Athens 2004
Kelly Holmes led Britain's medal charge as Greece staged a Games to remember.
Sydney 2000
The Sydney Games were hailed by many as the greatest of all time.
Atlanta 1996
The Atlanta Games were hit by tragedy and logistical problems, but an American gold rush lifted home spirits.
Barcelona 1992
The 1992 Games proved a fabulous spectacle and for once not a single nation boycotted the Olympics.
Seoul 1988
Politics finally took a back-seat as all leading nations except Cuba and Ethiopia came together for the Seoul Games.
Los Angeles 1984
Just as the Americans had boycotted Moscow, so the Soviet Union team did not compete in Los Angeles.
Moscow 1980
The 1980 Moscow Games were the first held in a country under communist rule.
Montreal 1976
The Montreal Games got underway with building cranes still dominating the surroundings due to the planning errors.
Munich 1972
A terrorist attack on the Israeli team in Munich left 11 athletes, five terrorists and one policeman dead.
Mexico 1968
The high altitude of Mexico City made life uncomfortable for the distance runners, but elsewhere Olympic and world records crashed.
Tokyo 1964
Asia hosted its first Games after an estimated $3bn was spent on stadiums and transport.
Rome 1960
The Rome Games were the first to have worldwide television coverage.
Melbourne 1956
The first ever south-of-the-equator Olympics posed problems for many athletes from Europe and America.
Helsinki 1952
Russian athletes returned to Olympic action, in Helsinki, for the first time since 1912.
London 1948
London - originally earmarked for the 1944 Games - staged the first Olympiad after the War.
Berlin 1936
Black athlete Jesse Owens cut through Hitler's propaganda to become star of the Games.
Los Angeles 1932
The Los Angeles Games found the world suffering a crippling depression.
Amsterdam 1928
After three unsuccessful attempts to stage the Games in Amsterdam, the Dutch finally succeeded in 1928.
Paris 1924
The considerable influence of Baron de Coubertin found the Games taken from Amsterdam to Paris.
Antwerp 1920
After an enforced absence in 1916 due to World War One, the Olympics made a welcome return in 1920 in Antwerp.
Stockholm 1912
The number of events at the Stockholm Games was cut to 14 and a new event was introduced, the pentathlon.
London 1908
This was the first official Olympics to see athletes marched into the stadium behind their respective national flags.
St Louis 1904
Like Paris four years ago, St Louis in 1904 was overshadowed by a World's Fair.
Paris 1900
Female athletes competed in the Olympics for the first time in Paris in 1900.
Athens 1896
The first of the modern Olympic Games was staged in Athens, Greece.