List of Olympic venues in water polo
For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for water polo. Debuting in 1900, the first venues took place similar to that of the swimming events.[1] By the 1908 Games, the first water polo venue not located on a river or a lake took place.[2] It was not until the 1920 Games that a separate venue was created for the aquatic venues.[3] 1948 was the first Olympics in water polo took place both indoor and in more than one venue.[4][5] The first separate water polo venue that was not connected to other aquatic venues was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6][7]
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The Seine in Paris hosted the first water polo competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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The Swimming Stadium hosted the water polo events for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre hosted the water polo events for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
References
- 1900 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine pp. 17-18. Accessed 14 November 2010. (in French)
- 1908 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine pp. 32-5, 40. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- Sports-reference.com profile of Men's water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- 1948 Summer Olympic official report. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine pp. 43, 49. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine p. 49. Accessed 19 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. p. 121. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- Spalding's report of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine pp. 229, 231. Accessed 4 October 2010.
- 1912 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 211-7, 221-2. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- Sports-reference.com profile of Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- Sports-reference.com profile of Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- 1924 Olympic official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 438-40, 443-4, 499 (in French).
- 1928 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine pp. 193, 205-9, 277.
- 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine pp. 68, 79, 83.
- 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 150-3, 498. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine pp. 47–9. Accessed 21 October 2010.
- 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine pp. 41-2. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 75-6. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 62-4. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. p. 661. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 72. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 176–7, 212-3. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 184-7. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 118-23. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 66-75. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 55-7. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 72-5. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 147-9. Accessed 24 November 2010.
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 185-8. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 181-4. Accessed 20 July 2011.
- 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 540. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 448, 460. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 378. Accessed 17 December 2010.
- 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 386. Accessed 16 December 2010.
- 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 201, 207, 227, 231. Accessed 22 December 2010.
- "Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- London2012.com profile of the Water Polo Arena. Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
- Rio2016.com profile of the Maria Lenk Aquatics Ctr. Archived 2016-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 July 2016.
- Rio2016.com profile of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 July 2016.
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