Summer Olympics
Here is the list of demonstration sports played at the Summer Olympic Games:
| Games | Demonstration Sports | Entered the Olympic program (where applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris1 | • angling (men) • ballooning (men) • boules (men) • cannon shooting (men) • fire fighting (men) • kite flying (men) • jeu de paume (men) • lifesaving (men) • longue paume (men) • motorsport (men) • pigeon racing (men) • water motorsports (men) |
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| 1904 St. Louis1 | • basketball (men) • American football (men) • Gaelic football (men) • hurling (men) • motor cycling (men) |
• 1936 |
| 1908 London1 | • cycle polo (men) | |
| 1912 Stockholm | • baseball (men) • glima (men) |
• 19922 |
| 1920 Antwerp | • korfball (mixed) | |
| 1924 Paris | • Basque pelota (men) • la canne (men) • canoeing and kayaking (men) • savate (men) • volleyball |
• 1936 • 1964 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | • kaatsen (men) • korfball (mixed) • lacrosse (men) |
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| 1932 Los Angeles | • American football (men) • lacrosse (men) |
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| 1936 Berlin | • baseball (men) • gliding (men) |
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| 1948 London | • lacrosse (men) • Swedish (Ling) gymnastics (men and women) |
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| 1952 Helsinki | • Finnish baseball (men) • handball (men) |
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| 1956 Melbourne | • Australian rules football (men) • baseball (men) |
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| 1960 Rome | none | |
| 1964 Tokyo | • baseball (men) • budō (men) |
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| 1968 Mexico City | • Basque pelota (men) • tennis (men and women) |
• 19883 |
| 1972 Munich | • badminton (men and women) • water skiing (men and women) |
• 1992 |
| 1976 Montreal | none | |
| 1980 Moscow | none | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | • baseball (men) • tennis (men and women) |
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| 1988 Seoul | • badminton (men and women) • baseball (men) • bowling (men and women) • judo (women) • taekwondo (men and women) |
• 1992 • 2000 |
| 1992 Barcelona | • Basque pelota (men and women) • roller hockey (men) • taekwondo (men and women) |
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| 1996 Atlanta | none | |
| 2000 Sydney | none | |
| 2004 Athens | none | |
| 2008 Beijing | none4 | |
| 2012 London | none |
- 1 Although demonstration sports were "officially" introduced only in 1912, at the first Olympics some sports competitions were held simultaneously to the games, and today are considered "unofficial" or demonstration sports as well.
- 2 Removed from Olympic program after 2008.
- 3 Was part of the program between 1896 and 1924.
- 4 The IOC permitted a parallel Wushu competition to be run, but this was not an official demonstration sport.
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