The AAU Junior Olympic Games are the pinnacle competition held annually by the US Amateur Athletic Union.
Sports currently held
The following is a list of sports that currently take place at the Junior Olympic Games.
Locations
|
| Year |
Site |
Sports |
Athletes |
| 1967 |
Washington, D.C. |
2 |
523 |
| 1968 |
Knoxville, TN |
4 |
690 |
| 1969 |
San Diego, CA |
4 |
600 |
| 1970 |
Knoxville, TN |
5 |
600 |
| 1971 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
6 |
650 |
| 1972 |
Spokane, WA |
6 |
675 |
| 1973 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
6 |
700 |
| 1974 |
Lincoln, NE |
8 |
1519 |
| 1975 |
Ithaca, NY |
8 |
2095 |
| 1976 |
Memphis, TN |
8 |
2300 |
| 1977 |
Lincoln, NE |
7 |
1700 |
| 1978 |
Lincoln, NE |
8 |
1763 |
| 1979 |
Lincoln, NE |
7 |
2349 |
| 1980 |
Santa Clara, CA |
7 |
2000 |
| 1981 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
8 |
2351 |
| 1982 |
Memphis, TN |
13 |
3229 |
| 1983 |
South Bend, IN |
15 |
4829 |
| 1984 |
Jacksonville, FL |
15 |
3460 |
| 1985 |
Iowa City, IA |
15 |
3300 |
| 1986 |
St. Louis, MO |
15 |
4848 |
| 1987 |
Syracuse, NY |
14 |
4159 |
| 1988 |
Lawrence, KS |
14 |
3949 |
| 1989 |
San Antonio, TX |
14 |
5200 |
| 1990 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
14 |
5447 |
| 1991 |
Tallahassee, FL |
13 |
5866 |
| 1992 |
Rochester, MN |
14 |
5937 |
| 1993 |
Knoxville, TN |
16 |
5937 |
| 1994 |
Space Coast, FL |
21 |
8902 |
| 1995 |
Des Moines, IA |
27 |
8734 |
| 1996 |
New Orleans, LA |
23 |
9862 |
| 1997 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
24 |
12,388 |
| 1998 |
Hampton Roads, VA |
24 |
11,355 |
| 1999 |
Cleveland, OH |
26 |
12,661 |
| 2000 |
Orlando, FL |
24 |
13,227 |
| 2001 |
Hampton Roads, VA |
24 |
13,282 |
| 2002 |
Knoxville, TN |
23 |
13,657 |
| 2003 |
Detroit, MI |
21 |
12,224 |
| 2004 |
Des Moines, IA |
23 |
10,747 |
| 2005 |
New Orleans, LA |
25 |
18,051 |
| 2006 |
Hampton Roads, VA |
25 |
13,609 |
| 2007 |
Knoxville, TN |
25 |
TBD |
| 2008 |
Detroit, MI |
25 |
TBD |
| 2009 |
Des Moines, IA |
25 |
TBD |
| 2010 |
Hampton Roads, VA |
25 |
TBD |
| 2011 |
New Orleans, LA |
25 |
TBD |
The rotation of the 5 host cities began with Hampton Roads, VA in 2001. and the other cities in the rotation are Knoxville, Detroit, Des Moines, and New Orleans. The AAU Jr. Olympic Games will rotate through these 5 cities for the foreseeable future.
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