Olympiahalle
The Olympiahalle (English: Olympic Hall) is a multi-purpose arena located in Am Riesenfeld in Munich, Germany, part of Olympiapark. The arena is used for concerts, sporting events, exhibitions or trade fairs. The official seating capacity for the arena varies from some 12,500 to 15,500.
Full name
Olympiahalle München
Olympiapark München GmbH
15,500
1967
27 August 1972
- 2007–09
- 2012
- 2020
Behnisch & Partner
Bernd Rosewich
Hans Korn
Sports[edit]
Olympiahalle also plays hosts to the annual Six Days of Munich, an international track cycling competition and the former Grand Slam Cup tennis tournament. Several other major international events were held in this venue, including the 1974 and the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1975 preliminaries of the Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1983, 1993 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships finals.[31]
Important basketball events that were held in Olympiahalle include the Final phase of the 1993 European Basketball Championships, the 1989[31][32] and 1999[31][33] Euroleague Final Fours.
World Wrestling Entertainment has hosted several house shows in the Olympiahalle since 1992 and most recently on 27 September 2008.