1916 Summer Olympics

The 1916 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were not held.^[1]

The games were planned for Berlin in Germany.^[2]

In 1912, workers began building the sports facilities for the games. The Deutsches Stadion ("German Stadium") began in 1912.^[3] In June 1913, the stadium was officially opened with 60,000 people at the ceremonies.^[4]

The games were cancelled because of World War I.^[5]

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References

↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1920 Antwerpen Summer Games" Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-25.
↑ "Olympic Games in 1916 Not Likely," Harvard Crimson (US). December 10, 1914; retrieved 2012-7-25.
↑ "Berlin Stadium Is Begun. Olympic Meeting Place to be at the Grunewald Race Course," New York Times. July 23, 1912; excerpt, "Work has already been begun on the Olympic Stadium for 1916"; retrieved 2012-7-25.
↑ "60,000 Dedicate Berlin Stadium. Ten Thousand Pigeons Carry Address on Athletics and Patriotism to All Parts of Empire," New York Times. June 9, 1913; excerpt, "In the presence the Kaiser and his sons and a great concourse of notables, the Berlin Stadium was opened today"; retrieved 2012-7-25.
↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 20 [5 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-25.

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[sr-1] Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1920 Antwerpen Summer Games" Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-25.

[2] "Olympic Games in 1916 Not Likely," Harvard Crimson (US). December 10, 1914; retrieved 2012-7-25.

[3] "Berlin Stadium Is Begun. Olympic Meeting Place to be at the Grunewald Race Course," New York Times. July 23, 1912; excerpt, "Work has already been begun on the Olympic Stadium for 1916"; retrieved 2012-7-25.

[4] "60,000 Dedicate Berlin Stadium. Ten Thousand Pigeons Carry Address on Athletics and Patriotism to All Parts of Empire," New York Times. June 9, 1913; excerpt, "In the presence the Kaiser and his sons and a great concourse of notables, the Berlin Stadium was opened today"; retrieved 2012-7-25.

[5] Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 20 [5 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-25.

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Summer Games	1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1916^† 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1940^‡ 1944^‡ 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo^§ 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane
Winter Games	1924 Chamonix 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1940^‡ 1944^‡ 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan Cortina 2030 French Alps 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah
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