Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics
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For the 1972 Summer Olympics
, a total of thirty-two sports venues were used. A majority of the venues used were new construction in time for the 1972 Games after Munich was awarded the Games in 1966. Kiel Bay was the only venue from the 1936 Summer Olympics to be used for the 1972 Games. A stretch of the Autobahn near Munich was used for cycling's road team time trial event. After the Olympics, Olympiastadion hosted the final of the FIFA World Cup less than two years later. Augsburg's Eiskanal has served as host to three Canoe Slalom World Championships while the shooting range hosted the World Shooting Championships 2010. Olympiapark is part of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Olympiapark
in Berlin
, Kiel served as host of the sailing
events. Munich
hosted the World Weightlifting Championships
in 1955
. Augsburg hosted the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in 1957
though that course was a natural whitewater course rather than artificial. Jahnstadion was built in 1926 while Urban Stadium was constructed in 1928. Ingolstadt's stadium was constructed in 1932 while Rosenaustadion was completed in 1951. The handball venues in Böblingen and Augsburg were completed in the mid 1960s.
The German Autobahn
was first built in the 1930s and expanded in the 1950s following World War II
. The A96 route was constructed in the 1960s and expanded in 1970 in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
When Munich was selected as host for the 1972 Summer Games in April 1966, an aggressive construction program began. Fifteen different sites for the canoe sprint and rowing events were reviewed before Oberschleißheim was selected in April 1969. Temporary venues were set at Englischer Garten and Nymphenburg Palace
.
won all four canoe slalom events. This was helped because they studied the course in Augsburg the year before and constructed an exact replica of the course in Zwickau
.
For the road team time trial cycling event, a 25 km (15.5 mi) stretch of the A96 was used with the start-finish point south of Munich near the Fürsten-ried section. The teams crossed over to the other side of the autobahn over a specially constructed turn before proceeding back to the start-finish line.
which took place in 1974
, including the final match
which host nation West Germany
defeated the Netherlands
. The Eiskanal in Augsburg hosted the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1985
and 2003
. Schießanlage served as venue host for the ISSF World Shooting Championships
in 2010
.
Munich is a finalist for the 2018 Winter Olympics
. Curling
, figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating
, and speed skating
event are planned to take place at Olympiapark. It will work with Garmisch-Partenkirchen
, host of the 1936 Winter Olympics
who will do all of the snow events, and Schönau am Königssee, whose sliding track
plan on doing all of the bobsleigh
, luge
, and skeleton
events as venues for the 2018 Winter Games. This will be determined in July 2011.
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, a total of thirty-two sports venues were used. A majority of the venues used were new construction in time for the 1972 Games after Munich was awarded the Games in 1966. Kiel Bay was the only venue from the 1936 Summer Olympics to be used for the 1972 Games. A stretch of the Autobahn near Munich was used for cycling's road team time trial event. After the Olympics, Olympiastadion hosted the final of the FIFA World Cup less than two years later. Augsburg's Eiskanal has served as host to three Canoe Slalom World Championships while the shooting range hosted the World Shooting Championships 2010. Olympiapark is part of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
OlympiaparkOlympiapark, MunichThe Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Found in the area of Munich known as the "Oberwiesenfeld" , the Park continues to serve as a venue for cultural, social, and religious events such as events of worship...
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Boxhalle Boxhalle Boxhalle is an indoor arena located in Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, it hosted the boxing events and the judo finals.... |
Boxing Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:... , Judo Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only... (final) |
7,360 | |
Hockeyanlage | Field hockey Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics This tournament is remembered for the first victory of a European nation after 1920 and the misbehaviour of the players of Pakistan after losing the final, which included kicking their silver medals during the medal ceremony and ravaging the locker room. Accordingly, they were banned for life from... |
21,900 | |
Olympiahalle Olympiahalle Olympiahalle is a multi-purpose arena in Munich, Germany, part of the Olympic Park and close to the Olympic Stadium.The arena is used for concerts, sporting events, exhibitions or trade fairs. In the past, it served as a part-time home for the defunct ice hockey team EC Hedos München... |
Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Sports Hall in Munich from August 27 through September 1.-Format of competition:... , Handball Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36 year absence. It was contested by sixteen teams.The teams were split into four groups of four teams each... (final) |
10.563 | |
Olympiastadion Olympic Stadium (Munich) Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics.... |
Athletics Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... , Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Equestrian Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich included Show Jumping, Dressage and Eventing. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... (jumping team), Football Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------... (final), Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition... (running) |
77,000 | |
Olympisches Dorf Olympic Village, Munich The Olympic Village was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and was used to house the athletes during the games... |
Competitor housing | Not listed. | |
Radstadion Radstadion Radstadion is a velodrome located in Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. They hosted the track portion of the cycling competitions for the 1972 Summer Olympics.... |
Cycling Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*... (track) |
4,157 | |
Schwimmhalle Olympia Schwimmhalle The Olympia Schwimmhalle is an aquatics centre located in the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. It hosted the swimming, diving, water olo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Olympics, the stadium had a 9000-seat capacity which was reduced to... |
Diving Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from August 27 to September 4 , comprising 90 divers from 25 nations.-Medal summary:... , Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing.... , Water polo Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.-Medalists:- Pool A :-Pool B:-Pool C:- Group II :Results taken from Preliminary Round... (final) |
