Last Olympics Was Held In. From athens to rio, in the last 125 years, the games have crossed five continents, added and removed events, withstood boycotts and were only canceled. The most recent olympics to be held in the united states was in 2002 when salt lake city, utah, hosted the winter games.
As the foremost international sporting event, the olympic games have been held in cities around the worldโthough certain regions, notably africa, have yet to play. It contains all records since athens 1896 and is searchable by olympic games, sports and events.