| Overview | |
|---|---|
| XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
| Winner: Nagano Runner-up: Salt Lake City Shortlist: Östersund · Jaca · Aosta | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | 97th IOC Session Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Map of the bidding cities | |
| Important dates | |
| Decision | 15 June 1991 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Nagano (46 votes) |
| Runner-up | Salt Lake City (42 votes) |
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| 1998 Winter Olympics |
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The selection process for the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of five bids, and saw Nagano, Japan, be selected ahead of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States; Östersund, Sweden; Jaca, Spain; and Aosta, Italy. The selection was made at the 97th IOC Session in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 June 1991.
The Nagano Olympic bid committee spent approximately $14 million to entertain the 62 International Olympic Committee members and many of their companions. The precise figures are unknown since Nagano, after the IOC asked that the entertainment expenditures not be made public, destroyed the financial records, according to bid committee member Junichi Yamaguchi.
Results
| City | Country (NOC) | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagano |  Japan |
21 | — | 30 | 36 | 46 |
| Salt Lake City |  United States |
15 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 42 |
| Östersund |  Sweden |
18 | — | 25 | 23 | — |
| Jaca |  Spain |
19 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Aosta |  Italy |
15 | 29 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin (21 January 1999), "Nagano Burned Documents Tracing '98 Olympics Bid", The Washington Post, pp. A1, archived from the original on 29 April 2021, retrieved 28 April 2021
- Macintyre, Donald (1 February 1999). "Japan's Sullied Bid". Time. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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