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London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads.
1948 Summer Olympics
Host city | London, United Kingdom |
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Events | 136 in 17 sports (23 disciplines) |
Opening | 29 July |
Closing | 14 August |
Opened by | King George VI |
London
On 6 July 2005, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge announced London as the Host City for the Games of the XXX Olympiad to be held in 2012.
2012
The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad. It reached a climax with the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, starting a 60-day festival of sport and culture across the UK, as the Olympic and Paralympic spirit crossed the world once again.
In 2022, Beijing will become the first city that has held both the summer and the winter Olympic Games. London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Paris will become the second city to do this with the 2024 Summer Olympics, followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028.
United States (USA)
Missy Franklin (pictured) tied with Michael Phelps for most gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Both U.S. swimmers won four gold medals. Michael Phelps won six medals in total….Medal table.
Rank | 1 |
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NOC | United States (USA) |
Gold | 46 |
Silver | 28 |
Bronze | 30 |
Among the countries said to be lining up bids so far are India, Indonesia, Istanbul and the UK – with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announcing his hopes to make a bid for London to host the summer Olympic Games for a historic fourth time in 2036 or 2040.
London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads . London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK.
The UK first hosted the Olympics in 1908. After hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics, London is not expected to host any event anytime soon. France, Germany, Greece, and Australia have each hosted the Summer Games twice. Japan is expected to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The Winter Olympic Games were first held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
Why was London chosen to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? Why was London chosen to host the 2012 Olympiad? (… and was it a good choice?) Source: Reproduced by kind permission of London 2012 Who was ‘in the running’ for 2012? Nine cities applied for the ‘Games of the XXX Olympiad’ – the 2012 Games: • Paris (FRA) • New York (USA)
British participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the British Olympic Association . The 1908 Summer Olympics (the Games of the IV Olympiad) were the fifth modern Olympic Games and the third to be hosted outside of Athens, Greece.