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The history of the Summer Olympics, in 27 posters

Tour 120 years of visually diverse and historically revealing Summer Olympics posters

Picture of Lauren Hansen
by Lauren Hansen
August 8, 2016

Olympic brochure and report covers from the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece, in 1896; Paris, France, 1900; St. Louis, Missouri, 1904; London, England, 1908.

(Public Domain, The Advertising Archives / Alamy Stock Photo)Since the 1912 Games, the host country has designed and executed a poster to represent their Games. Seen all at once, these Summer

1912

Stockholm, Sweden

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1920

Antwerp, Belgium

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1924

Paris, France

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1928

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1932

Los Angeles, U.S.

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1936

Berlin, Germany

1948

London, England

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1952

Helsinki, Finland

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1956

Melbourne, Australia

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1960

Rome, Italy

1964

Tokyo, Japan

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1968

Mexico City, Mexico

1972

Munich, Germany

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1980

Moscow, Russia

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1984

Los Angeles, U.S.

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1988

Seoul, South Korea

1992

Barcelona, Spain

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1996

Atlanta, U.S.

2000

Sydney, Australia

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2004

Athens, Greece

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2008

Beijing, China

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2012

London, England

2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio Olympics commissioned 13 posters from a variety of Brazilian artists. This is just one example.

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