1944 Summer Olympics

Games of the XIII. Olympics
canceled

← Helsinki 1940

London 1948 →

The 1944 Summer Olympics (officially called the XIII Games ) were awarded to London by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) , but could not be held because of the Second World War .

In June 1939 the IOC held its 38th session in London. The members present had to choose one of eight candidate cities. The result in favor of the British capital was already clear after the first round:

city	country	be right
London	United Kingdom	20th
Rome	Italy	11
Detroit	United States	02
Lausanne	Switzerland	01
Athens	Greece	00
Budapest	Hungary	00
Helsinki	Finland	00
Montreal	Canada	00

Despite the war-related cancellation of the Summer Games, the IOC organized several events to celebrate the 50th anniversary. These took place in June 1944 at the headquarters in Lausanne , even if only two IOC members could be present.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Archives - past elections. gamesbids.com, 2008, archived from the original on December 31, 2016 ; accessed on February 12, 2020 (English). 
2. ^ David Miller: The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC . Part II: The Post-War Years (1948-1980). Mainstream Publishin, Edinburgh, ISBN 978-1-84596-611-9 .