Hellinikon Fencing Hall

Sports arena in Athens, Greece

Hellinikon Fencing Hall

Hellinikon Indoor Olympic Fencing Hall

The fencing hall in 2021 as a vaccination center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Location| Hellinikon, Athens, Greece
Coordinates| 37°53′43″N 23°43′22″E﻿ / ﻿37.8954°N 23.7228°E﻿ / 37.8954; 23.7228
Owner| Olympic Properties S.A.
Operator| Olympic Properties S.A.
Capacity| Basketball: 5,000
Fencing: 5,000
Construction
Opened| July 30, 2004
Demolished| 2022
Fencing during the 2004 Olympics.

The Hellinikon Fencing Hall was a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that was located adjacent to the Hellinikon Olympic Arena, in Hellinikon, Athens, Greece. The venue was part of the Hellinikon Events Hall of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex. It was demolished in 2022.[1]

## History

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The facility was officially opened on July 30, 2004. It hosted the fencing matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility seated 3,800 for the preliminary matches, and 5,000 for the final matches. During the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games, the Fencing Hall was the venue for wheelchair fencing.

## See also

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* Hellinikon Olympic Complex

## References

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1. ^ Newsroom. "Ελληνικό: Ξεκίνησε η κατεδάφιση τριών κτηρίων στη Λεωφόρο Ποσειδώνος". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-11. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)

## External links

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* 2004 Summer Olympic official report. Volume 2. p. 318.
* Olympicproperties.gr profile (in English and Greek)

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Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens)

OACA|

* Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
* Athens Olympic Tennis Centre (The Main Court)
* Athens Olympic Velodrome
* Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
* Olympic Stadium

HOC|

* Fencing Hall
* Hellinikon Indoor Arena
* Olympic Baseball Centre
* Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre
* Olympic Hockey Centre
* Olympic Softball Stadium

Faliro|

* Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre
* Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena
* Peace and Friendship Stadium

GOC|

* Goudi Olympic Hall
* Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre

MOC|

* Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre
* Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre

Football venues|

* Kaftanzoglio Stadium (Thessaloniki)
* Karaiskakis Stadium (Athens)
* Pampeloponnisiako Stadium (Patras)
* Pankritio Stadium (Heraklion)
* Panthessaliko Stadium (Volos)

Other venues|

* Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre
* Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
* Galatsi Olympic Hall
* Kotzia Square
* Marathon (city)
* Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
* Panathenaic Stadium
* Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue
* Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
* Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
* Stadium at Olympia
* Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre

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Olympic venues in fencing

19th century|

* 1896: Zappeion

20th century|

* 1900: Tuileries Garden
* 1904: Francis Gymnasium
* 1908: Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds
* 1912: Östermalms IP
* 1920: Gardens of the Egmont Palace
* 1924: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
* 1928: Schermzaal
* 1932: 160th Regiment State Armory
* 1936: Haus des Deutschen Sports, Tennis Courts
* 1948: Wembley Palace of Engineering
* 1952: Westend Tennis Hall
* 1956: St Kilda Town Hall
* 1960: Palazzo dei Congressi
* 1964: Waseda Memorial Hall
* 1968: Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall
* 1972: Messegelände, Fechthalle 1, Messegelände Fechthalle 2
* 1976: Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal
* 1980: CSKA Football Fieldhouse
* 1984: Long Beach Convention Center
* 1988: Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
* 1992: Palau de la Metal·lúrgia
* 1996: Georgia World Congress Center

21st century|

* 2000: Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
* 2004: Fencing Hall
* 2008: Olympic Green Convention Center
* 2012: ExCeL, Copper Box
* 2016: Carioca Arena 3
* 2020: Makuhari Messe
* 2024: Grand Palais
* 2028: Los Angeles Convention Center
* 2032: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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