Games to be held wholly in August were: Antwerp 1920, Berlin 1936, and three of the last four in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016.

Antwerp 1920 was held less than two years after World War I. The Games had been originally awarded to Antwerp in 1914, but Belgium was devastated by the war and there was doubt they could host the Games.

Post WWI Lyon and Amsterdam were interested in hosting, but in April 1919, Antwerp were reconfirmed as the hosts.

In April 1920 the Australian Olympic Council was formed and it would be the first Australia-only Olympic team.

Australia sent a 13-member team, competing in athletics, cycling, diving, swimming and tennis and won silver and bronze in the pool and a silver in athletics.

Future great Australian sports administrators Wilfrid Kent Hughes (athletics) and Frank Beaurepaire (swimming) competed, while Lily Beaurepaire represented in diving and swimming.

In 1936, Berlin finally had an opportunity to host a Games, after the 1916 Games were cancelled due to World War I.

The German hosts spared no expense and used the Games as a propaganda tool to demonstrate the beauty and efficiency of the Third Reich. A number of countries, including America, came close to boycotting the Games.

Australia competed in athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, rowing, swimming and wrestling.

Triple jumper Jack Metcalfe won Australia’s sole medal, a bronze. Wrestler Dick Garrard made his Olympic debut in Berlin, but would have to wait 12 years to make his second Olympic appearance in 1948 due to World War II cancelling the next two Games.

Athens in 2004, was a very successful Games for Australia, enjoying the enduring benefits of hosting the previous Games, they won a record 17 gold medals.

In cycling they won a staggering 11 medals and six in diving.

Rower James Tomkins won his fourth consecutive Olympic medal, swimmer Ian Thorpe brought his Olympic career tally to nine and swimming teammate Petria Thomas brought her career total to eight.

Future greats of Australian sport making their debuts included tennis player Samantha Stosur, cyclist Anna Meares, shooter Daniel Repacholi and Socceroo Tim Cahill.

Australia won an impressive tally of 46 medals in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics.

The Chinese hosted a magnificent Games, with two spectacular venues the National Stadium, called the Bird’s Nest and the aquatics main venue called the Water Cube.

Tanya Harding, Melanie Roche and Natalie Ward won their fourth consecutive medal as members of the Australian softball team and the Hockeyroos won their fifth consecutive Olympic medal.

In the pool, Steph Rice won three gold and Grant Hackett closed his seven medal-winning career with two more in Beijing. Future stars who made their debut included basketballer Patty Mills, diver Melissa Wu, Kookaburra Eddie Ockenden, rower Kim Crow and swimmer Cate Campbell.

The Rio 2016 Olympics would be the first occasion South America would host the Games. Australia sent 422 athletes and it was the first Games where selected women outnumbered men in the Australian team.

The Australian women won the inaugural Rugby Sevens tournament defeating their Kiwi neighbours.

Track cyclist Anna Meares closed her four-Games career with her sixth Olympic medal after she carried the opening ceremony Flag.

Chloe Esposito became the third member of her family to wear the green and gold, winning Australia’s first medal in Modern Pentathlon – gold.

Catherine Skinner won the women’s Trap event, Australia’s seventh medal in Trap or Double Trap at the Olympics, continuing Australia’s outstanding tradition in this discipline.

Mary Hanna’s selection at her fifth Games in Equestrian, at the age of 61, made her the oldest ever Australian Olympian to compete at a Games. Also competing at her fifth Games was table tennis player Jian-Fang Lay.

David Tarbotton