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The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held from 21 September to 6 October 1940, in Tokyo City, Japan, and later rescheduled for 20 July to 4 August 1940, in Helsinki, Finland following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2022, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games.
Facts. Overview. The Games of the XIIth Olympiad were to have been held from 22 September – 6 October 1940, in Tokyo, Japan. At the 36th IOC Session in Berlin on 31 July 1936, the Games were awarded to Tokyo, Japan, by a vote of 36-27 over Helsinki, Finland.
In the history of the Summer Olympics, the United States has been the most successful nation ever, with a combined total of more than 2,600 medals in 28 Olympic Games. More than one thousand...
1. October 6 - Tokyo, Japan - canceled. 2. August 4 - Helsinki, Finland - canceled. Stadium - 1940 - Games of the XII Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games. - Host city - 1940 - Games of the XII Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games. Candidate cities: Tokyo (Japan) Final choice: - Candidate cities: Helsinki (Finland). Final choice: -
The United States leads the all-time medal count at the Summer Olympics, and has topped the medal table on 18 separate occasions—followed by the USSR (six times), and France, Great Britain, Germany, China, and the ex-Soviet 'Unified Team' (once each).
28 lip 2021 · The medal table provides a concise lesson in world history for the past century, reflecting wars won and lost, economic growth and decline, and a country's overall standing on the international...
