List of Olympic venues in weightlifting

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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.

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
2024 ParisParis Expo Porte de VersaillesHandball, Table tennis, Volleyball6,000
2028 Los AngelesPeacock TheaterNone7,100
2032 BrisbaneGold Coast Convention & Exhibition CentreVolleyball (preliminaries)5,000

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