Olympic Stadium
Opening ceremonies venue for the Olympic Games
This article is about the show-piece stadia from various Olympic Games. For links to only those specifically named "Olympic Stadium", see
Olympic Stadium (disambiguation) .
Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games . An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their names, such as stadiums in Amsterdam , Berlin , Helsinki and Paris . Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports.[ 1]
In the case of the Summer Olympic Games , athletics competitions and the football final are traditionally held in the Olympic Stadium. Exceptions to this have occurred though at the 1900 , 1996 , 2012 , 2016 , and 2024 Summer Olympics as well as at the 2010 and 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games .
Early Winter Olympic Games often used figure skating venues as focal points. These were often designated as the Olympic Stadium, usually hosting the opening and closing ceremonies.
A number of stadiums have been used in more than one Olympics in cities that have held the Games more than once. For instance, Lysgårdsbakken was the main stadium of a Winter Olympics and a Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Bergiselschanze was the main stadium of two Winter Olympics and one Winter YOG. Olympiahalle jointly shared the Olympic Stadium role with Bergiselschanze during the two Winter Olympics, but not during the Winter YOG.
Only one stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , has been the main stadium of two Summer Olympics, and it is going to be the main stadium a record third time in the 2028 Games . In addition to the inaugural Summer Olympics , the Panathinaiko Stadio was also the main stadium of the only Intercalated Games held . The National Stadium in Tokyo was the main stadium that hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics (the first in Asia), but the 2020 Games was hosted in a new stadium on the same site . Beijing National Stadium was the main stadium of two Olympics, but with a special distinction: it was the only stadium to have been such at both a Summer and a Winter Olympics .
A number of stadiums have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Games, the Panathinaiko Stadio hosted the archery competition and was the finish of both women's and men's marathon events. The Vélodrome de Vincennes, the main stadium of the 1900 Summer Olympics , was the track cycling venue of the 1924 Paris Games. Similarly, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir , the 1924 Games main stadium, was used for the field hockey tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics . The London Games of 2012 were not opened and closed at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium , the site of the 1948 Olympic Stadium , but instead at a new stadium in Stratford. Wembley was, however, the venue for some 2012 Olympic football matches , including both men's and women's finals. Likewise, the Melbourne Cricket Ground , which was the centrepiece stadium for the 1956 games , later hosted the first games of the Sydney 2000 football tournament . Lake Placid 's 1932 Olympic Stadium was utilized in the 1980 Lake Placid games as the speed skating venue. Olympiahalle hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating during the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics . Stockholm Olympic Stadium hosted equestrian events for the 1956 Summer Olympics (while the 1956 Games were held in Melbourne , Australia, quarantine restrictions prevented equestrian events from being held domestically, thus Stockholm , Sweden hosted the 1956 equestrian competitions).
Stadiums
Image
Olympics
Season
Stadium
Native name
City
Country
New/old
Capacity
Existing?
1896
Summer
Panathenaic Stadium
Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο
Athens
Greece
Existing
80,000
Yes
1900
Vincennes Velodrome (ceremony)
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Paris
France
50,000
Yes
Croix-Catelan Stadium (athletics)
Stade Croix-Catelan
No
1904
Francis Field
St. Louis
United States
New
19,000
Yes
1906 Intercalated
Panathenaic Stadium
Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο
Athens
Greece
Existing
80,000
Yes
1908
White City Stadium
London
United Kingdom
New
68,000
No
1912
Olympic Stadium
Stockholms Olympiastadion
Stockholm
Sweden
New
20,000
Yes
1920
Olympic Stadium
Olympisch Stadion
Antwerp
Belgium
New
12,771
Yes
1924
Winter
Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Chamonix
France
New
45,000
Yes
1924
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Paris
