Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games.
An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their names.
Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports.[ 1]
In the case of the Summer Olympics , athletics competitions and the football final are traditionally held in the Olympic Stadium. Exceptions to this have occurred though at both the 1900 and 2016 Summer Olympics as well as at the 2010 and 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games .
Early Winter Games often used figure skating venues as focal points. These were often designated as the Olympic Stadium, usually hosting the opening and closing ceremonies.
A number of stadiums have been used in more than one Olympics, in those cities that have held the Games more than once.
Lysgårdsbakkene was the main stadium of a Winter Olympics and a Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Bergiselschanze was the main stadium of two Winter Olympics and one Winter YOG. Olympiahalle jointly shared the Olympic Stadium role with Bergiselschanze during the two Winter Olympics, but not during the Winter YOG. Only one stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , has been the main stadium of two Summer Olympics. In addition to the inaugural Summer Olympics, Panathinaiko Stadio was also the main stadium of the only Intercalated Games held . In 2022 Beijing National Stadium will join these in being the main stadium at two Olympics, but with a special distinction: it will become the only stadium to have been such at both a Summer and a Winter Olympics.
A number, including both the Panathinaiko Stadio and the Vélodrome de Vincennes, have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. The London Games of 2012 were not opened and closed at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium , the site of the 1948 Olympic Stadium , but instead at a new stadium in Stratford. Wembley was, however, the venue for some 2012 Olympic football matches . Likewise, the Melbourne Cricket Ground , which was the centrepiece stadium for the 1956 games , later hosted the first games of the Sydney 2000 football tournament . Lake Placid 's 1930 Olympic Stadium was utilized in the 1980 Lake Placid games as the speed skating venue. Olympiahalle hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating during the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics . Stockholm Olympic Stadium hosted equestrian events for the 1956 Summer Olympics (while the 1956 games were held in Melbourne , Australia , quarantine restrictions prevented equestrian events from being held domestically, thus Stockholm , Sweden hosted the 1956 equestrian competitions).
Stadiums
Image
Olympics
Season
Stadium
Native name
City
Country
New/old
Capacity
Existing?
1896
Summer
Panathenaic Stadium
Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο
Athens
Greece
Existing
80,000
Yes
1900
Summer
Vincennes Velodrome (ceremony)
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Paris
France
Existing
50,000
Yes
Croix-Catelan Stadium (athletics)
Stade Croix-Catelan
Existing
No
1904
Summer
Francis Field
St. Louis
United States
New
19,000
Yes
1906 Intercalated
Summer
Panathenaic Stadium
Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο
Athens
Greece
Existing
80,000
Yes
1908
Summer
White City Stadium
London
United Kingdom
New
68,000
No
1912
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stockholms Olympiastadion
Stockholm
Sweden
New
20,000
Yes
1920
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympisch Stadion
Antwerp
Belgium
New
12,771
Yes
1924
Winter
Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Chamonix
France
New
45,000
Yes
1924
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Paris
France
Existing
45,000
Yes
1928
Winter
St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Badrutts Park
St. Moritz
Switzerland
New
4,000
Yes
1928
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympisch Stadion
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Existing, renovated
31,600
Yes
1932
Winter
Lake Placid Speedskating Oval
Lake Placid
United States
New
7,500
Yes
1932
Summer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
United States
Existing/ expanded
101,574
Yes
1936
Winter
Große Olympiaschanze
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Existing
40,000
Yes
1936
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany
New
110,000
Yes
1948
Winter
St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Badrutts Park
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Existing
4,000
Yes
1948
Summer
Wembley Stadium
London
United Kingdom
Existing
82,000
No (replaced)
1952
Winter
Bislett Stadium
Bislett stadion
Oslo
Norway
Existing
20,000
Yes
1952
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympiastadion
Helsinki
Finland
Existing
70,000
Yes
1956
Winter
Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Italy
Existing, renovated
12,000
Yes
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1956
Summer
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
Australia
Existing
115,000
Yes
1960
Winter
Blyth Arena
Squaw Valley
United States
New
8,500
No
Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink
Temporary
No
1960
Summer
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy
Existing
90,000
Yes
1964
Winter
Bergiselschanze (opening ceremony)
Innsbruck
Austria
Existing
26,000
Yes
Olympiahalle (closing ceremony)
New
10,836
Yes
1964
Summer
Olympic Stadium
国立霞ヶ丘陸上競技場
Tokyo
Japan
Existing
71,556
No (being replaced)
1968
Winter
Olympic Stadium (opening ceremony)
Stade olympique
Grenoble
France
Temporary
60,000
No
Le Stade de Glace (closing ceremony)
New
12,000
Yes
1968
Summer
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico
Existing
83,700
Yes
1972
Winter
Makomanai Open Stadium (opening ceremony)
真駒内屋外競技場
Sapporo
Japan
New
30,000
Yes
Makomanai Ice Arena (closing ceremony)
真駒内屋内競技
New
11,500
Yes
1972
Summer
Olympiastadion
Munich
West Germany
New
80,000
Yes
1976
Winter
Bergiselschanze (opening ceremony)
Innsbruck
Austria
Existing
26,000
Yes
Olympiahalle (closing ceremony)
Existing
10,836
Yes
1976
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stade olympique
Montreal
Canada
New
70,000
Yes
1980
Winter
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium (opening ceremony)
Lake Placid
United States
Temporary stadium at existing equestrian grounds
30,000
No
Olympic Center Arena (closing ceremony)
New
10,000
Yes
1980
Summer
Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium
Гранд Арена Центрального стадиона имени Ленина
Moscow
Soviet Union
Existing
103,000
Yes
1984
Winter
Olympic Stadium (opening ceremony)
Olimpijski stadion
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Existing
50,000
Yes
Zetra Olympic Hall (closing ceremony)
Olimpijska dvorana Zetra
New
12,000
Yes
1984
Summer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
United States
Existing
92,516
Yes
1988
Winter
McMahon Stadium
Calgary
Canada
Existing, renovated
38,205
Yes
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1988
Summer
Olympic Stadium
올림픽주경기장
Seoul
South Korea
Existing
100,000
Yes
File:1992 Winter Olympics Albertville opening ceremony.JPG
1992
Winter
Theatre of Ceremonies
Théâtre des Cérémonies
Albertville
France
Temporary
35,000
No
1992
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc
Barcelona
Spain
Existing
60,000
Yes
1994
Winter
Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena
Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg
Lillehammer
Norway
New
35,000
Yes
1996
Summer
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Atlanta
United States
New
85,000
Yes[ 2]
1998
Winter
Nagano Olympic Stadium
長野オリンピックスタジアム
Nagano
Japan
New
30,000
Yes
2000
Summer
Stadium Australia
Sydney
Australia
New
114,714
Yes
2002
Winter
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium
Salt Lake City
United States
Existing, replacement
45,017
Yes
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2004
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Ολυμπιακό Κεντρικό Στάδιο Αθήνας "Σπύρος Λούης"
Athens
Greece
Existing, renovated
71,030
Yes
2006
Winter
Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Turin
Italy
Existing
28,000
Yes
2008
Summer
Beijing National Stadium
国家体育场
Beijing
China
New
91,000
Yes
2010
Winter
BC Place Stadium
Vancouver
Canada
Existing, renovated
54,500
Yes
2010 Youth
Summer
The Float@Marina Bay
Pentas Terapung Teluk Marina 滨海湾浮动舞台 மரீனா பே மிதக்கும் மேடை (Tamil )
Marina Bay
Singapore
Existing
30,000
Yes
2012 Youth
Winter
Bergiselschanze
Innsbruck
Austria
Existing
26,000
Yes
2012
Summer
Olympic Stadium
London
United Kingdom
New
80,000
Yes
2014
Winter
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Олимпийский стадион
Sochi
Russia
New
40,000
Yes
2014 Youth
Summer
Olympic Stadium
南京奥林匹克体育中心
Nanjing
China
Existing
61,443
Yes
2016 Youth
Winter
Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena (opening ceremony)
Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg
Lillehammer
Norway
Existing
35,000
Yes
Håkons Hall (closing ceremony)
Existing
11,500
Yes
2016
Summer
Maracanã Stadium (opening and closing ceremony, football)
Estádio do Maracanã
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Existing
78,600[ 3]
Yes
João Havelange Olympic Stadium (athletics and football)
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Existing/ expanded
60,000[ 4]
Yes
2018
Winter
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
횡계 올림픽 파크
Pyeongchang
South Korea
Temporary
50,000
Not Yet Built
2018 Youth
Summer
River Plate Stadium
Estadio Mounumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Existing
61,321
Yes
2020 Youth
Winter
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Lausanne
Switzerland
Existing
12,000
Yes
2020
Summer
Olympic Stadium
新国立競技場 (tentative name)
Tokyo
Japan
Existing, replacement
60,000
Not Yet Built
2022
Winter
Beijing National Stadium
国家体育场
Beijing
China
Existing
80,000
Yes
Other major events held at Olympic Stadiums
Venue
City
Events
Olympic Stadium
Amsterdam
1987 Individual Speedway World Championship Finals, 2016 European Athletics Championships
Panathenaic Stadium
Athens
1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup , 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis'
Athens
