For the Summer Olympics, there are 60 venues that have been or will be used for athletics. These venues have been the main stadium that has also served as host for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics, with a notable exception being the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, who hosted athletics events at Rio 2016; the ceremonies were hosted in the Maracanã.
Other uses for the stadiums have included the FIFA World Cup, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the World Series, the National Football League's Super Bowl, the Asian Games, the Pan American Games (North and South America), and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
For the FIFA World Cup, the athletic stadiums of 1908 (1966), 1924 (1938 final), 1936 (1974, 2006 final), 1948 (1966 final), 1960 (1990 final), 1968 (1970 and 1986), 1972 (1974 final), and 1980 (2018) hosted the final match.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of 2019, eight of the athletic stadiums have played host to seven IAAF World Championships in Athletics. They are from 1936 (2009), 1952 (1983, 2005), 1960 (1987), 1964 (1991), 1980 (2013), 2004 (1997), 2008 (2015, 2027), 2012 (2017), and 2020 (2025).[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Two athletic stadiums used for the Summer Olympics have hosted the Asian Games. They are 1964 (1958) and 1988 (1986).[16] [17] Two other stadiums played host to the Pan American Games were from 1968 (1955) and 2016 (2007).[18] [19]
Three athletic venues hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game with the stadium for 1932 and 1984 hosting the second 1959 game, the 1976 venue hosting in 1982, and the 1996 venue (reconfigured as Turner Field after the 1996 Games) in 2000.[20] [21] [22] The World Series would be hosted at the 1932 and 1984 athletics Summer Olympics in 1959 while the 1996 athletics venue would host forty years later.[23] [24] The 1976 athletics venue hosted the Canadian Football League Grey Cup six times between 1977 and 2008.[25] [26] Finally, the athletics venues used for the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics played host to the National Football League's Super Bowl's I and VII.[27] [28]
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venues for games | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon (city) (Marathon start) | Cycling (Individual road race) | Not listed. | [29] | |
| 80,000 | [30] | |||
| 1900 Paris | Croix-Catelan Stadium | None | Not listed. | [31] |
| 19,000. | [32] | |||
| Archery, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling | 68,000. | [33] | ||
| 33,000. | [34] | |||
| 30,000 | [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] | |||
| 60,000 | [44] | |||
| 33,025 | [45] | |||
| 105,000 | [46] | |||
| Riverside Drive at Griffith Park (50 km walk) | None | Not listed. | [47] | |
| Avus Motor Road (Marathon, 50 km walk) | Cycling (road) | Not listed. | [48] | |
| Equestrian (jumping), Football (final), Handball (final) | 110,000 | [49] | ||
| Equestrian (jumping), Field hockey (medal matches), Football (medal matches) | 82,000 | [50] | ||
| Equestrian (jumping), Football (final) | 70,000 | [51] | ||
| Field hockey (final), Football (final) | 104,000 | [52] | ||
| Arch of Constantine (Marathon – finish line) | None | Not listed. | [53] [54] | |
| Raccordo Anulare (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Non-road | 65,000 | [55] | ||
| Via Appia Antica (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | [56] [57] | |
| Via Cristoforo Colombo (Marathon) | Cycling (road team time trial) | Not listed. | [58] [59] | |
| Fuchu City (Marathon, 50 km walk) | None | Not listed. | [60] | |
| Karasuyama-machi (Marathon, 50 km walk) | None | Not listed. | [61] | |
| Equestrian (team jumping), Football (final) | 71,600 | [62] | ||
| Sasazuka-machi (Marathon, 50 km walk) | None | Not listed | ||
| Shinjuku (Marathon, 50 km walk) | None | Not listed | ||
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian (jumping team) | 83,700 | [63] | ||
| Zócalo (Marathon start) | None | Not listed | [64] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian (jumping team), Football (final), Modern pentathlon (running) | 77,000 | [65] | ||
| Montreal Botanical Garden (20 km walk) | Modern pentathlon (running) | Not listed. | [66] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian (jumping team final), Football (final) | 70,000 | [67] | ||
| Streets of Montreal (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Equestrian (jumping individual), Football (final), Opening/closing ceremonies | 80,000 | [68] | ||
| Streets of Moscow (Marathon, walks) | None | Not listed. | [69] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing) | 92,516 | [70] | ||
| Santa Monica College (Marathon start) | None | Not listed. | [71] | |
| Streets of Los Angeles (Marathon, walks) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Streets of Santa Monica (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Equestrian (jumping individual final), Football (final) | 100,000 | [72] | ||
| Streets of Seoul (Marathon, walks) | None | Not listed. | [73] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/closing) | 67,007 | [74] | ||
| Marathon course (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | [75] | |
| Mataró (Marathon start) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Walking course (Walks) | None | Not listed. | [76] | |
| Marathon course (Marathon) | None | 800 | [77] [78] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing) | 85,600 | [79] | ||
| Walking course (Walks) | Athletics (walks) | 800 | ||
| Marathon course (Marathon) | None | Not listed. | [80] | |
| North Sydney (Marathon start) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Ceremonies (opening/closing), Football (final) | 114,700 | [81] | ||
| Marathon (city) (Marathon start) | None | Not listed. | [82] | |
| Olympic Stadium (All but shot put) | Ceremonies (opening/closing), Football (final) | 72,000 | [83] | |
| Panathinaiko Stadium (Marathon finish) | 7,500 (archery) 34,500 (athletics marathon finish) | [84] | ||
| Stadium at Olympia (Shot put) | None | Not listed. | ||
| Football (final), Ceremonies (opening/closing) | 91,000 | [85] | ||
| Marathon Course (with Race Walk in The Mall) | Cycling (road start and finish) | Not listed. | [86] | |
| Ceremonies (opening/ closing) | 80,000 | [87] | ||
| Pontal (race walk) | Cycling (time trial) | 5,000 | ||
| Football (8 group matches) | 60,000 | |||
| Sambódromo (marathon) | 72,000 | |||
| Ceremonies (opening/closing) | 68,000 | |||
| Odori Park (marathon, race walk) | None | 700 | ||
| Pont d'Iéna (marathon, race walk) | Aquatics (marathon swimming) Cycling (road events) Triathlon | 13,000 (3,000 sitting) | ||
| 77,083 | ||||
| Ceremonies (opening/closing) | 60,000 | |||
| Grand Park (marathon, race walk) | 5,000 | |||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||
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