Bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
1998 (1998) Winter Olympics
Overview
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Nagano
Runner-up: Salt Lake City
Shortlist: Östersund · Jaca · Aosta
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venue97th IOC Session
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Map of the bidding cities
Map
Important dates
Decision15 June 1991
Decision
WinnerNagano (46 votes)
Runner-upSalt Lake City (42 votes)
Olympic rings
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1998 Winter Olympics

The selection process for the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of five bids, and saw Nagano, Japan, be selected ahead of Salt Lake City, Utah, 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]

The Nagano Olympic bid committee spent approximately $14 million to entertain the 62 International Olympic Committee members and many of their companions. The precise figures are unknown since Nagano, after the IOC asked that the entertainment expenditures not be made public, destroyed the financial records, according to bid committee member Junichi Yamaguchi.[2][3]

Results

IOC voting[1]
City Country (NOC) 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. ^ a b "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. ^ Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin (21 January 1999), "Nagano Burned Documents Tracing '98 Olympics Bid", The Washington Post, pp. A1, archived from the original on 29 April 2021, retrieved 28 April 2021
  3. ^ Macintyre, Donald (1 February 1999). "Japan's Sullied Bid". Time. Retrieved 20 August 2016.