Olympic Stadium
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-->The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece sports arena of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening ceremony and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though by no means all, of these arenas actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their name. The Winter Olympic Games do not have a central Olympic Stadium, however some edifices are designated as the Olympic Stadium, which usually hosts the opening and closing ceremonies.
Contents
- 1 Summer Olympic Stadia
- 1.1 Specially Built
- 1.2 Already Constructed
- 1.3 Specially Built
- 1.4 Already Built
- 1.5 Used Twice
- 1.6 Other Major Events
- 2 Winter Olympic Stadia
- 2.1 Comprehensive list
- 2.2 Purpose built Olympic Stadia for the Games
- 2.3 Existing stadia renamed for the Games
- 2.4 Existing stadia used for the Games
- 3 Olympic Stadiums in Popular Culture
- 4 External links
Summer Olympic Stadia
Some of the Olympic stadiums have usually been built specifically to host the Olympics, as opposed to being an already existing facility. Others have been already completed when their city has been awarded the Olympics, and have had the title added:Specially Built
- Olympisch Stadion - Amsterdam
- Olympisch Stadion - Antwerp
- Centennial Olympic Stadium - Atlanta
- Olympiastadion - Berlin (1916, 1936)
- Olympiastadion - Helsinki (1940, 1952)
- Olympic Stadium - London (2012)
- Le Stade Olympique - Montreal
- Olympiastadion - Munich
- Stade Olympique de Colombes - Paris (1924)
- Stadio Olimpico - Rome
- Stockholms Olympiastadion - Stockholm
Already Constructed
- National Olympic Stadium - Tokyo (1964)
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Mexico City (1968)
- Jamsil Olympic Stadium - Seoul (1988)
- Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic - Barcelona (1992)
- Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis' - Athens (2004)stadium was built for a bid for the 1996 Centennial Olympics
Specially Built
- Francis Field - St. Louis (1904)
- White City Stadium - London (1908)
- Stadium Australia - Sydney (2000)
- Beijing National Stadium - Beijing (2008)
Already Built
- Panathinaiko Stadio - Athens (1896)
- Vélodrome de Vincennes - Paris (1900)
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles (1932, 1984)
- Wembley Stadium - London (1944, 1948)
- Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne (1956)
- Lenin Stadium - Moscow (1980)
- Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu - Istanbul
- Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja - Seville
- Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis' - Athens (1996) Note: subsequently used for 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Used Twice
A number of stadia have been used in more than one Olympics, in those cities that have held the Games twice. While only one (the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) has been the main stadium twice, both the Panathinaiko Stadio and the Vélodrome de Vincennes have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. Wembley Stadium will also be used again at the 2012 Games. The only stadium to have been used twice, but only host one Olympics, is the Melbourne Cricket Ground which was host venue in 1956 and hosted the first game of the Sydney 2000 soccer tournament.Other Major Events
- Athens - Olympiako Stadio - 1997 World Athletics Championships
- Berlin - Olympiastadion - 2006 Football World Cup Final
- Helsinki - Olympiastadion - 1983 World Athletics Championships, 2005 World Athletics Championships
- London - Wembley Stadium - 1966 Football World Cup Final, 1996 European Football Championships Final
- London - White City Stadium - 1934 Empire Games
- Los Angeles - Memorial Coliseum - 1967, 1973 Super Bowl, 1959 World Series
- Melbourne - Melbourne Cricket Ground - 1992 Cricket World Cup Final, 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Munich - Olympiastadion - 1974 Football World Cup Final, 1988 European Football Championships Final
- Paris - Stade Olympique de Colombes - 1938 Football World Cup Final
- Rome - Stadio Olimpico - 1987 World Athletics Championships, 1990 Football World Cup Final
- Sydney - Stadium Australia - 2003 Rugby World Cup Final
- Tokyo - National Olympic Stadium - 1991 World Athletics Championships
Winter Olympic Stadia
Comprehensive list
| Date | City | Stadium | Other use during the Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vancouver | BC Place Stadium | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 2006 | Torino | Stadio Olimpico | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City | Rice-Eccles Stadium | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1998 | Nagano | Minami Sports Park Stadium | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1994 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakkene Stadion | Ski Jumping stadium. |
| 1992 | Albertville | Théâtre des Cérémoniestemp stadium next to the speed skating oval. | Temporary - dismantled after the Games. |
| 1988 | Calgary | McMahon Stadium | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1984 | Sarajevo | Koševo StadiumClosing in the Olympic Hall Zetra. | Koševo - Not used for any other purposeZetra - Figure Skating. |
| 1980 | Lake Placid | Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium Closing in the Indoor Rink of the Olympic Centre. | Equestrian Stadium - Not used for any other purpose.Indoor Rink - Figure Skating/ Ice Hockey. |
| 1976 | Innsbruck | Olympic Ski Jump (Bergisel Stadium) | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1972 | Sapporo | Makomanai Open Stadium | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1968 | Grenoble | Stade Lesdiguières Opening Stadium (temporary seating at existing football ground) | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1964 | Innsbruck | Olympic Ski Jump (Bergisel Stadium) | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1960 | Squaw Valley | Blyth Arena and surrounds | Ice Hockey / Figure Skating venue. |
| 1956 | Cortina | Cortina Olympic Ice Stadium | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1952 | Oslo | Bislett stadion | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1948 | St Moritz | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | Speed skating oval |
| 1936 | Garmisch Partenkirchen | Olympia Skistadion | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1932 | Lake Placid | Lake Placid Speedskating Oval | Speed Skating venue |
| 1928 | St Moritz | Olympic Ice Rink | Multi use skating venue (Figure, speed etc) |
| 1924 | Chamonix | Stade Olympique de Chamonix | Multi use skating venue |
Purpose built Olympic Stadia for the Games
- Lysgårdsbakkene Olympic Stadium - Lillehammer - 1994 Winter Olympics
- Minami Sports Park - Nagano - 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ceremonies Theatre - Albertville - 1992 Winter Olympics (the first temporary Olympic Stadium)
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Existing stadia renamed for the Games
- Stadio Olimpico - 2006 Winter Olympics Turin, Italy (was "Stadio Comunale di Torino", will be called "Stadio Grande Torino" after the Games)
- Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium - 2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (was "Rice-Eccles Stadium" before and after the games).
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Existing stadia used for the Games
- McMahon Stadium - 1988 Winter Olympics Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- BC Place - 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (the first indoor Olympic Stadium). NOTE: The Olympic Stadium in Montreal, was to have had a retractable roof, however it was not completed in time for the 1976 Summer Games
Olympic Stadiums in Popular Culture
The original manga version of Katsuhiro Otomo's epic Akira featured an Olympic Stadium. Initially built for the upcoming Olympics hosted by the fictional future city of Neo-Tokyo, it was instead used as a lair by Tetsuo and Akira's Great Tokyo Empire.
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