Ano Liosia Olympic Hall

Wrestling during the 2004 Olympics

Ano Liosia Olympic Hall was the host to judo and wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.^[1] The arena seats up to 9,300, but only 6,000 seats were made available for the Olympics. The hall is situated in Ano Liosia, a suburb northwest of central Athens. It can be used as a multi-sport and multi-purpose arena.^[2]

History

After the Olympics, the venue became the site of various television productions, including the Greek version of the reality show So You Think You Can Dance.^[3] It is the future home of the Hellenic Academy of Culture and Hellenic Digital Archive.^[4]^[5]

From May 19 to June 6, 2010, the arena hosted the Greek National Ice Hockey Championships for both men and women.

References

↑ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 357-8, 433.
↑ Olympicproperties.gr profile. (English) & (Greek)
↑ http://www.e-tipos.com/newsitem?id=47588
↑ http://www.olympicproperties.gr/contents_gr.asp?id=266
↑ http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2229

Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics

OACA	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Athens Olympic Velodrome Olympic Indoor Hall Olympic Stadium

HOC	Fencing Hall Hellinikon Indoor Arena Olympic Baseball Centre Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre Olympic Hockey Centre Olympic Softball Stadium

Faliro	Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena Peace and Friendship Stadium

GOC	Goudi Olympic Hall Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre

Football venues	Kaftanzoglio Stadium (Thessaloniki) Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus) Pampeloponnisiako Stadium (Patras) Pankritio Stadium (Heraklion) Panthessaliko Stadium (Volos)

Other venues	Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre Alexandreio Melathron Ano Liosia Olympic Hall Galatsi Olympic Hall Kotzia Square Marathon (city) Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall Panathenaic Stadium Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Stadium at Olympia Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre

Olympic venues in judo

1964: Nippon Budokan Hall 1972: Basketballhalle, Boxhalle (final), Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle 1976: Olympic Velodrome 1980: Sports Palace 1984: Eagle's Nest Arena 1988: Jangchung Gymnasium 1992: Palau Blaugrana 1996: Georgia World Congress Center 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 2008: Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Carioca Arena 2 2020:: Nippon Budokan Hall

Olympic venues in wrestling

1896: Panathenaic Stadium 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Antwerp Zoo 1924: Vélodrome d'hiver 1928: Krachtsportgebouw 1932: Olympic Auditorium 1936: Deutschlandhalle 1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Harringay Arena 1952: Messuhalli 1956: Royal Exhibition Building 1960: Basilica of Maxentius 1964: Komazawa Gymnasium 1968: Insurgentes Ice Rink 1972: Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle 1976: Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Maurice Richard Arena 1980: CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse 1984: Anaheim Convention Center 1988: Sangmu Gymnasium 1992: Institut National d'Educació Física de Catalunya 1996: Georgia World Congress Center 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 2008: China Agricultural University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Carioca Arena 2

Coordinates: 38°04′54″N 23°41′12″E / 38.08167°N 23.68667°E / 38.08167; 23.68667

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