List of Olympic venues in gymnastics
For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for gymnastics. Before World War II, the competitions were held outdoors. Since then with the exception of 1960, gymnastics have taken place indoors.
List[]
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venues for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
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1896 Athens | Panathinaiko Stadium | Athletics, Weightlifting, Wrestling | 80,000 | [1] |
1900 Paris | Vélodrome de Vincennes | Cricket, Cycling, Football, and Rugby union | Not listed. | [2] |
1904 St. Louis | Francis Field | Archery, Athletics, Cycling, Football, Lacrosse, Roque, Tennis, Tug of war, Weightlifting, and Wrestling | 19,000. | [3] |
1908 London | White City Stadium | Archery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling | 97,000. | [4] |
1912 Stockholm | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Equestrian, Football (final), Modern pentathlon (running), Tug of war, Wrestling | 33,000. | [5] |
1920 Antwerp | Olympisch Stadion | Athletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football (final), Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting | 12,771 | [6] |
1924 Paris | Stade de Colombes | Athletics, Cycling (road), Equestrian, Fencing, Football (final), Modern pentathlon (fencing, running), Rugby union, Tennis | 22,737 | [7] |
1928 Amsterdam | Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Cycling (track), Equestrian (jumping), Football (final) | 31,600 | [8] |
1932 Los Angeles | Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Equestrian (eventing, jumping), Field hockey | 105,000 | [9] |
1936 Berlin | Dietrich Eckart Open-Air Theatre | None | 20,000 | [10] |
1948 London | Empress Hall, Earl's Court | Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling | 19,000 | [11] |
1952 Helsinki | Messuhalli | Basketball (final), Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling | 5,500 | [12] |
1956 Melbourne | West Melbourne Stadium | Basketball, Boxing | 7,000 | [13] |
1960 Rome | Baths of Caracalla | None | 5,402 | [14][15] |
1964 Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | None | 6,500 | [16][17] |
1968 Mexico City | National Auditorium | None | 12,450 | [18] |
1972 Munich | Olympiahalle | None | 10.563 | [19] |
1976 Montreal | Montreal Forum | Basketball (final), Boxing (final), Handball (final), Volleyball (final) | 18,000 | [20] |
1980 Moscow | Sports Palace | Judo | 11,500 | [21] |
1984 Los Angeles | Pauley Pavilion | None | 12,829 | [22] |
1988 Seoul | Olympic Gymnastics Hall | None | 14,730 | [23] |
1992 Barcelona | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona (rhythmic) | Volleyball | 8,000 | [24] |
Palau Sant Jordi (artistic) | Handball (final), Volleyball (final) | 15,000 | [25] | |
1996 Atlanta | Georgia Dome (artistic) | Basketball (final), Handball (men's final) | 34,500 (each side) | [26][27] |
University of Georgia Coliseum (rhythmic) | Volleyball (indoor) | 10,000 | [28][29] | |
2000 Sydney | Sydney SuperDome (artistic, trampolining) | Basketball (final) | 21,000 | [30] |
The Dome and Exhibition Complex (rhythmic) | Badminton, Handball, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Volleyball (indoor) | 10,000 | [31] | |
2004 Athens | Galatsi Olympic Hall (rhythmic) | Table tennis | Not listed. | [32] |
Olympic Indoor Hall (artistic, trampolining) | Basketball (final) | 19,250 | [33] | |
2008 Beijing | Beijing National Indoor Stadium (artistic, trampoline) | Handball (final) | 19,000 | [34] |
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (rhythmic) | Badminton | 7,500 | [35] | |
2012 London | North Greenwich Arena (renamed from The O2 Arena due to sponsorship regulations) (artistic, trampolining) | Basketball (final) | 20,000 | [36] |
Wembley Arena (rhythmic) | Badminton | 6,000 | [37] | |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Rio Olympic Arena (renamed from HSBC Arena due to naming rights prohibition during the games). | None | 12,000 | [38] |
2020 Tokyo | None | 12,000 | ||
2024 Paris | Arena 92 (to be renamed from Paris La Défense Arena due to naming rights prohibition during the Games) | None | 17,000 | |
2028 Los Angeles | The Forum | None | 17,000 |
References[]
- ^ 1896 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 31–49. Accessed 3 October 2010.
- ^ 1900 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 15–16. Accessed 14 November 2010. (in French)
- ^ Spalding's report of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Archived 29 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine pp. 222–9, 233–47. Accessed 4 October 2010.
- ^ 1908 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 32–5, 40. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- ^ 1912 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 168–211. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1924 Olympics official report. Archived 10 April 2008 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 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 173–205.
- ^ 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 61–8.
- ^ 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 141–9, 154–62. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine pp. 43, 46, 49–50. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- ^ 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 51. Accessed 21 October 2010.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 42. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 76, 79. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympic official report. Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 345. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 115. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 120–1. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 77. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. – Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 182–4. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 138–43. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 58–60. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 132–4. Accessed 24 November 2010.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 178–9. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 192–5. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 168–76. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 540. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 451, 456. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 544. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. p. 457. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 390. Accessed 16 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 391. Accessed 16 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 340, 399. Accessed 24 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 273, 329, 346. Accessed 22 December 2010.
- ^ "National Indoor Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ London2012.com profile of the North Greenwich Arena. Archived 16 January 2011 at WebCite Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ London2012.com profile of Wembley Arena. Archived 7 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Rio Olympic Arena", Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF), 2, (BOC), 16 February 2009, pp. 58–59, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2013, retrieved 2 December 2009.
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