Following is a list of the summer Olympic host cities before 2008:

1. 1896, Athens of Greece

2. 1900, Paris of France

3. 1904, St. Louis of the United States

4. 1908, London of Britain

5. 1912, Stockholm of Sweden

6. 1916, Berlin of Germany (not held due to World War One)

7. 1920, Antwerp of Belgium

8. 1924, Paris of France

9. 1928, Amsterdam of the Netherlands

10. 1932, Los Angeles of the United States

11. 1936, Berlin of Germany

12. 1940, Helsinki of Finland (not held due to World War Two)

13. 1944, London of Britain (not held due to World War Two)

14. 1948, London of Britain

15. 1952, Helsinki of Finland

16. 1956, Melbourne of Australia

17. 1960, Rome of Italy

18. 1964, Tokyo of Japan

19. 1968, Mexico City of Mexico

20. 1972, Munich of Germany

21. 1976, Montreal of Canada

22. 1980, Moscow of the former Soviet Union

23. 1984, Los Angeles of the United States

24. 1988, Seoul of South Korea

25. 1992, Barcelona of Spain

26. 1996, Atlanta of the United States

27. 2000, Sydney of Australia

28. 2004, Athens of Greece Enditem