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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/ceremonies">Ceremonies</a></li><li class="active">Official opening</li> </ol> <h2>Olympic Games</h2> <h3>Summer</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/1">1896</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100001">Georgios I, King of Greece</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/3">1904</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100002">David Francis</a> (President, Louisiana Purchase International Exposition)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/5">1908</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100004">Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/6">1912</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100005">Gustav V, Kung av Sverige</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/7">1920</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100006">Albert I, Roi des Belges</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/8">1924</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100007">Gaston Doumergue</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/9">1928</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100008">Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin</a> (His Royal Highness Prince)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/10">1932</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100009">Charles Curtis</a> (Vice-President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/11">1936</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100010">Adolf Hitler</a> (Chancellor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/12">1948</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100011">George VI, King of the United Kingdom</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/13">1952</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100012">Juho Kusti Paasikivi</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/14">1956</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100013">Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a> (His Royal Highness)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/15">1960</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100014">Giovanni Gronchi</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/16">1964</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100015">Hirohito, Emperor of Japan</a> (Emperor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/17">1968</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100016">Gustavo Díaz Ordaz</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/18">1972</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100017">Gustav Heinemann</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/19">1976</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100018">Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom</a> (Queen)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/20">1980</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100019">Leonid Brezhnev</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/21">1984</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100020">Ronald Reagan</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/22">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100021">No Tae-Wu</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/23">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/61753">Juan Carlos, Príncipe Herdeiro de Borbón</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/24">1996</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100023">Bill Clinton</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/25">2000</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100024">William Deane</a> (Governor-General)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/26">2004</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100025">Konstantinos Stefanopoulos</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/53">2008</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100047">Hu Jintao</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/54">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100018">Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom</a> (Queen)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/59">2016</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100148">Michel Temer</a> (Acting president)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/61">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1500001">Naruhito, Emperor of Japan</a> (Emperor of Japan)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Winter</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/29">1924</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100026">Gaston Vidal</a> (Under-Secretary for Physical Education)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/30">1928</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100027">Edmund Schulthess</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/31">1932</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100028">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> (Governor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/32">1936</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100010">Adolf Hitler</a> (Chancellor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/33">1948</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100030">Enrico Celio</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/34">1952</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100031">Ragnhild, Prinsesse av Norge</a> (Her Royal Highness Princess)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/35">1956</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100014">Giovanni Gronchi</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/36">1960</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100033">Richard Nixon</a> (Vice-President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/37">1964</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100034">Adolf Schärf</a> (President Dr.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/38">1968</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100035">Charles de Gaulle</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/39">1972</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100015">Hirohito, Emperor of Japan</a> (Emperor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/40">1976</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100037">Rudolf Kirchschläger</a> (President Dr.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/41">1980</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100038">Walter Mondale</a> (Vice-President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/42">1984</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100039">Mika Špiljak</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/43">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100040">Jeanne Sauvé</a> (Governor-General)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/44">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100041">François Mitterrand</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/45">1994</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/62274">Kronprins Harald</a> (King)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/46">1998</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100043">Akihito, Emperor of Japan</a> (Emperor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/47">2002</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100044">George W. Bush</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/49">2006</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100046">Carlo Azeglio Ciampi</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/57">2010</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100048">Michaëlle Jean</a> (Governor-General)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/58">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100050">Vladimir Putin</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/60">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800034">Mun Jae-In</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/62">2022</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1200131">Xi Jinping</a> (President)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Equestrian</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/48">1956</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100045">Gustaf VI Adolf, Kung av Sverige</a> (King)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Intercalated Games</h2> <h3></h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/4">1906</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100001">Georgios I, King of Greece</a> (King)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Youth Olympic Games</h2> <h3>Summer</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/65">2010</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1200124"> S. R. Nathan</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/67">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1200131">Xi Jinping</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/69">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1202276">Mauricio Macri</a> (President)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Winter</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Edition</th> <th>Officially opened by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/66">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800090">Heinz Fischer</a> (President)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/68">2016</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/62274">Kronprins Harald</a> (King)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>The main stadium for the 1896 Olympics, the Panathenaic Stadium, was originally built in 566 BC. 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