Existing
45,000
Yes
1928
Winter
St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Badrutts Park
St. Moritz
Switzerland
New
4,000
Yes
1928
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympisch Stadion
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Existing, renovated
31,600
Yes
1932
Winter
Lake Placid Speedskating Oval
Lake Placid
United States
New
7,500
Yes
1932
Summer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
Existing, expanded
101,574
Yes
1936
Winter
Große Olympiaschanze
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Existing
40,000
Yes
1936
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympiastadion
Berlin
New
110,000
Yes
1948
Winter
St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Badrutts Park
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Existing
4,000
Yes
1948
Summer
Wembley Stadium
London
United Kingdom
Existing
82,000
No (replaced)
1952
Winter
Bislett Stadium
Bislett stadion
Oslo
Norway
Existing
20,000
No (replaced)
1952
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Olympiastadion
Helsinki
Finland
Existing
70,000
Yes
1956
Winter
Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Italy
Existing, renovated
12,000
Yes
1956
Summer
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
Australia
Existing
115,000
Yes
1960
Winter
Blyth Arena
Squaw Valley
United States
New
8,500
No
1960
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy
Existing
90,000
Yes
1964
Winter
Bergiselschanze (opening ceremony)
Innsbruck
Austria
Existing
26,000
Yes
Olympiahalle (closing ceremony)
New
10,836
Yes
1964
Summer
National Stadium
国立競技場
Tokyo
Japan
Existing
71,556
No (replaced)
1968
Winter
Olympic Stadium (opening ceremony)
Stade olympique
Grenoble
France
Temporary
60,000
No
Le Stade de Glace (closing ceremony)
New
12,000
Yes
1968
Summer
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico
Existing
83,700
Yes
1972
Winter
Makomanai Open Stadium (opening ceremony)
真駒内屋外競技場
Sapporo
Japan
New
30,000
Yes
Makomanai Ice Arena (closing ceremony)
真駒内屋内競技場
New
11,500
Yes
1972
Summer
Olympiastadion
Munich
West Germany
New
80,000
Yes
1976
Winter
Bergiselschanze (opening ceremony)
Innsbruck
Austria
Existing
26,000
Yes
Olympiahalle (closing ceremony)
Existing
10,836
Yes
1976
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Stade olympique
Montreal
Canada
New
70,000
Yes
1980
Winter
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium (opening ceremony)
Lake Placid
United States
Temporary stadium at existing equestrian grounds
30,000
No
Olympic Center Arena (closing ceremony)
New
10,000
Yes
1980
Summer
Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium
Большая спортивная арена центрального стадиона имени Ленина
Moscow
Soviet Union
Existing, renovated
103,000
Yes
1984
Winter
Olympic Stadium (opening ceremony)
Olimpijski stadion
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Existing
50,000
Yes
Zetra Olympic Hall (closing ceremony)
Olimpijska dvorana Zetra
New
12,000
Yes
1984
Summer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
United States
Existing
92,516
Yes
1988
Winter
McMahon Stadium
Calgary
Canada
Existing, renovated
38,205
Yes
1988
Summer
Olympic Stadium
올림픽주경기장
Seoul
South Korea
Existing
100,000
Yes
1992
Winter
Theatre of Ceremonies
Théâtre des Cérémonies
Albertville
France
Temporary
35,000
No
1992
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Estadi Olímpic
Barcelona
Spain
Existing
60,713
Yes
1994
Winter
Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena
Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg
Lillehammer
Norway
New
35,000
Yes
1996
Summer
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Atlanta
United States
Temporary
85,000
No (replaced)[ a]
1998
Winter
Nagano Olympic Stadium
長野オリンピックスタジアム
Nagano
Japan
New
30,000
Yes
2000
Summer
Stadium Australia
Sydney
Australia
New
114,714
Yes
2002
Winter
Rice–Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City
United States
Existing, replacement
45,017
Yes
2004
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Ολυμπιακό Κεντρικό Στάδιο Αθήνας "Σπύρος Λούης"
Athens
Greece
Existing, renovated
72,000
Yes
2006
Winter
Olympic Stadium
Stadio Olimpico
Turin
Italy
Existing
28,000
Yes
2008
Summer
National Stadium
国家体育场
Beijing
China
New
91,000
Yes
2010
Winter
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada
Existing, renovated
54,500
Yes
2010 Youth
Summer
The Float@Marina Bay
Pentas Terapung Teluk Marina 滨海湾浮动舞台 மரீனா பே மிதக்கும் மேடை (Tamil )
Marina Bay
Singapore
Existing
30,000
No
2012 Youth
Winter
Bergiselschanze
Innsbruck
Austria
26,000
Yes
2012
Summer
