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List of Olympic venues in fencing on our lives and the world around us. Since its emergence until today,
List of Olympic venues in fencing has played a fundamental role in various areas, influencing our decisions, ways of thinking and acting. Over the next few pages, we will take an in-depth look at how
List of Olympic venues in fencing has shaped our society, transforming industries, promoting social change, and challenging our pre-established perceptions. Through different perspectives and concrete examples, we will discover how
List of Olympic venues in fencing has left an indelible mark on history and how it continues to shape the future.
Zappeion hosted the fencing events for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Schermzaal: fencing hall for the 9th Olympiad, Amsterdam (1928)
St Kilda Town Hall hosted the fencing events for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Olympic Green Convention Center hosted the fencing events for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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.
1900 Paris
Tuileries Garden
None
Not listed.
1904 St. Louis
Francis Gymnasium
Boxing
Not listed.
1908 London
Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds
None
Not listed.
1912 Stockholm
Östermalm Athletic Grounds
Equestrian , Modern pentathlon (fencing), Tennis
Not listed.
1920 Antwerp
Gardens de la Palace d'Egmont
None
Not listed.
1924 Paris
Stade de Colombes
Athletics , Cycling (road), Equestrian , Football (final), Gymnastics , Modern pentathlon (fencing, running), Rugby union , Tennis
22,737
1928 Amsterdam
Schermzaal
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
559
1932 Los Angeles
160th Regiment State Armory
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
1,800
1936 Berlin
Haus des Deutschen Sports
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
1200
Tennis Courts (épée)
Basketball
832.
1948 London
Wembley Palace of Engineering
None
Not listed.
1952 Helsinki
Westend Tennis Hall
None
Not listed.
1956 Melbourne
St Kilda Town Hall
None
Not listed.
1960 Rome
Palazzo dei Congressi
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
Not listed.
1964 Tokyo
Waseda Memorial Hall
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
2,200
1968 Mexico City
Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
3,000
1972 Munich
Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 (final)
None
978
Messegelände Fechthalle 2
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
Same as Fechthalle 1.
1976 Montreal
Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
2,461
1980 Moscow
CSKA Football Fieldhouse
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
8,500
1984 Los Angeles
Long Beach Convention Center
None
2,500
1988 Seoul
Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
7,000
1992 Barcelona
Palau de la Metal·lúrgia
Modern pentathlon (fencing)
Not listed.
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)
2000 Sydney
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Boxing , Judo , Weightlifting , Wrestling
7,500 (weightlifting), 9,000 (judo & wrestling), 10,000 (boxing & fencing)
2004 Athens
Helliniko Fencing Hall
None
8,000
2008 Beijing
Olympic Green Convention Center
Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting)
5,695
2012 London
ExCeL
Boxing , Judo , Table tennis , Taekwondo , Weightlifting , Wrestling
Not listed.
Copper Box
Handball , Modern pentathlon (fencing)
7,000
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Carioca Arena 3
Taekwondo
10,000
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
2032 Brisbane
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Badminton , Table tennis , Taekwondo
6,000
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)
^ 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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