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.

Stade de Colombes hosted the gymnastics events for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Messuhalli hosted the gymnastics event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
The Montreal Forum hosted gymnastics events for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

List

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venues for those games Capacity Ref.
1896 AthensPanathinaiko StadiumAthletics, Weightlifting, Wrestling80,000 [1]
1900 Paris Vélodrome de Vincennes Cricket, Cycling, Football, and Rugby union Not listed. [2]
1904 St. LouisFrancis FieldArchery, Athletics, Cycling, Football, Lacrosse, Roque, Tennis, Tug of war, Weightlifting, and Wrestling19,000. [3]
1908 LondonWhite City StadiumArchery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling97,000. [4]
1912 StockholmStockholm Olympic StadiumAthletics, Equestrian, Football (final), Modern pentathlon (running), Tug of war, Wrestling33,000. [5]
1920 AntwerpOlympisch StadionAthletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football (final), Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting12,771 [6]
1924 ParisStade de ColombesAthletics, Cycling (road), Equestrian, Fencing, Football (final), Modern pentathlon (fencing, running), Rugby union, Tennis22,737 [7]
1928 AmsterdamOlympic StadiumAthletics, Cycling (track), Equestrian (jumping), Football (final)31,600 [8]
1932 Los AngelesOlympic StadiumAthletics, Equestrian (eventing, jumping), Field hockey105,000 [9]
1936 BerlinDietrich Eckart Open-Air TheatreNone20,000 [10]
1948 LondonEmpress Hall, Earl's CourtBoxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling19,000 [11]
1952 HelsinkiMessuhalliBasketball (final), Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling5,500 [12]
1956 MelbourneWest Melbourne StadiumBasketball, Boxing7,000 [13]
1960 RomeBaths of CaracallaNone5,402 [14][15]
1964 TokyoTokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumNone6,500[16][17]
1968 Mexico CityNational AuditoriumNone12,450 [18]
1972 MunichOlympiahalleNone10.563 [19]
1976 MontrealMontreal ForumBasketball (final), Boxing (final), Handball (final), Volleyball (final)18,000 [20]
1980 MoscowSports PalaceJudo11,500 [21]
1984 Los AngelesPauley PavilionNone12,829 [22]
1988 SeoulOlympic Gymnastics HallNone14,730 [23]
1992 BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona (rhythmic)Volleyball8,000 [24]
Palau Sant Jordi (artistic)Handball (final), Volleyball (final)15,000 [25]
1996 AtlantaGeorgia 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 SydneySydney 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 AthensGalatsi Olympic Hall (rhythmic)Table tennisNot listed. [32]
Olympic Indoor Hall (artistic, trampolining)Basketball (final)19,250 [33]
2008 BeijingBeijing National Indoor Stadium (artistic, trampoline)Handball (final)19,000 [34]
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (rhythmic)Badminton7,500 [35]
2012 LondonNorth Greenwich Arena (renamed from The O2 Arena due to sponsorship regulations) (artistic, trampolining)Basketball (final)20,000 [36]
Wembley Arena (rhythmic)Badminton6,000 [37]
2016 Rio de JaneiroRio Olympic Arena (renamed from HSBC Arena due to naming rights prohibition during the games).None12,000[38]
2020 TokyoOlympic Gymnastic CentreNone12,000
2024 ParisArena 92 (to be renamed from Paris La Défense Arena due to naming rights prohibition during the Games)None17,000
2028 Los AngelesThe ForumNone17,000

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