2016 Olympic Host City Election
On October 2, 2009, the IOC voted to elect the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio de Janeiro was elected host city after three rounds of voting. This was Rio's fourth bid for the Olympic Games.
| Election of the Host City of the 2016 Summer Olympics — ballot results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country (NOC) | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil (BRA) | 26 (27.66%) | 46 (48.42%) | 66 (67.35%) |
| Madrid | Spain (ESP) | 28 (29.79%) | 29 (30.53%) | 32 (32.65%) |
| Tokyo | Japan (JPN) | 22 (23.40%) | 20 (21.05%) | — |
| Chicago | United States (USA) | 18 (19.15%) | — | — |
| 121st IOC Session | Vote details | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Copenhagen - Denmark | Eligible | 95 | 97 | 99 |
| Participants | 94 | 96 | 98 | |
| Abstentions | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Valid ballots | 94 | 95 | 98 | |
| Members unable to vote | ||||
| Members from countries with candidate cities | Other members | |||
| Anita L. Defrantz · James L. Easton · Chiharu Igaya · Shun-Ichiro Okano · João Havelange · Carlos Arthur Nuzman · Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. | Jacques Rogge (IOC president) · Lee Kun-hee (suspended) · Alpha Ibrahim Diallo (absent) · Saku Koivu (absent) | |||
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