Three Olympic Votes, Three Times No

On 10 November 2013, voters in Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the districts of Berchtesgadener Land and Traunstein decided on a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. All four said no. In Munich, 52.1 percent voted against the bid. On 29 November 2015, Hamburg voted on a bid for the 2024 Summer Games. The result was 51.6 percent no. On 31 May 2026, Hamburg voted again, this time on a bid for the Games of 2036, 2040 or 2044. According to the official final result, 55.1 percent voted no. First Mayor Peter Tschentscher then informed the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Germany’s member of the International Olympic Committee. He told them dass Hamburg seine Olympia-Bewerbung zurückzieht, that Hamburg is withdrawing its Olympic bid.

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