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Every four years

Frequency records how often a competition is actually held. Wikipedia notes the FIFA World Cup "has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946" during and after World War II. This dimension groups competitions that run on the same schedule.

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Era of Origin
1896 1
Defining Characteristic
The modern Olympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events. 1
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1924 Winter Olympics

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1928 Winter Olympics

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1932 Summer Olympics

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1932 Winter Olympics

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1936 Summer Olympics

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1936 Winter Olympics

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1948 Summer Olympics

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1948 Winter Olympics

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1952 Summer Olympics

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1952 Winter Olympics

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1956 Summer Olympics

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1956 Winter Olympics

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1960 Summer Olympics

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1960 Winter Olympics

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1964 Summer Olympics

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1964 Winter Olympics

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1968 Summer Olympics

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1968 Winter Olympics

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1972 Summer Olympics

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1972 Winter Olympics

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1976 Summer Olympics

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1976 Winter Olympics

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1980 Summer Olympics

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1980 Winter Olympics

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1984 Summer Olympics

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1984 Winter Olympics

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1988 Summer Olympics

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1988 Winter Olympics

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1992 Summer Olympics

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1992 Winter Olympics

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1994 Winter Olympics

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1996 Summer Olympics

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1998 Winter Olympics

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2000 Summer Olympics

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2002 Winter Olympics

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2004 Summer Olympics

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2006 Winter Olympics

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2008 Summer Olympics

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2010 Winter Olympics

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2012 Summer Olympics

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2014 Winter Olympics

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2016 Summer Olympics

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2018 Winter Olympics

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2020 Summer Olympics

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2024 Summer Olympics

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1. Wikipedia: Olympic Games
Wikipedia
  • Olympic Games, 1896 Games section
    The first Games held under the auspices of the IOC were hosted in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896.
  • Olympic Games, lead section
    The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are a series of international multi-sport events.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the Olympic Games classified separately from a single-sport championship?

The dividing line is whether an event stages many sports under one committee, as the Olympics does, or a single sport, as a World Cup does.

Multi-Sport Games covers recurring events staging many different sports under one umbrella competition, such as the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the Asian Games, organized by an international or continental organizing committee. A championship devoted to a single sport, however large, is grouped instead under the relevant World Cup or championship category, since the dividing line is whether many disciplines or one discipline is contested.