Port Olímpic

The Port Olímpic (English: Olympic Harbour) is a marina located in Barcelona, Catalonia. Located east of the Port of Barcelona, it hosted the sailing events for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

The venue was opened in 1991.

References

1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 255–8.
Port de Barcelona/El Port/Portada Official website. (Catalan), (English), (French), & (Spanish)

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Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics

Montjuïc Area	Cross-country course Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc Institut National d'Educació Física de Catalunya Marathon course Mataró (Marathon start) Palau de la Metal·lúrgia Palau dels Esports de Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi Pavelló de l'Espanya Industrial Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc Piscines Bernat Picornell Walking course

Diagonal Area	Camp Nou Palau Blaugrana Estadi de Sarrià Real Club de Polo de Barcelona

Vall d'Hebron Area	Archery Field Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron Velòdrom d'Horta

Parc de Mar Area	Estació del Nord Olympic Harbour Pavelló de la Mar Bella

Subsites	A-17 highway Lake of Banyoles Camp Municipal de Beisbol de Viladecans Canal Olímpic de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Club Hípic El Montanyà Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa Estadio Luís Casanova La Romareda L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Baseball Stadium Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range Palau d'Esports de Granollers Parc Olímpic del Segre Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní Pavelló del Club Patí Vic Pavelló d'Esports de Reus Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit

Olympic venues in sailing

1900: Meulan, Le Havre 1908: Ryde, Hunters Quay 1912: Nynäshamn 1920: Ostend, Buiten Y 1924: Le Havre, Meulan 1928: Buiten Y, Zuiderzee 1932: Los Angeles Harbor 1936: Kiel Bay 1948: Torbay 1952: Harmaja, Liuskasaari 1956: Port Phillip 1960: Gulf of Naples 1964: Enoshima 1968: Club de Yates 1972: Bay of Kiel 1976: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 1980: Olympic Regatta in Tallinn 1984: Long Beach Shoreline Marina 1988: Busan Yachting Center 1992: Olympic Harbour 1996: Wassaw Sound 2000: Rushcutters Bay 2004: Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre 2008: Qingdao International Sailing Centre 2012: Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy 2016: Marina da Glória

Coordinates: 41°23′12″N 2°12′1″E / 41.38667°N 2.20028°E / 41.38667; 2.20028

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