (originally selected but later switched)
1908 Summer London, England
Rome, Italy (originally selected but later switched for financial reasons due to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius)
Milan, Italy
Berlin, Germany
1912 Summer Stockholm, Sweden
1916 Summer
Games cancelled due to World War I
Berlin, Germany
Alexandria, Egypt
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brussels, Belgium
Budapest, Hungary
Cleveland, United States
1920 Summer Antwerp, Belgium
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lyon, France
Atlanta, United States
Budapest, Hungary
Cleveland, United States
Havana, Cuba
Lyon, France
Philadelphia, United States
1924 Summer Paris, France (’24/’28 double allocation approved 14-4)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona, Spain
Los Angeles, USA
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Rome, Italy
1924 Winter Chamonix, France
– Country hosting Summer Games had first right of hosting Winter Games for that year
1928 Summer Amsterdam, Netherlands (’24/’28 double allocation approved 14-4)
Los Angeles, USA
1928 Winter St. Moritz, Switzerland
Davos, Switzerland
Engelberg, Switzerland
– Country hosting Summer Games had first right of hosting Winter Games for that year

* UN = Unanimous vote by show of hands
** Los Angeles 1984 was elected by postal vote after IOC Session provisionally selected unopposed bid