List of Olympic venues in fencing

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Zappeion hosted the fencing events for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Schermzaal: fencing hall for the 9th Olympiad, Amsterdam (1928)
St Kilda Town Hall hosted the fencing events for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Olympic Green Convention Center hosted the fencing events for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

For the Summer Olympics, there are 31 venues that have been or will be used for fencing.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venue for those games Capacity Ref.
1896 AthensZappeionNoneNot listed. [1]
1900 Paris Tuileries Garden None Not listed. [2]
1904 St. LouisFrancis GymnasiumBoxingNot listed. [3]
1908 LondonFranco-British Exhibition Fencing GroundsNoneNot listed. [4]
1912 StockholmÖstermalm Athletic GroundsEquestrian, Modern pentathlon (fencing), TennisNot listed. [5]
1920 AntwerpGardens de la Palace d'EgmontNoneNot listed. [6]
1924 ParisStade de ColombesAthletics, Cycling (road), Equestrian, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon (fencing, running), Rugby union, Tennis22,737 [7]
1928 AmsterdamSchermzaalModern pentathlon (fencing)559 [8]
1932 Los Angeles160th Regiment State ArmoryModern pentathlon (fencing)1,800 [9]
1936 BerlinHaus des Deutschen SportsModern pentathlon (fencing)1200 [10][11]
Tennis Courts (épée)Basketball832. [12]
1948 LondonWembley Palace of EngineeringNoneNot listed. [13]
1952 HelsinkiWestend Tennis HallNoneNot listed. [14]
1956 MelbourneSt Kilda Town HallNoneNot listed. [15]
1960 RomePalazzo dei CongressiModern pentathlon (fencing)Not listed. [16]
1964 TokyoWaseda Memorial HallModern pentathlon (fencing)2,200[17][18]
1968 Mexico CityFernando Montes de Oca Fencing HallModern pentathlon (fencing)3,000 [19]
1972 MunichMessegelände, Fechthalle 1 (final)None978 [20]
Messegelände Fechthalle 2Modern pentathlon (fencing)Same as Fechthalle 1. [20]
1976 MontrealWinter Stadium, Université de MontréalModern pentathlon (fencing)2,461 [21]
1980 MoscowCSKA Football FieldhouseModern pentathlon (fencing)8,500 [22]
1984 Los AngelesLong Beach Convention CenterNone2,500 [23]
1988 SeoulOlympic Fencing GymnasiumModern pentathlon (fencing)7,000 [24][25]
1992 BarcelonaPalau de la Metal·lúrgiaModern pentathlon (fencing)Not listed. [26]
1996 AtlantaGeorgia World Congress CenterHandball, Judo, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Table tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling3,900 (fencing)
7,300 (handball)
7,300 (judo)
4,700 (table tennis)
5,000 (weightlifting)
7,300 (wrestling)		 [27][28]
2000 SydneySydney Convention and Exhibition CentreBoxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling7,500 (weightlifting),
9,000 (judo & wrestling),
10,000 (boxing & fencing)		 [29]
2004 AthensHelliniko Fencing HallNone8,000 [30]
2008 BeijingOlympic Green Convention CenterModern pentathlon (fencing, shooting)5,695 [31]
2012 LondonExCeLBoxing, Judo, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, WrestlingNot listed. [32]
2016 Rio de JaneiroCarioca Arena 3Taekwondo10,000[33]
2020 TokyoMakuhari MesseTaekwondo, Wrestling6,000
2024 ParisGrand PalaisTaekwondo8,000
2028 Los AngelesLos Angeles Convention CenterBasketball, Boxing, Cycling (BMX racing), Table tennis, Taekwondo7,000
2032 BrisbaneBrisbane Convention & Exhibition CentreBadminton, Table tennis, Taekwondo6,000

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