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Olympic Fencing Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 6,341 people and was built from September 1984 to April 1986 to host fencing and fencing part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2011 remodel only handball games.
Notable events
Besides holding fencing at the 1988 Olympics, the arena also hosts concerts.
- Megadeth
- Scorpions
- SS501 Showcase with Triple S - SS501 - 15 November 2008
- Super Show - Super Junior The 1st ASIA Tour, February 22,23,24 2008 and January 3,4 2009
- Super Show 2 - Super Junior The 2nd ASIA Tour, July 17,18,19 2009
- Into the New World - Girls' Generation The 1st Asia Tour, December 19,20 2009 and February 27,28 2010
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178.
Coordinates: 37°31′02″N 127°07′35″E / 37.517345°N 127.126313°E
Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul Sports Complex Jamsil Baseball Stadium · Jamsil Gymnasium · Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool · Jamsil Students' Gymnasium · Olympic StadiumOlympic Park Mongchon Toseong · Olympic Fencing Gymnasium · Olympic Gymnastics Hall · Olympic Tennis Center · Olympic Velodrome · Olympic Weightlifting GymnasiumNew Venues Busan Yachting Center · Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site · Hanyang University Gymnasium · Saemaul Sports Hall · Sangmu Gymnasium · Seoul Equestrian Park · Seoul National University Gymnasium · Suwon GymnasiumExisting Venues Busan Stadium · Daegu Stadium · Daejeon Stadium · Dongdaemun Stadium · Gwangju Stadium · Hwarang Archery Field · Jangchung Gymnasium · Royal Bowling Center · Seongnam Stadium · Streets of Seoul · Taenung International Shooting Range · Tongillo Road CourseList of Olympic venues in fencing 1896: Zappeion • 1900: Tuileries Garden • 1904: Francis Gymnasium • 1908: Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds • 1912: Östermalm Athletic Grounds • 1920: Gardens de la Palace d'Egmont • 1924: Stade de Colombes • 1928: Schemzaal • 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 • 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre • 2004: Fencing Hall • 2008: Olympic Green Convention Center • 2012: ExCeL, Handball Arena • 2016: Deodoro ArenaCategories:- Indoor arenas in South Korea
- 1988 Summer Olympic venues
- Olympic fencing venues
- Olympic modern pentathlon venues
- Sport in Seoul
- South Korean sports venue stubs
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