List of Olympic venues in fencing
For the Summer Olympics, there are 31 venues that have been or will be used for fencing.
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1896 Athens | Zappeion | None | Not listed. | [1] |
1900 Paris | Tuileries Garden | None | Not listed. | [2] |
1904 St. Louis | Francis Gymnasium | Boxing | Not listed. | [3] |
1908 London | Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds | None | Not listed. | [4] |
1912 Stockholm | Östermalm Athletic Grounds | Equestrian, Modern pentathlon (fencing), Tennis | Not listed. | [5] |
1920 Antwerp | Gardens de la Palace d'Egmont | None | Not listed. | [6] |
1924 Paris | Stade de Colombes | Athletics, Cycling (road), Equestrian, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon (fencing, running), Rugby union, Tennis | 22,737 | [7] |
1928 Amsterdam | Schermzaal | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 559 | [8] |
1932 Los Angeles | 160th Regiment State Armory | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 1,800 | [9] |
1936 Berlin | Haus des Deutschen Sports | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 1200 | [10][11] |
Tennis Courts (épée) | Basketball | 832. | [12] | |
1948 London | Wembley Palace of Engineering | None | Not listed. | [13] |
1952 Helsinki | Westend Tennis Hall | None | Not listed. | [14] |
1956 Melbourne | St Kilda Town Hall | None | Not listed. | [15] |
1960 Rome | Palazzo dei Congressi | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | Not listed. | [16] |
1964 Tokyo | Waseda Memorial Hall | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 2,200 | [17][18] |
1968 Mexico City | Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 3,000 | [19] |
1972 Munich | Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 (final) | None | 978 | [20] |
Messegelände Fechthalle 2 | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | Same as Fechthalle 1. | [20] | |
1976 Montreal | Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 2,461 | [21] |
1980 Moscow | CSKA Football Fieldhouse | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 8,500 | [22] |
1984 Los Angeles | Long Beach Convention Center | None | 2,500 | [23] |
1988 Seoul | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 7,000 | [24][25] |
1992 Barcelona | Palau de la Metal·lúrgia | Modern pentathlon (fencing) | Not listed. | [26] |
1996 Atlanta | Georgia World Congress Center | Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Table tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling | 3,900 (fencing) 7,300 (handball) 7,300 (judo) 4,700 (table tennis) 5,000 (weightlifting) 7,300 (wrestling) |
[27][28] |
2000 Sydney | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre | Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling | 7,500 (weightlifting), 9,000 (judo & wrestling), 10,000 (boxing & fencing) |
[29] |
2004 Athens | Helliniko Fencing Hall | None | 8,000 | [30] |
2008 Beijing | Olympic Green Convention Center | Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting) | 5,695 | [31] |
2012 London | ExCeL | Boxing, Judo, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling | Not listed. | [32] |
Copper Box | Handball, Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 7,000 | [33] | |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Carioca Arena 3 | Taekwondo | 10,000 | [34] |
2020 Tokyo | Makuhari Messe | Taekwondo, Wrestling | 6,000 | |
2024 Paris | Grand Palais | Taekwondo | 8,000 | |
2028 Los Angeles | Los Angeles Convention Center | Basketball, Boxing, Cycling (BMX racing), Table tennis, Taekwondo | 7,000 |
References[]
- ^ Zappeion history. Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 3 October 2010.
- ^ 1900 Summer Olympics official report. p. 16. Accessed 14 November 2010. (in French)
- ^ Spalding's report of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine pp. 231, 245. Accessed 4 October 2010.
- ^ 1908 Summer Olympics official report. p. 127. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- ^ 1912 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 218–20. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- ^ Sports-reference.com profile of the 1920 Summer Olympics fencing events.
- ^ 1924 Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 50-5, 96-7, 121, 152, 216, 222, 238, 248, 265, 318, 339, 375, 499, 503, 536. (in French)
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine pp. 170, 202, 205.
- ^ 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 67-8, 70, 78, 84.
- ^ 1936 Summer Olympics official report Volume 1. pp. 163-4. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1936 Summer Olympics official report Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 752-815, 830-6. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 162-3. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine p. 45. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- ^ 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine p. 50. Accessed 21 October 2010.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine p. 44. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 661, 761. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 115. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 127-8. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 2. p. 74. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 197-201. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 144-9. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 82-5. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 123-8. Accessed 24 November 2010.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 2. p. 335. Accessed 2 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympic official report. Volume 2. pp. 189-91. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 540-1. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 448, 455, 457, 459-60, 462, 466. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 383. Accessed 17 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympic official report. Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. p. 318. Accessed 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Fencing Hall of National Convention Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ London2012.com profile of ExCeL. Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ London2012.com profile of the Handball Arena. Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Carioca Arena 3". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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