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	There have been two '''London Olympics''' (] hosting the ]), in 1908 and 1948, with a third scheduled for 2012. The planned 2012 Olympics will make London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three ]s. London is the only city in the ] to have ever hosted the Olympics; the ] is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK. No city in the UK has hosted the ].
			'''London Olympics''' or '''London Games''' may refer to:

			* ], Games of the IV Olympiad
	British participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the ].
			* ], Games of the XIII Olympiad, cancelled due to World War II

			* ], Games of the XIV Olympiad
	==List of London Olympics==
	~~===1908~~ Summer Olympics~~===~~		* ], Games of the XXX Olympiad

	{{main\|1908 Summer Olympics}}

	The ] (the Games of the IV Olympiad) were the fourth modern Olympic Games and the third to be hosted outside of ], ]. The ] considers them the fourth Olympic Games, discounting the intercalated ].

	The 1908 Olympic Games were scheduled to take place in ], but the eruption of ] on ] ] required the ] to redirect funds away from the Olympics. The events took place between ] ] and ] ], with 22 nations participating in 110 events. The British team easily topped the ], finishing with three times as many medals as the second-place United States.

	===1944 Summer Olympics===

	The ] (Games of the XIII Olympiad) were scheduled to be held in London. Awarded in 1939, they were, however, cancelled due to ]. These Games would have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Modern Olympiad. A small celebratory sporting competition was held in ], in lieu of the Olympics, at IOC HQ.

	===1948 Summer Olympics===

	{{main\|1948 Summer Olympics}}

	The ] (the Games of the XIV Olympiad) were the first to be held after ], with the ] having been cancelled due to the war. Showing a collective unity after the war, 59 nations competed in 136 different events between ] ] and ] ]. ] and ] had not been invited due to security reasons. Unlike the last time the UK hosted the Olympics, the British athletes did not have a high medal count, ] in the unofficial medal count with only 23 medals.

	===2012 Summer Olympics===

	{{main\|2012 Summer Olympics}}

	ben chisnall was the best olympic long jumper ever

	===2012 Summer Paralympic Games===

	{{main\|2012 Summer Paralympics}}

	The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between ] ] and ] ] at the Summer Olympics venues in London.

	==See also==		==See also==
	*]		* ], XIV Paralympic Games

	==External links==
	* Official site
	* 2012 Information Portal
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	* What and who saved the 1908 London Games?

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Latest revision as of 09:37, 30 September 2024

"London Games" redirects here. For the series of NFL games played in London, see NFL International Series § London Games.

London Olympics or London Games may refer to:

1908 Summer Olympics, Games of the IV Olympiad
1944 Summer Olympics, Games of the XIII Olympiad, cancelled due to World War II
1948 Summer Olympics, Games of the XIV Olympiad
2012 Summer Olympics, Games of the XXX Olympiad

Latest revision as of 09:37, 30 September 2024

See also