Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Munich's Olympiastadion.

For the 1972 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-two sports venues were used. A majority of the venues used were new construction in time for the 1972 Games after Munich was awarded the Games in 1966. Kiel Bay was the only venue from the 1936 Summer Olympics to be used for the 1972 Games. A stretch of the Autobahn near Munich was used for cycling's road team time trial event. After the Olympics, Olympiastadion hosted the final of the FIFA World Cup less than two years later. Augsburg's Eiskanal has served as host to three Canoe Slalom World Championships while the shooting range hosted the World Shooting Championships 2010. Olympiapark was part of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Venues

Olympiapark

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Boxhalle Boxing, Judo (final)7,360 [1] :193–194
Hockeyanlage Field hockey 21,900 [1] :192–193
Olympiahalle Gymnastics, Handball (final)10.563 [1] :182–184
Olympiastadion Athletics, Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian (jumping team), Football (final), Modern pentathlon (running)77,000 [1] :180–182
Olympisches Dorf Competitor housingNot listed. [1] :194–197
Radstadion Cycling (track)4,157 [1] :187–188
Schwimmhalle Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Water polo (final)9,182 [1] :184–187
Volleyballhalle Volleyball 3,680 [1] :191–192

Greater Munich

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Basketballhalle Basketball, Judo6,635 [1] :201–202
Bogenschießanlage Archery 1,100 [1] :142–145
Dantebad Water polo3,200 [1] :212–213
Dressage Facility Nymphenburg Equestrian (dressage)8,000 [1] :206–207
Grünwald Cycling (individual road race)Not listed. [2] :108, 122
Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 Fencing (final)978 [1] :197–201
Messegelände Fechthalle 2 Fencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing)978 [1] :197–201
Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle Weightlifting 3,297 [1] :197–201
Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle Judo, Wrestling 5,750 [1] :197–201
Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim Canoeing (sprint), Rowing 41,000 [1] :204–205
Riding Facility, Riem Equestrian (jumping individual, eventing cross-country), Modern pentathlon (riding)23,000 [1] :207–208
Schießanlage Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting 4,500 [1] :203

Football venues

VenueCapacityRef.
Drei Flüsse Stadion (Passau)20,000 [2] :121 [3]
ESV-Stadion (Ingolstadt)11,418 [2] :121 [4]
Jahnstadion (Regensburg)11,200 [2] :121 [5]
Rosenaustadion (Augsburg)28,000 [2] :121 [6]
Municipal Stadium (Nuremberg)45,548 [2] :121 [7]

Handball venues

VenueCapacityRef.
Sporthalle (Böblingen)Not listed [2] :121 [8]
Donauhalle (Ulm)2,300 [2] :121 [9]
Hohenstaufenhalle (Göppingen)5,599 [2] :121 [10]
Sporthalle (Augsburg)3,093 [2] :121 [11]

Other venues

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Bay of Kiel Sailing 4,000 on 14 steam ships [1] :162–167, 209–211
Bundesautobahn 96 Cycling (road team time trial)Not listed. [2] :108, 122
Eiskanal (Augsburg)Canoeing (slalom)25,000 [1] :208–209

Before the Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Kiel served as host of the sailing events. Munich hosted the World Weightlifting Championships in 1955. [12] Augsburg hosted the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1957 though that course was a natural whitewater course rather than artificial. [13] Jahnstadion was built in 1926 while Urban Stadium was constructed in 1928. [5] [7] Ingolstadt's stadium was constructed in 1932 while Rosenaustadion was completed in 1951. [4] [6] The handball venues in Böblingen and Augsburg were completed in the mid-1960s. [8] [11]

The German Autobahn was first built in the 1930s and expanded in the 1950s following World War II. [14] The A96 route was constructed in the 1960s and expanded in 1970 in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics. [15]

When Munich was selected as host for the 1972 Summer Games in April 1966, an aggressive construction program began. [1] :4–29 Fifteen different sites for the canoe sprint and rowing events were reviewed before Oberschleißheim was selected in April 1969. [2] :106 Temporary venues were set at Englischer Garten and Nymphenburg Palace. [1] :4–29

During the Olympics

At Eiskanal, East Germany won all four canoe slalom events. This was helped because they studied the course in Augsburg the year before and constructed an exact replica of the course in Zwickau. [16]

For the road team time trial cycling event, a 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the A96 was used with the start-finish point south of Munich near the Fürsten-ried section. The teams crossed over to the other side of the autobahn over a specially constructed turn before proceeding back to the start-finish line. [2] :108, 122

After the Olympics

Olympiastadion in Munich would be one of nine stadiums to host the FIFA World Cup which took place in 1974, including the final match which host nation West Germany defeated the Netherlands. [17] The Eiskanal in Augsburg hosted the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1985 and 2003. [13] Schießanlage served as venue host for the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2010. [18]

Munich was a finalist for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Curling, figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating, and speed skating event are planned to take place at Olympiapark. [19] It will work with Garmisch-Partenkirchen, host of the 1936 Winter Olympics who will do all of the snow events, and Schönau am Königssee, whose sliding track plan on doing all of the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events as venues for the 2018 Winter Games. [19] In July 2011 Munich lost out to Pyeongcheong. [19]

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Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics

For the 1988 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-one sports venues were used. South Korea hosted its first World Championships in 1978 in shooting sports. Three years later, Seoul was awarded the 1988 Summer Olympics. Many of the venues constructed for the 1988 Games were completed two years earlier in time for the Asian Games. The 1986 Asian Games served as test events for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The men's marathon course was lined by 36,000 policemen. Steffi Graf won a gold medal in women's singles to complete the "Golden Slam". None of the football venues used for these games were used for the 2002 FIFA World Cup that Korea co-hosted with Japan.

The 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between August 29 and September 1, 1996, under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the inaugural edition. The races were held on the Eiskanal which also hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics when canoe slalom made its first appearance at the Olympics.

The 2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between May 9 and 13, 2012 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 13th edition and Augsburg hosted this event for the second time after its inaugural edition in 1996. The races were held on the Eiskanal which also hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics when canoe slalom made its first appearance at the Olympics.

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