Which countries hosted each of the Summer Olympics since 1896?
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Who won the ATHENS 1896 Olympics?
The USA has hosted the Summer Olympics 4 times. England will host it for the third time in 2012. Australia, France, Germany, and Greece have hosted it twice. Belgium, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the USSR have hosted it once. China will host it for the first time in 2008.1896: Athens, Greece
1900: Paris, France
1904: St. Louis, USA
1908: London, England
1912: Stockholm, Sweden
1916: Berlin, Germany (cancelled due to WWI)
1920: Antwerp, Belgium
1924: Paris, France
1928: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1932: Los Angeles, USA
1936: Berlin, Germany
1940: Tokyo, Japan (relocated to Helsinki, Finland; cancelled due to WWII)
1944: London, England (cancelled due to WWII)
1948: London, England
1952: Helsinki, Finland
1956: Melbourne, Australia
1960: Rome, Italy
1964: Tokyo, Japan
1968: Mexico City, Mexico
1972: Munich, West Germany
1976: Montreal, Canada
1980: Moscow, USSR
1984: Los Angeles, USA
1988: Seoul, South Korea
1992: Barcelona, Spain
1996: Atlanta, USA
2000: Sydney, Australia
2004: Athens, Greece
2008: Beijing, China
2012: London, England
What nation won the first rugby gold medal in the Olympics?
The UN has 191 full members. The US recognizes those 191 plus Vatican City as nations. Only the Vatican and two others, both in the Pacific, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, did not send teams. By population, Vatican is the world's smallest nation, Tuvalu second, and Marshall Is. ninth. That makes 189 nations at Athens. You may be wondering about the difference between 189 and the "202 participating countries" at Athens. Athens had Taiwan ("Chinese Taipei"), Palestine, and 11 dependencies/territories take part: Bermuda, Cayman Is., & British Virgin Is. (all British), Guam, Virgin Is., Puerto Rico, & American Samoa (all US), Aruba & Netherlands Antilles (Dutch), Cook Is. (NZ), and Hong Kong (Chinese)More Questions & Answers...