1983 , 1994 and 2007 UEFA Champions League Final , 1997 World Championships in Athletics , WRC Acropolis Rally SuperSpecial Stage 2005 and 2006 , 2006 IAAF World Cup
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Atlanta
1999 World Series and 2000 MLB All-Star Game (as Turner Field )
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing
2015 World Championships in Athletics
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
1974 FIFA World Cup , 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships , 2006 FIFA World Cup Final , 2009 World Championships in Athletics , 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup , 2015 UEFA Champions League Final and 2018 European Athletics Championships
Olympic Stadium
Helsinki
1983 and 2005 World Championships in Athletics , 1971 , 1994 and 2012 European Athletics Championships
Olympic Stadium
London
2015 Rugby World Cup , 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships and 2017 World Championships in Athletics
Wembley Stadium
London
1966 FIFA World Cup Final , UEFA Euro 1996 Final , 1992 European Cup Final , 2011 UEFA Champions League Final , 2013 UEFA Champions League Final , annual FA Cup Final, UEFA Euro 2020 Finals (the latter from 2011 onwards used the current stadium )
White City Stadium
London
1934 British Empire Games
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
Super Bowl I (1967), Super Bowl VII (1973), 1959 World Series , 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship , 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games and second game of the 1959 MLB All-Star Game
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
1992 and 2015 Cricket World Cup Finals , 2006 Commonwealth Games , annual AFL Grand Final
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
1955 Pan American Games , 1986 FIFA World Cup
Olympic Stadium
Montreal
1982 MLB All-Star Game ; six Grey Cups ; 10 matches in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , including the final; 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
2013 World Championships in Athletics , 2008 UEFA Champions League Final , 2018 FIFA World Cup Final
Olympic Stadium
Munich
1974 FIFA World Cup Final , 1979 European Cup Final , UEFA Euro 1988 Final , 1993 , 1997 UEFA Champions League Finals , 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship and 2002 European Athletics Championships
Bislett Stadion
Oslo
1946 European Athletics Championships
Lysgårdsbakken
Lillehammer
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Paris
1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 and 1974 Tour de France closing stage
Stade Olympique de Colombes
Paris
1938 FIFA World Cup Final
Estádio do Maracanã
Rio de Janeiro
1950 FIFA World Cup Final , 2000 FIFA Club World Championship Final , 2007 Pan American Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final and 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
1974 European Athletics Championships , 1977 and 1984 European Cup Finals , 1987 World Championships in Athletics , 1990 FIFA World Cup Final , 1996 and 2009 UEFA Champions League Final
Olympic Stadium
Seoul
1986 Asian Games , 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup finals
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
2018 FIFA World Cup
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm
1958 European Athletics Championships ; 2001, 2002 and 2004 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
Stadium Australia
Sydney
2003 Rugby World Cup Final , 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final , annual NRL Grand Final
Olympic Stadium
Tokyo
1958 Asian Games , 1991 World Championships in Athletics , Intercontinental Cup , 2005 , 2006, 2007 and 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Turin
1934 European Athletics Championships , 1934 FIFA World Cup
BC Place
Vancouver
Nine Grey Cups ; nine matches in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , including the final
References
^ Olympic Stadium . Big Olympic Encyclopedia. Moscow 2006.
^ After the 1996 Paralympics , the stadium was reconfigured, as planned, into the baseball-specific Turner Field . After the Atlanta Braves vacated Turner Field after their 2016 season , Georgia State University will renovate the stadium to host its American football program .
^ "Maracanã region" . www.basil2016.gov.br . Brasil 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2015 . Maracanã Stadium Stage of the 1950 World Cup final, the mystical arena was refurbished for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On 13 July, it was the stage of the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, when the Germans were crowned champions of the world. The Maracanã will be the stage of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In addition, it will host football matches at the Olympic Games. However, the arena will not host any Paralympic competitions.
Sports at the Olympic Games: football
Sports at the Paralympic Games: ceremonies
Capacity: 78,600 people ;
^ "João Havelange Olympic Stadium" . Rio 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
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