9,182 | |
Volleyballhalle Volleyballhalle Volleyballhalle is an indoor arena located in Munich, Germany. It hosted the volleyball competitions for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.The hall has an area of 5132 square meters and included a restaurant, restrooms, and changing area.-Reference:... |
Volleyball Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*... |
3,680 |
Greater Munich
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Basketballhalle Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Audi Dome is an arena in Sendling-Westpark, Munich, Germany. It is also known as Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, named after the president of the Bavarian State Sport Association from 1955 to 1973... |
Basketball Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:... , Judo |
6,635 | |
Bogenschießlage | Archery Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.Each event was composed of two FITA rounds. Each of those FITA rounds consisted of the archers shooting 36 arrows at targets at 4 different distances, for a total of 144 arrows... |
1,100 | |
Dantebad Dantebad Dantebad is an aquatics venue located in the greater Munich, Germany area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, it hosted preliminaries for the water polo competition.... |
Water polo | 3,200 | |
Dressage Facility Nymphenburg Nymphenburg Palace The Nymphenburg Palace , i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.-History:... |
Equestrian (dressage) | 8,000 | |
Grünwald Grünwald, Bavaria Grünwald is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar, 12 km southwest of Munich... |
Cycling (individual road race) | Not listed. | |
Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 Messegelände The Messegelände is a series of twenty buildings located in the greater Munich, Germany area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, five of these venues served as host to the fencing, the fencing part of modern pentathlon, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling events.... |
Fencing Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Men's events:... (final) |
978 | |
Messegelände Fechthalle 2 Messegelände The Messegelände is a series of twenty buildings located in the greater Munich, Germany area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, five of these venues served as host to the fencing, the fencing part of modern pentathlon, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling events.... |
Fencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing) | Same as Fechthalle 1. | |
Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle Messegelände The Messegelände is a series of twenty buildings located in the greater Munich, Germany area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, five of these venues served as host to the fencing, the fencing part of modern pentathlon, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling events.... |
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952... |
3,297 | |
Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle Messegelände The Messegelände is a series of twenty buildings located in the greater Munich, Germany area. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, five of these venues served as host to the fencing, the fencing part of modern pentathlon, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling events.... |
Judo, Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:... |
5,750 | |
Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim The Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim is a rowing venue situated in Oberschleißheim near München in Germany. It has hosted several world rowing events, among them the 1972 Summer Olympics.-World Rowing Championships:1981 World Rowing Championships... |
Canoeing Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested.-Slalom:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:... (sprint), Rowing Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not included women's disciplines at the Olympics.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*... |
41,000 | |
Riding Facility, Riem Riding Facility, Riem The Riding Facility, Riem was temporary facility constructed in the Riem section of Munich, Germany. For the 1972 Summer Olympics. they hosted the equestrian individual jumping, cross-country eventing, and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon competition.... |
Equestrian (jumping individual, eventing cross-country), Modern pentathlon (riding) | 23,000 | |
Schießanlage Schießanlage Schießanlage is a firing range located in the Hochbrück area of Munich, Germany. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, it hosted the shooting and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon competition.The total acreage used for the events was 240,000 square meters.... |
Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics This is a list of results of the Shooting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics.... |
4,500 |
Football venues
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Drei Flüsse Stadion Drei Flüsse Stadion Drei Flüsse Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Passau, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of 1. FC Passau. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1972. For the 1972 Summer Olympics in neighboring Munich, it hosted six football... (Passau Passau Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.... ) |
Football | 20,000 | |
ESV-Stadion (Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents... ) |
Football | 11,418 | |
Jahnstadion (Regensburg) | Football | 11,200 | |
Rosenaustadion Rosenaustadion Rosenaustadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest stadium in the city.Until 2009, the stadium was used mostly for football matches by the football club... (Augsburg Augsburg Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a... ) |
Football | 28,000 | |
Urban Stadium Frankenstadion The Frankenstadion is a stadium in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, which was opened in 1928. It is located next to the Zeppelinfeld. It also neighbors the new Nuremberg Arena.... (Nuremberg Nuremberg Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664... ) |
Football | 45,548 |
Handball venues
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Böblingen Sportshalle Sporthalle (Böblingen) Sporthalle was an indoor arena in Böblingen, Germany. It opened in 1966 and was torn down in 2008. Sporthalle had a capacity to hold 6,500 people.The venue played host to six team handball competitions for the 1972 Summer Olympics in neighboring Munich.... |
Handball | Not listed | |
Donauhalle Ulm Donauhalle Ulm Donauhalle Ulm is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ulm, Germany. The venue hosted four team handball matches for the 1972 Summer Olympics that were held in neighboring Munich.Donauhalle also plays hosts to music concerts and conventions.-References:... |
Handball | 2,300 | |
Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen EWS Arena EWS Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Göppingen, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 5,600 people. It hosts the home matches of women's and men's Handball Bundesliga handball teams of Frisch Auf Göppingen. In its previous building, it hosted six team handball matches for the 1972... |
Handball | 5,599 | |
Sporthalle Augsburg Sporthalle Augsburg Sporthalle Augsburg is an indoor arena located in Augsburg, Germany. Completed in 1965, it hosted six team handball matches for the 1972 Summer Olympics in neighboring Munich.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 121.* Volume 3. p. 375.*... |
Handball | 3,093 |
Other venues
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Bay of Kiel Bay of Kiel The Bay of Kiel is a bay in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and the islands of Denmark. It is connected with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the east, the Little Belt in the northwest, and the Great Belt in the North.... |
Sailing Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.... |
4,000 on 14 steamers who wanted to watch the action. | |
Bundesautobahn 96 Bundesautobahn 96 is a motorway in southern Germany, leading from the Austrian border near Lindau through Memmingen, Landsberg am Lech to Munich. Two European routes lead through the autobahn: E 43 and E 54.... |
Cycling (road team time trial) | Not listed. | |
Eiskanal Eiskanal The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of Augsburg, Germany that was constructed as the canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics that were hosted in Munich.... (Augsburg) |
Canoeing (slalom) | 25,000 |
Before the Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Kiel served as host of the sailing
Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of the 1904 and possibly the 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
events. Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
hosted the World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...
in 1955
1955 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1955 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*...
. Augsburg hosted the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
in 1957
1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The Mixed C-2 team event debutted at these championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:...
though that course was a natural whitewater course rather than artificial. Jahnstadion was built in 1926 while Urban Stadium was constructed in 1928. Ingolstadt's stadium was constructed in 1932 while Rosenaustadion was completed in 1951. The handball venues in Böblingen and Augsburg were completed in the mid 1960s.
The German Autobahn
German Autobahnen
The German autobahns are the nationally coordinated motorway system in Germany. In German, they are officially called Bundesautobahn , which translates as federal expressways...
was first built in the 1930s and expanded in the 1950s following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The A96 route was constructed in the 1960s and expanded in 1970 in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
When Munich was selected as host for the 1972 Summer Games in April 1966, an aggressive construction program began. Fifteen different sites for the canoe sprint and rowing events were reviewed before Oberschleißheim was selected in April 1969. Temporary venues were set at Englischer Garten and Nymphenburg Palace
Nymphenburg Palace
The Nymphenburg Palace , i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.-History:...
.
During the Olympics
At Eiskanal, East GermanyEast Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
won all four canoe slalom events. This was helped because they studied the course in Augsburg the year before and constructed an exact replica of the course in Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
.
For the road team time trial cycling event, a 25 km (15.5 mi) stretch of the A96 was used with the start-finish point south of Munich near the Fürsten-ried section. The teams crossed over to the other side of the autobahn over a specially constructed turn before proceeding back to the start-finish line.
After the Olympics
Olympiastadion in Munich would be one of nine stadiums to host the FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
which took place in 1974
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
, including the final match
1974 FIFA World Cup Final
-References:...
which host nation West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
defeated the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The Eiskanal in Augsburg hosted the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1985
1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. Augsburg hosted the event previously in 1957. It also marked the first time the championships took place on an artificial whitewater slalom...
and 2003
2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...
. Schießanlage served as venue host for the ISSF World Shooting Championships
ISSF World Shooting Championships
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...
in 2010
2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Munich, Germany from July 29, 2010 to August 10, 2010.- Medal count :- World records :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- External links :*...
.
Munich is a finalist for the 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, is a winter multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. The elected host city was announced on 6 July 2011 by the International Olympic Committee , after the...
. Curling
Curling at the Winter Olympics
Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix. The results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence...
, figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating
Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The results from the 1988 demonstration competition is not included in the official Olympic statistics...
, and speed skating
Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:...
event are planned to take place at Olympiapark. It will work with Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
, host of the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
who will do all of the snow events, and Schönau am Königssee, whose sliding track
Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
The Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Schönau am Königsee, Germany. It is located near Königssee...
plan on doing all of the bobsleigh
Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. Other than that exception, the four-man competition has been...
, luge
Luge at the Winter Olympics
Luge was introduced to the Winter Olympic Games in 1964, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically a mixed event, but is almost always competed by a team of two men...
, and skeleton
Skeleton at the Winter Olympics
Skeleton was part of the Winter Olympic Games program when the games were held in St. Moritz in 1928 and again in 1948, but was then removed from the program...
events as venues for the 2018 Winter Games. This will be determined in July 2011.