| Year | Person who opened the Games | Office of this person |
|---|
| 1896, Athens | |
| 1900, Paris | |
| 1904, St. Louis | |
| 1908, London | |
| 1912, Stockholm | |
| 1920, Antwerps | |
| 1924, Chamonix (W) | |
| 1924, Paris | |
| 1928, St. Moritz (W) | |
| 1928, Amsterdam | |
| 1932, Lake Placid (W) | |
| 1932, Los Angeles | |
| 1936, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (W) | |
| 1936, Berlin | |
| 1948, St. Moritz (W) | |
| 1948, London | |
| 1952, Oslo (W) | |
| 1952, Helsinki | |
| 1956, Cortina d'Ampezzo (W) | |
| 1956, Stockholm (equestrian) | |
| 1956, Melbourne | |
| 1960, Squaw Valley (W) | |
| 1960, Rome | |
| 1964, Innsbruck (W) | |
| 1964, Tokyo | |
| | Year | Person who opened the Games | Office of this person |
|---|
| 1968, Grenoble (W) | |
| 1968, Mexico City | |
| 1972, Sapporo (W) | |
| 1972, Munich | |
| 1976, Innsbruck (W) | |
| 1976, Montreal | |
| 1980, Lake Placid (W) | |
| 1980, Moscow | |
| 1984, Sarajevo (W) | |
| 1984, Los Angeles | |
| 1988, Calgary (W) | |
| 1988, Seoul | |
| 1992, Albertville (W) | |
| 1992, Barcelona | |
| 1994, Lillehammer (W) | |
| 1996, Atlanta | |
| 1998, Nagano (W) | |
| 2000, Sydney | |
| 2002, Salt Lake City (W) | |
| 2004, Athens | |
| 2006, Turin (W) | |
| 2008, Beijing | |
| 2010, Vancouver (W) | |
| 2012, London | |
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