Sporthalle (Böblingen)

Sporthalle was an indoor arena located in Böblingen, Germany. It opened in 1966 and was torn down in 2008. Sporthalle had a capacity to hold 6,500 people.

The venue played host to six team handball competitions for the 1972 Summer Olympics in neighboring Munich.

It hosted indoor sporting events, trade shows, TV shows, music concerts and other events.

References

1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 121.
1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. p. 375.
Micronuts.net photos of a 2006 concert. - accessed 28 August 2010.
Official website (German)
Setlist.fm profile of music concerts that took place. - accessed 28 August 2010.

Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics

Olympiapark	Boxhalle Hockeyanlage Olympiahalle Olympiastadion Olympisches Dorf Radstadion Schwimmhalle Volleyballhalle

Greater Munich	Basketballhalle Bogenschießlage Dantebad Dressage Facility Nymphenburg Grünwald Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 Messegelände Fechthalle 2 Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim Riding Facility, Riem Schießanlage

Football venues	Drei Flüsse Stadion (Passau) ESV-Stadion (Ingolstadt) Jahnstadion (Regensburg) Rosenaustadion (Augsburg) Urban Stadium (Nuremberg)

Handball venues	Böblingen Sportshalle Donauhalle Ulm Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen Sporthalle Augsburg

Other venues	Bay of Kiel Bundesautobahn 96 Eiskanal (Augsburg)

Olympic venues in handball

1936 BSV 92 Field & Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final), Police Stadium 1972 Böblingen Sportshalle, Donauhalle Ulm, Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen, Olympiahalle (final), Sporthalle Augsburg 1976 Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Forum (final), Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval 1980 Dynamo Palace of Sports, Sokolniki Sports Palace (final) 1984 Titan Gymnasium 1988 Suwon Gymnasium 1992 Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Palau Sant Jordi (final) 1996 Georgia Dome (men's final), Georgia World Congress Center 2000 The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004 Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, Hellinikon Indoor Arena (final) 2008 Beijing National Indoor Stadium (final), Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 2012 Basketball Arena (medal round), Copper Box 2016 Olympic Training Center – Arena 4

Coordinates: 48°40′41.3″N 9°01′02.5″E / 48.678139°N 9.017361°E / 48.678139; 9.017361

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