Summer Olympic Logos

1924 Summer Olympic Games – Paris, France
At the 1924 Games, the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (Faster, Higher, Stronger) was introduced, as was the Closing Ceremony ritual of raising three flags: the flag of the Internationa

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Summer Olympic Games – Los Angeles 1932
Because the 1932 Olympic Games were held in the middle of the Great Depression and in the comparatively remote city of Los Angeles, half as many athletes took part as had in 1928. Nevertheless, the level of c

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Summer Olympic Games – Berlin 1936
The 1936 Olympic Games saw the introduction of the torch relay, in which a lighted torch is carried from Olympia to the site of the current Games. The 1936 Games were also the first to be broadcast on a form of te

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Summer Olympic Games – London 1948
The 1948 Games were the first to be shown on home television. These Games were marked by the first participation of Communist countries and first boycotts. Many countries, including Burma, Ceylon, Colombia, Guatem

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Summer Olympic Games – Helsinki 1952
The Soviet Union and Israel entered the Olympic Games for the first time. Although the Soviet Union athletes were housed in a separate “village”, warnings that Cold War rivalries would lead to clashe

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Summer Olympic Games – Melbourne 1956
It was the first time that the Games were held in Oceania. Melbourne won the right to host the 1956 Olympic Games by one vote over Buenos Aires. Australian quarantine laws were too severe to allow the entry of

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Summer Olympic Games – Rome 1960
This was Canada’s least productive performance at a Summer Games, bringing home only one medal – a silver for the men’s eight rowing team. One of the members of the men’s eight was former federal Environ

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Summer Olympic Games – Tokyo 1964
The 1964 Games were the first to be held in Asia. The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima on August

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Summer Olympic Games – Mexico 1968
Canadians won a total of five medals, and one athlete came home with three of them – Elaine “Mighty Mouse” Tanner. Tanner won silver medals in the 100m and 200m backstroke, and teamed with Angela Coughla

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Summer Olympic Games – Munich 1972
The 1972 Games were the largest yet, setting records in all categories, with 195 events and 7,173 athletes from 121 nations. In the early morning of September 5, eight Palestinian terrorists broke into the Olympic

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Summer Olympic Games – Montreal 1976
Our national pride in hosting the world, and in winning more medals than in the previous two Olympic Games combined (11), was tempered by the fact that Canada did not win a gold medal. Swimmers claimed eight of

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Summer Olympic Games – Moscow 1980
Canada joined the United States and 35 other countries boycotting the Games in protest of the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan. Canadian athletes had already been chosen when the boycott decision was announced

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Summer Olympic Games – Los Angeles 1984
Although a boycott led by the Soviet Union depleted the field in certain sports, a record 140 nations took part, with China sending a team for the first time since 1952. Canada fielded its largest team ever i

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Summer Olympic Games – Seoul 1988
The Olympic Games went to Korea for the first time. Table tennis made its first appearance in the Olympic program. In Seoul, 354 Canadian athletes competed against athletes from 159 other countries. Synchronized sw

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Summer Olympic Games – Barcelona 1992
For the first time in 20 years, every nation with a National Olympic Committee was represented. For the first time since 1972, the Olympic Games were boycott-free. The Olympic Truce was proclaimed for the first

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Summer Olympic Games – Atlanta 1996
For the first time ever, the Canadian team of 307 athletes was comprised of more women than men – 154 women to 153 men. Canada’s 21 medals (3 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze) in nine sports was a best-ever medal to

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Summer Olympic Games – Sydney 2000
Canada qualified to participate in 28 of the 32 Olympic sports, and its 309 athletes brought home 14 medals – three gold, three silver, eight bronze – in 11 sports. Canada’s first medal of the Games was golden

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Summer Olympic Games – Athens 2004
The Olympic Games returned home to Greece as Canada sent a contingent of 265 athletes to compete in 27 of 32 sports. Canada sent a total of 133 women and 132 men, making it and China the only countries with more f

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