Hellinikon Fencing Hall

Fencing during the 2004 Olympics

The Hellinikon Fencing Hall is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located adjacent to the Hellinikon Olympic Arena. The venue is part of the Hellinikon Events Hall of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex.

History

The facility was officially opened on July 30, 2004. It hosted the fencing matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seated 3,800 for the preliminary matches, and 5,000 for the final matches. During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Fencing Hall was the venue for Wheelchair fencing.

References

2004 Summer Olympic official report. Volume 2. p. 318.
Olympicproperties.gr profile (English) & (Greek)

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 fencing

1896: Zappeion 1900: Tuileries Garden 1904: Francis Gymnasium 1908: Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds 1912: Östermalm Athletic Grounds 1920: Gardens of the Egmont Palace 1924: Stade de Colombes 1928: Schermzaal 1932: 160th Regiment State Armory 1936: Haus des Deutschen Sports, Tennis Courts 1948: Wembley Palace of Engineering 1952: Westend Tennis Hall 1956: St Kilda Town Hall 1960: Palazzo dei Congressi 1964: Waseda Memorial Hall 1968: Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall 1972: Messegelände, Fechthalle 1, Messegelände Fechthalle 2 1976: Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal 1980: CSKA Football Fieldhouse 1984: Long Beach Convention Center 1988: Olympic Fencing Gymnasium 1992: Palau de la Metal·lúrgia 1996: Georgia World Congress Center 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Fencing Hall 2008: Olympic Green Convention Center 2012: ExCeL, Copper Box 2016: Carioca Arena 3

Coordinates: 37°53′43″N 23°43′22″E / 37.8954°N 23.7228°E / 37.8954; 23.7228

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