Olympic Stadium
London
United Kingdom
New
80,000
Yes
2014
Winter
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Олимпийский стадион
Sochi
Russia
40,000
Yes
2014 Youth
Summer
Olympic Stadium
南京奥林匹克体育中心
Nanjing
China
Existing
61,443
Yes
2016 Youth
Winter
Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena (opening ceremony)
Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg
Lillehammer
Norway
35,000
Yes
Håkons Hall (closing ceremony)
11,500
Yes
2016
Summer
Estádio do Maracanã (ceremonies, football)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
74,738
Yes
Olympic Stadium (athletics and football)
Estádio Olímpico
Existing, expanded
60,000[ 2]
Yes
2018
Winter
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
평창 올림픽 스타디움
Pyeongchang
South Korea
Temporary
35,000
No
2018 Youth
Summer
Obelisco de Buenos Aires (opening ceremony)
Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Existing, temporary
N/A
Yes
Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Village (closing ceremony)[ 3]
New
15,500
Yes
2020 Youth
Winter
Vaudoise Arena
Vaudoise Aréna
Lausanne
Switzerland
New
9,600
Yes
2020
Summer
Olympic Stadium
国立競技場 (tentative name)
Tokyo
Japan
Existing, replacement
68,000
Yes
2022
Winter
National Stadium
国家体育场
Beijing
China
Existing
80,000
Yes
2024 Youth
Winter
Gangneung Oval (opening ceremony, speed skating)
강릉 스피드 스케이팅 경기장
Gangwon
South Korea
Existing
8,000
Yes
Yongpyong Dome (opening ceremony)
용평돔
Existing
Yes
Gangwon Olympic Stage (closing ceremony)
Temporary structure next to existing venue
N/A
No
2024
Summer
River Seine (opening ceremony)
Paris
France
Temporary
300,000
No
Jardins du Trocadéro (opening ceremony)
30,000
No
Stade de France (athletics, rugby sevens, closing ceremony)
Existing
77,083
Yes
2026
Winter
San Siro (opening ceremony)
Milan
Italy
Existing
75,923
Yes
Verona Arena (closing ceremony)
Verona
15,000
Yes
2026 Youth
Summer
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
Stade olympique de Diamniadio
Dakar
Senegal
Existing
50,000
Yes
2028
Summer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (proposed ceremonies, athletics)
Los Angeles
United States
Existing, renovated
60,000
Yes
SoFi Stadium [ b] (proposed ceremonies, swimming)
Inglewood
Existing
70,240-100,240 38,000 (swimming)
Yes
2030
Winter
TBA (opening ceremony)
TBA
France
TBA
TBA
No
Promenade des Anglais (closing ceremony)
Nice
Temporary
TBA
Yes
2032
Summer
Lang Park (ceremonies, football, rugby sevens)
Brisbane
Australia
Existing, renovated
52,500
Yes
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (athletics)
Existing, renovated
40,000
Yes
2034
Winter
Rice–Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City
United States
Existing
53,644
Yes
Notes
Other major events held at Olympic stadiums
Venue
City
Events
Olympic Stadium
Amsterdam
1962 European Cup Final , 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final , 1981 UEFA Cup Final , 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship Finals, 1992 UEFA Cup Final , 2016 European Athletics Championships
Panathenaic Stadium
Athens
1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup , 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis'
1983 , 1994 and 2007 UEFA Champions League Finals , 1991 Mediterranean Games 1997 World Championships in Athletics , 2005 , 2006 and 2022 WRC Acropolis Rally SuperSpecial Stage, 2006 IAAF World Cup
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Atlanta
as Turner Field : 1999 World Series , 2000 MLB All-Star Game as Center Parc Stadium : annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge , annual GHSA football championships (2019–2022)
Olympic Stadium
Barcelona
1989 IAAF World Cup , 2003 World Police and Fire Games , 2010 European Athletics Championships
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing
2009 Race of Champions , 2015 World Championships in Athletics , 2017 League of Legends World Championship
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups , 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships , annual IAAF Golden League (1998–2009), 2009 World Championships in Athletics , 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup , 2015 UEFA Champions League Final , 2018 European Athletics Championships , UEFA Euro 2024 , annual DFB-Pokal final
McMahon Stadium
Calgary
Five Grey Cups , 1972 and 1978 CFL All-Star Games , 1997 World Police and Fire Games
Olympic Stadium
Helsinki
1957 Bandy World Championship , 1983 and 2005 World Championships in Athletics , 1971 , 1994 , and 2012 European Athletics Championships , UEFA Women's Euro 2009 , 2022 UEFA Super Cup .
