Global InformationList of Olympic venues in field hockey information
For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for field hockey. The competitions were first held at the Olympic Stadium until 1928 when it was held at a stadium that did not have the Olympic Stadium title. From 1936 to 1960 with the exception of 1952, the competitions were held in more than one venue. Artificial turf made its Olympic debut at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] The last field hockey competitions that was not held on a single venue was in 1996.
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venues for these games | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London | White City Stadium | Archery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling | 97,000. | [2] |
| 1920 Antwerp | Olympisch Stadion | Athletics, Equestrian, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting | 12,771 | [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Old Stadion | None | 29,000 | [12] |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Olympic Stadium | Athletics, Equestrian (eventing, jumping), Gymnastics | 105,000 | [13] |
| 1936 Berlin | Hockey Stadion (final) | None | 18,000 | [14] |
| Hockey Stadion #2 | None | 1600 | [14] | |
| 1948 London | Empire Stadium (medal matches) | Athletics, Equestrian (jumping), Football (medal matches) | 82,000 | [15] |
| Guinness Sports Club | None | Not listed. | [16] | |
| Lyons' Sports Club | None | Not listed. | [16] | |
| Polytechnic Sports Ground | None | Not listed. | [16] | |
| 1952 Helsinki | Velodrome | Cycling (track) | 6,000 | [17] |
| 1956 Melbourne | Hockey Field | None | 21,048 | [18] |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground (final) | Athletics, Football (final) | 104,000 | [19] | |
| 1960 Rome | Campo Tre Fontane | None | 5,000 | [20][21] |
| Olympic Velodrome (final) | Cycling (track) | 20,000 | [22] | |
| Stadio dei Marmi | None | 15,000 | [23][24] | |
| 1964 Tokyo | Komazawa Hockey Field | None | 2,000 (1st field) 3,400 (2nd field) 2,300 (3rd field) |
[25][26] |
| 1968 Mexico City | Municipal Stadium | None | 7,360 | [27] |
| 1972 Munich | Hockeyanlage | None | 21,900 | [28] |
| 1976 Montreal | Molson Stadium, McGill University | None | 19,500 | [1] |
| 1980 Moscow | Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena | None | 5,000 | [29] |
| Young Pioneers Stadium (final) | None | 5,000 | [30] | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Weingart Stadium | None | 22,000 | [31] |
| 1988 Seoul | Seongnam Stadium | None | 23,262 | [32] |
| 1992 Barcelona | Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa | None | 10,200 | [33] |
| 1996 Atlanta | Clark Atlanta University Stadium | None | 5,000 | [34][35] |
| Morris Brown College Stadium (final) | None | 15,000 | [35][36] | |
| 2000 Sydney | State Hockey Centre | None | 15,000 | [37] |
| 2004 Athens | Olympic Hockey Centre | None | 20,000 | [38] |
| 2008 Beijing | Olympic Green Hockey Field | None | 17,000 | [39] |
| 2012 London | Riverbank Arena | None | 16,000 | [40] |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Olympic Hockey Centre | None | 15,000 | [41] |
| 2020 Tokyo | Oi Seaside Park | None | 15,000 | |
| 2024 Paris | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | None | 15,000 | |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Dignity Health Sports Park | Modern pentathlon, rugby sevens | 15,000 | |
| 2032 Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium | None | 10,000 |
- ^ a b 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 150–5. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- ^ 1908 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 32–5, 40. Accessed 5 October 2010.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics athletics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics football. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting. Sports-reference.com (29 August 1920). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ 1928 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 173–80.
- ^ 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 61–8.
- ^ a b 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 141–9, 154–62. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine pp. 42, 44–6. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- ^ a b c 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 46. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- ^ 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 50. Accessed 21 October 2010.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 41–2. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 40. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 76. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympic official report. Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 437–60. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 72, 74–5. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 64–5. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 437–60. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 115. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 126–7. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 76–7. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 192–3. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 76–9. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 80–1. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 83–6. Accessed 24 November 2010.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 202. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 298–302. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 539. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ a b 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. p. 458. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 542. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 381. Accessed 16 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. p. 353. Accessed 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ London2012.com profile of the Hockey Centre. Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Center", Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF), vol. 2, (BOC), 16 February 2009, pp. 48–49, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2013, retrieved 2 December 2009.