How many Olympics have been in your lifetime?

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics starting in a few days, that'll be the 11th Olympics total in my lifetime (6 Summer & 5 Winter). I was born in '99.


Summer: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020

Winter: Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018



The earliest Summer Olympics that I have memories of is Beijing 2008. I was only a year old during Sydney 2000 and for some reason I don't have any memories of Athens 2004. I was 5 and could definitely still have memories of it but I don't remember watching it. The Beijing 2008 Olympics were spectacular, that Opening Ceremony was the best ever in my opinion. Beijing 2008 also was the breakout Olympics for Michael Phelps & Usain Bolt - they dominated. Also, the 2008 USA men's basketball "Redeem Team" was fun to watch.


The earliest Winter Olympics that I have memories of is Vancouver 2010. I didn't get into watching winter sports until later in my childhood. I was a little too young to remember Salt Lake City 2002 and I didn't watch Turin 2006. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were the Olympics where Shaun White, Shani Davis and Lindsey Vonn shined - they were amazing. It sucked to watch the ice hockey gold medal game between the USA & Canada, Sidney Crosby scored the OT gold medal-winning goal to beat the USA.

[Orwell]

We have 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. My earliest memories are of Beijing in 2008, I was 5. My earliest of one I was truly interested in my 2010 in Vancouver.

[TDAS04]

There will have been 18 after Tokyo this year.  I was born in 1987, so the first ones of my life were winter Calgary 1988 and summer Seoul 1988.  The first I remember was summer Atlanta 1996.

[Thunder98 🇮🇱 🤝 🇵🇸]

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born 3 months too late for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

[LM Brazilian Citizen]

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born a few months after the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

[kcguy]

The first contemporary Summer Olympics I remember happened when I was 9.  The US didn't win any medals.

I do remember a bit from the Summer Olympics from when I was 13, especially Mary Lou.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

All since Atlanta 1996.

The one I most vividly remember, at least from my childhood, is Salt Lake City 2002.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

The first contemporary Summer Olympics I remember happened when I was 9.  The US didn't win any medals.

I do remember a bit from the Summer Olympics from when I was 13, especially Mary Lou.

Which Olympics were those?

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born 3 months too late for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

I was born 3 days after the end of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Also, I was born exactly 3 weeks after the end of the 1999 NBA Finals.

However, I was born on the exact same day as the 1999 MLB All-Star Game - so that's cool.

[morgieb]

Summer: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016
Winter: Lillehammer 1994*, Nagano 1998, SLC 2002, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018

* means I was born during the event

[The Dowager Mod]

24 if you include this years.

[Drew]

Summer: Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 20201

Winter: Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018

So 18 total, including the coming Tokyo Games.  The first in my memory was Atlanta 1996 as I remember seeing a lot of stuff relating to it.  Though I remember Nagano 1998 in somewhat greater detail, watching some of the events, including Tara Lipinski winning the gold.  I was also sick with a fever during part of it.

[Ferguson97]

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born a few months too late for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

24 if you include this years.

So you were born around 1973-1974?

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born a few months too late for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

So you weren't born in 1997 lol?

[Donerail]

This seems like a convoluted and imprecise way of asking how old someone is

[The Dowager Mod]

24 if you include this years.

So you were born around 1973-1974?

Summer: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021

Winter: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

I was born a few months too late for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

So you weren't born in 1997 lol?

1974.

[Mr. Smith]

Summer: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016
Winter: Lillehammer 1994, Nagano 1998, SLC 2002, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018

This. First one I remember is Turin...maybe Athens.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Tons, but the first one I remember is Mexico City 1968.

[Crumpets]

Summer: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016
Winter: Lillehammer 1994, Nagano 1998, SLC 2002, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018

This set. First I remember was 2000, but I barely remember it. 2002 I remember because I saw the torch on its tour. 2004 I actually started following it, but don't remember any highlights. 2006 was the first one where the opening ceremonies really blew me away and that I'd say I followed very closely.

Apparently the 1996 bombing happened the same day my family went to visit a friend of mine a couple hours away, and I do actually vaguely remember that day, just not the bombing.

[kcguy]

The first contemporary Summer Olympics I remember happened when I was 9.  The US didn't win any medals.

I do remember a bit from the Summer Olympics from when I was 13, especially Mary Lou.

Which Olympics were those?

The U.S. didn't win any medals in the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics.  The U.S. boycotted after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

[Orwell]

Tons, but the first one I remember is Mexico City 1968.

How did you feel about the US Boycott of the 1980 games

[GeorgiaModerate]

Tons, but the first one I remember is Mexico City 1968.

How did you feel about the US Boycott of the 1980 games

Mixed feelings.  I felt sorry for the athletes who worked so hard for their spots in the Olympics and then missed out, but I don't have a problem with the general principle of a nation boycotting, and in particular I felt that this specific boycott was justified.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Tons, but the first one I remember is Mexico City 1968.

How did you feel about the US Boycott of the 1980 games

Mixed feelings.  I felt sorry for the athletes who worked so hard for their spots in the Olympics and then missed out, but I don't have a problem with the general principle of a nation boycotting, and in particular I felt that this specific boycott was justified.

So what do you think about the calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing? Should the USA skip the games or not?

[TML]

The 1988 Olympics occurred a few months before my birth. Therefore, this year's Olympics will be the 8th Summer Olympics of my lifetime, alongside 5 Winter Olympics (the earliest contests which I remember contemporaneously were the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics).

[Continential]

Summer: 2008, 2012, 2016
Winter: 2010, 2014, 2018