Olympic Stadium facts for kids
Olympic Stadium is the name given to the main stadium of the Olympic Games.
Summer Olympics Stadia
- Panathinaiko Stadium
- Vélodrome de Vincennes
- Francis Field
- White City Stadium
- Stockholm Olympic Stadium
- Antwerp Olympisch Stadion
- Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
- Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Olympiastadion Berlin
- Wembley Stadium
- Helsinki Olympic Stadium
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Stadio Olimpico
- National Olympic Stadium
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario
- Munich Olympiastadion
- Stade Olympique, Montreal
- Luzhniki Stadium
- Seoul Olympic Stadium
- Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
- Centennial Olympic Stadium
- Telstra Stadium
- Athens Olympic Stadium
Winter Olympics Stadia
| Date | City | Stadium | Other use during the Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vancouver | BC Place Stadium | BC Lions of the CFL |
| 2006 | Torino | Stadio Olimpico | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City | Rice-Eccles Stadium | University of Utah football stadium |
| 1998 | Nagano | Minami Sports Park Stadium | Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1994 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakkene Stadion | Ski Jumping stadium. |
| 1992 | Albertville | Théâtre des Cérémonies temp stadium next to the speed skating oval. |
Temporary - dismantled after the Games. |
| 1988 | Calgary | McMahon Stadium | Calgary Stampeders of the CFL |
| 1984 | Sarajevo | Koševo Stadium Closing in the Olympic Hall Zetra. |
Koševo - Not used for any other purpose Zetra - Figure Skating. |
| 1980 | Lake Placid | Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium Closing in the Indoor Rink of the Olympic Centre. |
Equestrian Stadium - Not used for any other purpose. Indoor Rink - Figure Skating/ Ice Hockey. |
| 1976 | Innsbruck | Olympic Ski Jump (Bergisel Stadium) | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1972 | Sapporo | Makomanai Open Stadium | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1968 | Grenoble | Stade Lesdiguières Opening Stadium (temporary seating at existing football ground) |
Not used for any other purpose. |
| 1964 | Innsbruck | Olympic Ski Jump (Bergisel Stadium) | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1960 | Squaw Valley | Blyth Arena and surrounds | Ice Hockey / Figure Skating venue. |
| 1956 | Cortina | Cortina Olympic Ice Stadium | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1952 | Oslo | Bislett stadion | Speed Skating venue. |
| 1948 | St. Moritz | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | Speed skating oval |
| 1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Olympia Skistadion | Ski jumping stadium. |
| 1932 | Lake Placid | Lake Placid Speedskating Oval | Speed Skating venue |
| 1928 | St. Moritz | Olympic Ice Rink | Multi use skating venue (Figure, speed etc.) |
| 1924 | Chamonix | Stade Olympique de Chamonix | Multi use skating venue |
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