Bids for Olympic Games (ballots)
- Bids for Olympic Games (ballots)
Following are all results of the ballots during the decisions about the host for Summer and Winter Olympics.
Ballots (Summer Olympics)
1896-1932
The ballots have not been published.
1936 Berlin
1948 London
The ballots have not been published.
The other bidding cities were: Baltimore (USA); Lausanne (SUI); Los Angeles (USA); Minneapolis (USA); and Philadelphia (USA).
1952 Helsinki
1960 Rome
1972 Munich
1984 Los Angeles
Tehran, Iran withdrew its bid shortly before the decision and was no longer a choice in the voting. This left only one bidding city.
1988 Seoul
2000 Sydney
2012 London
Several bidding cities were not accepted: Leipzig (GER); Rio de Janeiro (BRA); Istanbul (TUR); and Havana (CUB).
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1968 Grenoble
Second election (Innsbruck)
A second decision was required because Denver was unable to host due to a negative referendum. Sion, the runner up, was unable to host because of lack of time. This meant that Innsbruck, the host of 1964, received the games for a second time.
The other bidding cities were: Lake Placid, New York (USA); Chamonix (FRA); and Tampere (FIN). The ballots have not been published.
1980 Lake Placid
Vancouver withdrew its bid shortly before the decision and was no longer a choice in the voting. This left only one bidding city.
1984 Sarajevo
1994 Lillehammer
2006 Turin
Several bidding cities were not accepted: Helsinki (FIN); Klagenfurt (AUT); Poprad (SVK); and Zakopane (POL).
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* [http://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/past.shtml Olympic Bid Election History - Voting Records and Results]
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