Jean Bunoz Sports Hall

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Jean Bunoz Sports Hall
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Jean Bunoz Sports Hall
Address300, avenue Jules-Grec 06600
Location Antibes, France
Coordinates 43°35′24″N7°07′06″E / 43.5900°N 7.1183°E / 43.5900; 7.1183
Owner Antibes
Capacity Basketball: 5,051
Construction
Built1991
Opened5 December 1991 (1991-12-05)
Renovated2006
Closed2009
Demolished2009
Tenants
Olympique Antibes (1991–2009)

The Jean Bunoz Sports Hall was an indoor arena that was located in Antibes, France. The arena was primarily used to host basketball games, however it could also be used to host numerous other events, such as: acrobatic gymnastics, boxing, circus performances, competitive dance, concerts, ice skating, martial arts, trampolining, and World Squash. For basketball games, it had a seating capacity of 5,051 people.

History

The Jean Bunoz Sports Hall opened in 1991. It was used as the home venue of the French professional basketball club Olympique Antibes. The arena also serves as one of the venues of the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket. The arena was demolished in 2009.


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