Bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
1998 Winter Olympics
Overview
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Nagano
Salt Lake City · Östersund · Anchorage · Jaca · Aosta
Details
Committee IOC
Election venue Birmingham
97th IOC Session
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision 15 June 1991
Decision
Winner Nagano (46 votes)
Runner-up Salt Lake City (42 votes)

The selection process for the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of five bids, and saw Nagano, Japan, be selected ahead of Salt Lake City, United States; Östersund, Sweden; Jaca, Spain; and Aosta, Italy. The selection was made at the 97th IOC Session in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 June 1991.[1]

Results

IOC voting[1]
City Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Nagano Japan 21 — 30 36 46
Salt Lake City United States 15 59 27 29 42
Östersund Sweden 18 — 25 23 —
Jaca Spain 19 — 5 — —
Aosta Italy 15 29 — — —

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.