List of Olympic venues in weightlifting

For the Summer Olympics, there are 25 venues that have been or will be used for weightlifting.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venue for those games Capacity Ref.
1896 AthensPanathinaiko StadiumAthletics, Gymnastics, Wrestling80,000 [1]
1904 St. LouisFrancis FieldArchery, Athletics, Cycling Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Roque, Tennis, Tug of war, Wrestling19,000. [2]
1920 AntwerpOlympisch StadionAthletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war12,771 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
1924 ParisVélodrome d'hiverBoxing, Cycling (track), Fencing, Wrestling10,884 [12]
1928 AmsterdamKrachtsportgebouwBoxing, Wrestling2,840 [13]
1932 Los AngelesOlympic AuditoriumBoxing, Wrestling10,000. [14]
1936 BerlinDeutschlandhalleBoxing, Wrestling8,630 [15]
1948 LondonEmpress Hall, Earl's CourtBoxing, Gymnastics, Wrestling19,000 [16]
1952 HelsinkiMessuhalliBasketball (final), Boxing, Gymnastics, Wrestling5,500 [17]
1956 MelbourneRoyal Exhibition BuildingBasketball (final), Modern pentathlon (fencing), Wrestling3,500 [18]
1960 RomePalazzetto dello sportBasketballNot listed. [19]
1964 TokyoShibuya Public HallNone2,200[20][21][22]
1968 Mexico CityInsurgentes TheatreNone1,100 [23]
1972 MunichMessegelände, GewichtheberhalleNone3,297 [24]
1976 MontrealSt. Michel ArenaNone2,000 [25]
1980 MoscowIzmailovo Sports PalaceNone5,000 [26]
1984 Los AngelesAlbert Gersten PavilionNone4,156 [27]
1988 SeoulOlympic Weightlifting GymnasiumNone4,000 [28]
1992 BarcelonaPavelló de l'Espanya IndustrialNoneNot listed. [29]
1996 AtlantaGeorgia World Congress CenterFencing, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Table tennis, Wrestling3,900 (fencing)
7,300 (handball)
7,300 (judo)
4,700 (table tennis)
5,000 (weightlifting)
7,300 (wrestling)		 [30][31]
2000 SydneySydney Convention and Exhibition CentreBoxing, Fencing, Judo, Wrestling7,500 (weightlifting),
9,000 (judo & wrestling),
10,000 (boxing & fencing)		 [32]
2004 AthensNikaia Olympic Weightlifting HallNoneNot listed. [33]
2008 BeijingBeihang University GymnasiumNone5,400 [34]
2012 LondonExCeLBoxing, Fencing, Judo, Table tennis, Taekwondo, WrestlingNot listed. [35]
2016 Rio de JaneiroRiocentro – Pavilion 2None6,000[36]
2020 TokyoTokyo International ForumNone5,000

Francis Field hosted the weightlifting events for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Strength Sports Hall for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam by architect Jan Wils
The Deutschlandhalle hosted the boxing, weightlifting and wrestling events for the 1936 Summer Olympics
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted the weightlifting events for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. 1896 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 31–49. Accessed 3 October 2010.
  2. Spalding's report of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Archived 29 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine pp. 222–9, 233–47. Accessed 4 October 2010.
  3. 1920 Summer Olympics athletics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  4. 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  5. 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  6. 1920 Summer Olympics football. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  7. 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  8. 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  9. 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  10. 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  11. 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting. Sports-reference.com (29 August 1920). Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  12. 1924 Olympics official report. Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 182–3, 203–4, 255, 266, 400, 425, 507. (in French)
  13. 1928 Summer Olympic official report. Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 200–1, 205.
  14. 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 70.
  15. 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 705, 737. Accessed 17 October 2010.
  16. 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine pp. 43, 46, 49–50. Accessed 19 October 2010.
  17. 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 51. Accessed 21 October 2010.
  18. 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 43. Accessed 25 October 2010.
  19. 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 31 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 60, 62. Accessed 28 October 2010.
  20. 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 115. Accessed 31 October 2010.
  21. 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 124. Accessed 31 October 2010.
  22. 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 401–12. Accessed 31 October 2010.
  23. 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
  24. 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 197–201. Accessed 8 November 2010.
  25. 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 6 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 130–3. Accessed 14 November 2010.
  26. 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 112–4. Accessed 18 November 2010.
  27. 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 150–2. Accessed 24 November 2010.
  28. 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 176. Accessed 1 December 2010.
  29. 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 196–9. Accessed 6 December 2010.
  30. 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 540–1. Accessed 9 December 2010.
  31. 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 448, 455, 457, 459–60, 462, 466. Accessed 9 December 2010.
  32. 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 383. Accessed 17 December 2010.
  33. 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. p. 425. Accessed 24 December 2010.
  34. "Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  35. London2012.com profile of ExCeL. Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today Accessed 30 December 2010.
  36. "Riocentro – Pavilion 6", Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF), 2, (BOC), 16 February 2009, pp. 64–65, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2013, retrieved 2 December 2009.
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