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
Committee	IOC
Election venue	Birmingham; 97th IOC Session
Map
	Missing location of the bidding cities.; 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, 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

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Overview
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Nagano Runner-up: Salt Lake City Shortlist: Östersund · Jaca · Aosta
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	Birmingham 97th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities. Location of the bidding cities
Important dates

Decision	15 June 1991

Decision

Winner	Nagano (46 votes)
Runner-up	Salt Lake City (42 votes)