List of Olympic venues in demonstration events
For the Olympic Games until the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, there have been demonstration or exhibition events that have occurred on various sports. Some of these sports later became Olympic sports such as basketball, canoeing, and short track speed skating. These are a list of other venues that hosted demonstration sports that did not become nor had never been official Olympic sports.
Summer Olympics[]
Games | Sport | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue during those games | Capacity | Ref. |
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1920 Antwerp | Korfball | Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting | 30,000 | [1][2] |
1928 Amsterdam | Korfball | Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Cycling, (track), Equestrian, (jumping), Football, Gymnastics | 33,025 | [3] |
1956 Melbourne | Australian rules football | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Athletics, Field hockey (final) | 104,000 | [4] |
1988 Seoul | Bowling | Royal Bowling Center | None | Not listed | [5] |
1992 Barcelona | Rolley hockey | Palau Blaugrana | Judo, Taekwondo (demonstration) | 6,400 | [6] |
Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní | None | 1,300 | [7] | ||
Pavelló del Club Patí Vic | None | 1,700 | [7] | ||
Pavelló d'Esports de Reus | None | 3,000 | [7] | ||
1924 | Savate | ||||
1924 | La canne | ||||
1912 | Glima | ||||
1928 | Kaatsen | ||||
1932 | American football | ||||
1936 | Gliding | ||||
1948 | Swedish (Ling) gymnastics | ||||
1952 | Finnish baseball | ||||
1964 | Budō | ||||
1972 | Water skiing |
Winter Olympics[]
Games | Venue | Sport | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
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1952 Oslo | Bislett stadion | Bandy | Figure skating, Speed skating | 29,000 | [8] |
Dæhlenenga | Ice hockey | Not listed | [9] | ||
1992 Albertville | Les Arcs | Speed skiing | None | Not listed | [10] |
1928 | Skijoring | ||||
1932 | Sled-dog racing | ||||
1936 | Ice stock sport | ||||
1964 | |||||
1948 | Winter pentathlon | ||||
1984 | Disabled skiing | ||||
1988 | |||||
1988 | (acroski) | ||||
1992 |
References[]
- ^ Historical overview Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine from the Dutch Korfball Union
- ^ Stadiumguide.com
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 173–205.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 713–714.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 206. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 217–20. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 337–41. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1952 Winter Olympic official report. Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine p. 28.
- ^ 1952 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine p. 33.
- ^ 1992 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 96–99. Accessed 5 December 2010. (in English and French)
Categories:
- Lists of Summer Olympic venues
- Lists of Winter Olympic venues
- Olympic demonstration sports