Athens Olympic venues

The Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre hosted the sailing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The center is located about four miles from downtown Athens along the coast. It was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were conducted at the site in August 2002 and 2003. The center has a capacity of 1,600 for the medal ceremonies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre"

Ano Liossia Olympic Hall was the host to judo and wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The arena seats up to 9,000, but will only have a capacity of 6,000 for the Olympics. The hall is situated in Ano Liosia, a suburb northwest of central Athens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ano Liosia Olympic Hall"

The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex has been revamped for the games under a design produced by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It is situated at Maroussi, northeast Athens, Greece. ...more on Wikipedia about "Athens Olympic Sports Complex"

The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex consisting of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium that hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and Volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex is located in Faliro, not far from the port of Piraeus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex"

The Fencing Hall is an arena adjacent to the Indoor Arena at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. It hosted the fencing matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seats 3,800 for the preliminary matches and 5,000 for the final matches. The facility was officially opened on July 30, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fencing Hall (Athens)"

The Galatsi Olympic Hall is an indoor arena located in Galatsi, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The venue was the site of Table Tennis and Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The arena was completed in May 2004 and officially opened on July 30, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Olympics. The arena seats 6,500. ...more on Wikipedia about "Galatsi Olympic Hall"

Goudi Olympic Complex is a sports arena in Athens, Greece. It held two of the sports venues used during the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex seats 4,000 spectators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goudi Olympic Complex"

The Goudi Olympic Hall hosted the badminton events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The hall is part of the Goudi Olympic Complex. Construction at the facility was completed on May 30, 2004, and it was officially opened on July 30, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goudi Olympic Hall"

The Helliniko Olympic Complex is situated on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 30 kilometres from the Olympic Village, and was built for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and consists of 5 separate venues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helliniko Olympic Complex"

The Indoor Arena is an arena adjacent to the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. It hosted the basketball preliminary matches and the handball finals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seats 14,100 spectators for basketball - though only 10,700 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and seats 13,000 fans for handball - though only 10,300 seats were made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on May 31, 2004 and officially opened on July 30, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indoor Arena (Athens)"

Kaftanzoglio is a football stadium located in Thessaloniki. The stadium was built with money donated by the Kaftanzoglou Foundation, hence its name. The stadium, which has 28,028 seats, was heavily renovated before reopening to host football (soccer) matches for the 2004 Summer Olympics, which were centered in Athens, Greece. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kaftanzoglio Stadium"

The Karaiskaki Stadium is located near Piraeus in the Faliro area of Athens, Greece. It is the home ground for the football section of the Olympiakos sports club, which has been Greece's strongest football club team in recent years. The stadium is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek Revolution of 1821 for national independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karaïskákis Stadium"

The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition. The capacity of the venue is 10,000 for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre"

The Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre was the site of the shooting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located in Markópoulo, on the outskirts of the eastern suburbs of Athens. It has a seating capacity of 4,000, though a public capacity of only 2,330 for the Olympics. The venue was completed in March, 2004 and officially opened on August 2, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre"

The Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is an indoor arena in Nikaia, near Piraeus. It hosted the weightlifting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue was officially opened on August 14, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the games. The building seats 5,100, though only 3,500 seats are publicly available for the games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall"

The Olympic Aquatic Centre is a complex at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, consisting of two outdoor pools and one indoor pool, that was built for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The larger of the outdoor pools, which seats 11,500 spectators, hosted swimming and water polo events. The smaller pool, which hosted synchronized swimming, sat 5,300 fans. The indoor pool, which hosted the diving events, sat 6,200 observers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens)"

The Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens consists of two baseball stadiums at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. It was the site of the baseball games at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility consists of two fields. The larger stadium seats 8,700 fans - though only 6,700 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and the smaller stadium seats 4,000 spectators - though only 3,300 seats were made publicly available during the games. The facility had to be constructed with significant foreign help in the design, as there were only a handful of dusty baseball diamonds in the whole of Greece before the 2004 Olympics were awarded to Athens in 1997. Construction on the facility was completed on February 27, 2004, and it was officially opened on August 12, 2004, a day before the Opening Ceremonies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Baseball Centre (Athens)"

The Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre is a stadium in Faliro that hosted the beach volleyball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium holds a total of 9,600 individuals, though the public seating capacity is limited to 7,300 during the Olympics. The stadium is part of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. The stadium was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were held at the site a year earlier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre (Faliro)"

The Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre hosted the canoe and slalom kayak events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility, located at the Helliniko Olympic Complex, was built on the site of the former Helliniko Airport. It consists of a competition course, a secondary training course, and a warm-up lake of natural form that occupies a total area of 27,000 square meters. The total land surface area consists of 288,000 square meters. The facility seats 7,600 spectators, though only 6,700 seats were made publicly available for the Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre (Athens)"

The Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the field hockey events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility consists of two hockey fields located at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans - though only 5,200 seats are being made publicly available during the games - and the smaller stadium seats 2,100 spectators - though only 1,200 seats are being made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on February 29, 2004 and officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Hockey Centre (Athens)"

The Olympic Indoor Hall (also known simply as the Indoor Hall) is the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, in the suburb of Marousi. The arena was used for artistic gymnastics and trampolining and also hosted the finals of the basketball matches at the games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Indoor Hall (Athens)"

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The Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre was the site of the Modern Pentathlon events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The center is part of the Goudi Olympic Complex. The venue seats 2,500 for the swimming part of the competition, 5,000 for the riding and running parts each, and 3,000 for fencing and shooting. Construction at the facility was completed on May 30, 2004, and it was officially opened on July 30, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre (Athens)"

The Olympic Softball Stadium is a softball stadium at the Helliniko Olympic Complex that hosted softball during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue consists of a main softball field of 4,800 seats - though only 3,400 seats were made publicly available to spectators during the games - and two warm-up fields nearby. Construction on the facility was completed on February 29, 2004, and it was officially opened on July 30, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Softball Stadium (Athens)"

The Olympic Stadium (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, after the first man to win a marathon race) is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It hosted the athletics events and the soccer final at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It also hosted the Opening Ceremonies on August 13, 2004, and was the site of the Closing Ceremonies on August 29, 2004. The stadium, which normally seats almost 75,000, was configured to seat 72,000 during the Olympics, though only 56,700 seats were made publicly available for the track and field events and slightly more for the soccer final. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Stadium (Athens)"

The Olympic Tennis Centre is a grouping of tennis courts at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It hosted the tennis matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The centre consists of a main stadium, known as as the Main Court, seating 8,600 fans - though only 6,000 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - two semifinal courts seating 4,300 spectators - though only 3,200 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics - and thirteen side courts seating 200 observers each. The centre was completed in February 2004 and officially opened on August 2, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympic Tennis Centre (Athens)" It's real www.shortopedia.com feeling! shortopedia

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