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Olympic Games

Summer

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
1896 Georgios I, King of Greece King GRE
1904 David Francis President, Louisiana Purchase International Exposition USA
1908 Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom King GBR
1912 Gustav V, Kung av Sverige King SWE
1920 Albert I, Roi des Belges King BEL
1924 Gaston Doumergue President FRA
1928 Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin His Royal Highness Prince NED
1932 Charles Curtis Vice-President USA
1936 Adolf Hitler Chancellor GER
1948 George VI, King of the United Kingdom King GBR
1952 Juho Kusti Paasikivi President FIN
1956 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness GBR
1960 Giovanni Gronchi President ITA
1964 Hirohito, Emperor of Japan Emperor JPN
1968 Gustavo Díaz Ordaz President MEX
1972 Gustav Heinemann President FRG
1976 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom Queen GBR
1980 Leonid Brezhnev President URS
1984 Ronald Reagan President USA
1988 No Tae-U President KOR
1992 Juan Carlos, Príncipe de España King ESP
1996 Bill Clinton President USA
2000 William Deane Governor-General AUS
2004 Konstantinos Stefanopoulos President GRE
2008 Hu Jintao President CHN
2012 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom Queen GBR
2016 Michel Temer Acting president BRA
2020 Naruhito, Emperor of Japan Emperor JPN
2024 Emmanuel Macron President FRA

Winter

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
1924 Gaston Vidal Under-Secretary for Physical Education FRA
1928 Edmund Schulthess President SUI
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Governor USA
1936 Adolf Hitler Chancellor GER
1948 Enrico Celio President SUI
1952 Ragnhild, Prinsesse av Norge Her Royal Highness Princess NOR
1956 Giovanni Gronchi President ITA
1960 Richard Nixon Vice-President USA
1964 Adolf Schärf President Dr. AUT
1968 Charles de Gaulle President FRA
1972 Hirohito, Emperor of Japan Emperor JPN
1976 Rudolf Kirchschläger President Dr. AUT
1980 Walter Mondale Vice-President USA
1984 Mika Špiljak President YUG
1988 Jeanne Sauvé Governor-General CAN
1992 François Mitterrand President FRA
1994 Kronprins Harald King NOR
1998 Akihito, Emperor of Japan Emperor JPN
2002 George W. Bush President USA
2006 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President ITA
2010 Michaëlle Jean Governor-General CAN
2014 Vladimir Putin President RUS
2018 Mun Jae-In President KOR
2022 Xi Jinping President CHN

Equestrian

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
1956 Gustaf VI Adolf, Kung av Sverige King SWE

Intercalated Games

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
1906 Georgios I, King of Greece King GRE

Youth Olympic Games

Summer

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
2010 S. R. Nathan President SGP
2014 Xi Jinping President CHN
2018 Mauricio Macri President ARG

Winter

Edition Officially opened by Function Country
2012 Heinz Fischer President AUT
2016 Kronprins Harald King NOR
2020 Simonetta Sommaruga President SUI
2024 Yoon Suk-Yeol President KOR