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The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games . Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the Track & Field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as part of their name. The Winter Olympic Games do not have a central Olympic Stadium, however some edifices are designated as the Olympic Stadium, which usually hosts the opening and closing ceremonies. SUMMER OLYMPIC STADIA The following is a list of all Summer Olympics stadiums. Some of the Olympic stadiums have usually been built specifically to host the Olympics, as opposed to being an already existing facility. Others have been already completed when their city has been awarded the Olympics, and have had the title added: Specially built in Amsterdam, designed by Jan Wils, won the gold medal in architecture at the 1928 Olympics.]]
Already constructed
There have been a number of other stadia that have been used as the main stadium for the Olympics, but which have not incorporated the words ''Olympic Stadium'' into their name - again, some of these were specially built for the games, while others were already existing: Specially built
Already built
In addition to these, there are other stadia called ''Olympic Stadium'' around the world, which have been built as part of a prospective bid for the Games:
Some have simply been named that way:
Used twice A number of stadia have been used in more than one Olympics, in those cities that have held the Games twice. While only one (the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ) has been the main stadium twice, both the Panathinaiko Stadio and the Vélodrome de Vincennes have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. Wembley Stadium will also be used again at the 2012 Games, although that stadium is a completely rebuilt structure on the same site as the 1948 stadium. The only stadium to have been used twice, but only host one Olympics, is the Melbourne Cricket Ground which was host venue in 1956 and hosted the first game of the Sydney 2000 Football Tournament . Other major events
WINTER OLYMPIC STADIA Comprehensive list The following is a list of all main Winter Olympics stadiums. Purpose built Olympic Stadia for the Games
Existing stadia renamed for the Games
Existing stadia used for the Games
OLYMPIC STADIUMS IN POPULAR CULTURE The original Manga version of Katsuhiro Otomo 's epic '' Akira '' featured an Olympic Stadium. Initially built for the upcoming Olympics hosted by the fictional future city of Neo-Tokyo , it was instead used as a lair by Tetsuo and Akira's Great Tokyo Empire . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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