Bergisel Ski Jump
Innsbruck
1968 and 2005 Winter Universiades , 1933 , 1985 , and 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships , annual FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Olympic Stadium
London
2015 Race of Champions , 2015 Rugby World Cup , 2017 World Para Athletics Championships , 2017 World Championships in Athletics , 2018 Athletics World Cup , [‡]
Wembley Stadium
Original stadium: 1963 , 1968 , 1971 , 1978 , and 1992 European Cup Finals , 1966 FIFA World Cup , 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup , WWF SummerSlam 1992 , 1995 Rugby League World Cup , UEFA Euro 1996 , annual FA Cup final , League Cup final , and FA Charity Shield Current stadium : 2007 and 2008 Race of Champions , 2011 , 2013 , and 2024 UEFA Champions League Finals [‡] , 2013 Rugby League World Cup , 2015 Rugby World Cup , UEFA Euro 2020 , annual FA Cup final , NFL International Series , EFL Cup final , and FA Community Shield
White City Stadium
1934 British Empire Games , 1966 FIFA World Cup
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
1959 World Series , second 1959 MLB All-Star Game , Super Bowl I (1967), Super Bowl VII (1973), 23 Pro Bowls , 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship , 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games , AMA Supercross Championships (historically), annual Busch Light Clash , Mickey Thompson Off Road Grand Prix (historically)
SoFi Stadium
Super Bowl LVI (2022), 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship , 2026 FIFA World Cup [‡] , annual LA Bowl , WrestleMania 39 , Monster Jam World Finals XXIII
The Float @ Marina Bay
Marina Bay
annual Singapore Grand Prix
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne
1992 and 2015 Cricket World Cup Finals , 2006 Commonwealth Games , annual AFL Grand Final (except 2020 & 2021)
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
1955 Pan American Games , 1986 FIFA World Cup
San Siro
Milan
1934 and 1990 FIFA World Cups
Olympic Stadium
Montreal
1979 IAAF World Cup , 1982 MLB All-Star Game , six Grey Cups , 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
1973 Summer Universiade , 1999 UEFA Cup Final , 2008 UEFA Champions League Final , 2013 World Championships in Athletics , 2018 FIFA World Cup
Olympic Stadium
Munich
1974 FIFA World Cup , 1979 European Cup Final , UEFA Euro 1988 , 1993 and 1997 UEFA Champions League Finals , 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship , 2002 and 2022 European Athletics Championships , 2012 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Nanjing
2005 National Games of China
Bislett Stadium
Oslo
1946 European Athletics Championships , annual IAAF Golden League (1998–2009), annual Diamond League
Lysgårdsbakken
Lillehammer
annual FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Paris
1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , and 1974 Tour de France closing stages
Stade Olympique de Colombes
1938 FIFA World Cup
Seine
annual Rouen 24 Hours of Motor Boating [fr ]
Jardins du Trocadéro
start of annual Tour de France Automobile , closing stages of Tour de France
Stade de France
1998 FIFA World Cup , 1999 Rugby World Cup , annual IAAF Golden League (1999–2009), 2000 UEFA Champions League Final , 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final , 2003 World Championships in Athletics , 2006 UEFA Champions League Final , 2007 Rugby World Cup Final , UEFA Euro 2016 , annual Coupe de France final, annual Top 14 final, annual Diamond League
Estádio do Maracanã
Rio de Janeiro
1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups , 1989 , 2019 and 2021 Copas América , 2000 FIFA Club World Championship , 2007 Pan American Games , 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
2007 Pan American Games , 2011 Military World Games , 2021 Copa América
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
UEFA Euro 1968 , 1980 and 2020 , 1974 European Athletics Championships , 1975 Summer Universiade , 1977 and 1984 European Cup Finals , 1981 IAAF World Cup , 1987 World Championships in Athletics , 1990 FIFA World Cup , 1996 and 2009 UEFA Champions League Finals , annual IAAF Golden League (1998–2009), annual Diamond League
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium
Salt Lake City
annual AMA Supercross Championships , Monster Jam World Finals XXIIII
Makomanai Open Stadium
Sapporo
1991 Winter Universiade
Olympic Stadium
Seoul
1986 Asian Games , 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup finals
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup , 2018 FIFA World Cup
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm
1958 European Athletics Championships , 1999 World Police and Fire Games , 2001, 2002 and 2004 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden , annual Diamond League
Stadium Australia
Sydney
2003 Rugby World Cup , 2015 AFC Asian Cup , 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , annual NRL Grand Final
National Stadium
Tokyo
Original stadium: 1958 Asian Games , 1967 Summer Universiade , 1991 World Championships in Athletics , annual Intercontinental Cup , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , and 2008 FIFA Club World Cups , 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , annual Emperor's Cup finalCurrent stadium : annual Emperor's Cup final, 2025 World Athletics Championships
Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Turin
1934 European Athletics Championships , 1934 FIFA World Cup , 1959 and 1970 Summer Universiades
BC Place
Vancouver
Nine Grey Cups , 1983 CFL All-Star Game , 1989 World Police and Fire Games , 1990 Gay Games , 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , 2026 FIFA World Cup [‡]
^ ‡: Future event scheduled to take place at venue.
See also
References
External links
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