Sports venue in Athens, Greece
The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece .[ 1] The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on 12 August 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition. The capacity of the venue is 10,000 for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event.[ 2]
In June 2007, Markopoulo Equestrian Centre held the three super special stages of the 54th Acropolis Rally .[ 3] The site is also home to horse racing competitions[ 4] and hosted the FEI European Jumping Championship for Children in June 2008.[ 5]
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20th century
1900 : 7th arrondissement of Paris
1912 : Fältrittklubben , Liljeholmen , Lindarängen , Östermalms IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1924 : Hippodrome d'Auteuil , Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1928 : Hilversum , Olympic Stadium
1932 : Olympic Stadium , Riviera Country Club , Westchester
1936 : Döberitz , Mayfield , Olympic Stadium
1948 : Aldershot , Empire Stadium , Tweseldown Racecourse
1952 : Laakso , Olympic Stadium , Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall , Tali Race Track
1956 : Lill-Jansskogen , Olympic Stadium , Ulriksdal
1960 : Piazza di Siena , Pratoni del Vivaro
1964 : Karuizawa , National Stadium
1968 : Avándaro Golf Club , Campo Marte , Estadio Olímpico Universitario
1972 : Dressage Facility Nymphenburg , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem
1976 : Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont , Olympic Stadium
1980 : Grand Arena , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
1984 : Fairbanks Ranch Country Club , Santa Anita Park
1988 : Olympic Stadium , Seoul Equestrian Park
1992 : Club Hípic El Montanyà , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
1996 : Georgia International Horse Park
21st century
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