List of Summer Olympics venues: W–Z

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For the Summer Olympics, there are 25 venues starting with the letter 'W', no venues starting with the letter 'X', three venues starting with the letter 'Y', and four venues starting with the letter 'Z'.

W

The White City Stadium during the 1908 Summer Olympics. This venue hosted 13 different sports for those games.
Workers Indoor Arena hosted boxing competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Walking course1992 BarcelonaAthletics (walks)Not listed. [1]
Walking course1996 AtlantaAthletics (walks)800 [2][3]
Wannsee Golf Course1936 BerlinModern pentathlon (running)Not listed. [4]
Wannsee Shooting Range1936 BerlinShootingNot listed. [4]
Waseda Memorial Hall1964 TokyoFencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing)2,200[5][6]
Wassaw Sound1996 AtlantaSailing1,000 [7][8]
Water Polo Arena2012 LondonWater polo5,000 [9]
Weingart Stadium1984 Los AngelesField hockey22,000 [10]
Wembley Arena2012 LondonBadminton, Gymnastics (rhythmic)6,000 [11]
Wembley Palace of Engineering1948 LondonFencingNot listed. [12]
Wembley Stadium2012 LondonFootball (final)90,000 [13]
West Melbourne Stadium1956 MelbourneBasketball, Boxing, Gymnastics7,000 [14]
Westchester1932 Los AngelesEquestrian (cross-country riding)Not listed. [15]
Westend Tennis Hall1952 HelsinkiFencingNot listed. [16]
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy2012 LondonSailingNone. [17]
White City Stadium1908 LondonArchery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling97,000. [18]
White Hart Lane1948 LondonFootball36,310 [19]
Williamstown1956 MelbourneModern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting (pistol, rifle)Not listed. [20]
Windsor Great Park1948 LondonCycling (road)Not listed. [21]
Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal1976 MontrealFencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing)2,461 [22]
Wolf Creek Shooting Complex1996 AtlantaShooting7,500 [7][23]
Workers Indoor Arena2008 BeijingBoxing13,000 [24]
Workers Stadium2008 BeijingFootball70,161 [25]
Wukesong Baseball Field2008 BeijingBaseball18,000 [26]
Wukesong Indoor Stadium2008 BeijingBasketball18,000 [27]
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X

There are no Summer Olympic venues that started with the letter 'X'. This includes the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Y

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Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Ying Tung Natatorium2008 BeijingWater Polo, Modern pentathlon (swimming)4,852 [28]
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium1964 TokyoVolleyball (final)3,800[5][29]
Young Pioneers Stadium1980 MoscowField hockey (final)5,000 [30]
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Z

Panoramic view of the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución), Mexico City. Looking east from the roof top restaurant on the Portal de Mercaderes to the Palacio Nacional in 2007. Zócalo was the starting point of the marathon event for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref.
Zappeion1896 AthensFencingNot listed. [31]
Zeeburg Shooting Grounds1928 AmsterdamModern pentathlon (shooting)10,455 [32]
Zócalo1968 Mexico CityAthletics (marathon start)Not listed [33]
Zuiderzee1928 AmsterdamSailing2,263 [34]
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