The 1940 Winter Olympics, which would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (第五回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Dai Go-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and as Sapporo 1940 (札幌1940), were to have been celebrated from 3 to 12 February 1940 in Sapporo, Japan, but the games were eventually cancelled due to the onset of World War II. Sapporo subsequently hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city in Asia to host the Winter Olympics.
Sapporo was selected to be the host of the fifth edition of the Winter Olympics, scheduled 3–12 February 1940, but Japan gave the Games back to the IOC in July 1938, after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.[1] The IOC then decided to give the Winter Olympics to St. Moritz, Switzerland, which had hosted it in 1928. However, the Swiss organizers believed that ski instructors should be considered professionals.[1] The IOC was not of that mind, and the Games were withdrawn again.[1]
1940, winter, olympics, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2015, learn, when, r. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1940 Winter Olympics which would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games 第五回オリンピック冬季競技大会 Dai Go kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai and as Sapporo 1940 札幌1940 were to have been celebrated from 3 to 12 February 1940 in Sapporo Japan but the games were eventually cancelled due to the onset of World War II Sapporo subsequently hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics becoming the first city in Asia to host the Winter Olympics V Olympic Winter GamesHost citySapporo JapanWinter Garmisch 1936St Moritz 1948 Cortina 1944 Summer Berlin 1936London 1948 Helsinki 1940 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditSapporo was selected to be the host of the fifth edition of the Winter Olympics scheduled 3 12 February 1940 but Japan gave the Games back to the IOC in July 1938 after the outbreak of the Second Sino Japanese War in 1937 1 The IOC then decided to give the Winter Olympics to St Moritz Switzerland which had hosted it in 1928 However the Swiss organizers believed that ski instructors should be considered professionals 1 The IOC was not of that mind and the Games were withdrawn again 1 In the spring of 1939 the IOC gave the 1940 Winter Olympics now scheduled for 2 11 February to Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany where the previous Games had been held Five months later on 1 September Germany invaded Poland initiating the European theatre of World War II and the Winter Games were cancelled in November Likewise the 1944 Games awarded in 1939 to Cortina d Ampezzo Italy were cancelled in 1941 citation needed St Moritz held the first post war games in 1948 while Cortina d Ampezzo hosted in 1956 citation needed Germany has not hosted the Winter Olympics since 1936 on 6 July 2011 Munich lost to Pyeongchang South Korea to host the 2018 Winter Games See also Edit Olympic Games portalOlympic Games abandoned due to war 1916 Summer Olympics 1940 Summer Olympics 1940 Winter Olympics 1944 Summer Olympics 1944 Winter Olympics List of IOC country codesReferences Edit a b c Wallenchinsky David 1998 The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 1998 London Aurum p xiv ISBN 1 85410 542 6 External links EditPlanned program for the V Winter Olympics in Sapporo and Garmisch PartenkirchenWinter OlympicsPreceded byGarmisch Partenkirchen V Olympic Winter GamesSapporo Garmisch Partenkirchen1940 abandoned Succeeded byCortina d Ampezzo cancelled due to World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1940 Winter Olympics amp oldid 1116554452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
