List of Olympic venues in basketball

For the Summer Olympics, there are 29 venues that have been or will be used for basketball. The first official venue was outdoors under the auspices of the International Basketball Federation although the game was played indoors.[1] Being played on tennis courts of clay, the final was held in a heavy rain which turned the courts into mud.[2] Since those games, the basketball games have been played indoors.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venues for those games Capacity Ref.
1936 BerlinTennis CourtsFencing (épée)832. [3]
Tennis Stadium (final)NoneNot listed. [3]
1948 LondonHarringay ArenaWrestlingNot listed. [4]
1952 HelsinkiMessuhalli (final)Boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, wrestling5,500 [5]
Tennis PalaceNone1,250 [6]
1956 MelbourneWest Melbourne StadiumBoxing, gymnastics7,000 [7]
Royal Exhibition Building (final)Modern pentathlon (fencing), weightlifting, wrestling3,500 [8]
1960 RomePalazzo dello Sport (final)Boxing15,000 [9]
Palazzetto dello sportWeightliftingNot listed. [10]
1964 TokyoNational GymnasiumDiving, modern pentathlon (swimming), swimming4,000 (basketball)
11,300 (diving, swimming)		[11][12]
1968 Mexico CityJuan Escutia Sports PalaceVolleyball22,370 [13]
1972 MunichBasketballhalleJudo6,635 [14]
1976 MontrealCentre Étienne DesmarteauNone2,200 [15]
Montreal Forum (final)Boxing (final), gymnastics, handball (final), volleyball (final)18,000 [16]
1980 MoscowCSKA Palace of SportsNone5,500 [17]
Indoor Stadium (final)Boxing16,500 [18]
1984 Los AngelesThe ForumNone17,505 [19]
1988 SeoulJamsil GymnasiumVolleyball (final)12,751 [20][21]
1992 BarcelonaPavelló Olímpic de BadalonaNone12,500 [22]
1996 AtlantaGeorgia Dome (final)Gymnastics (artistic), handball (men's final)34,500 (each side) [23][24]
Morehouse College GymnasiumNone6,500 [25][26]
2000 SydneySydney SuperDome (final)Gymnastics (artistic/ trampoline)21,000 [27]
The Dome and Exhibition ComplexBadminton, gymnastics (rhythmic), modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), volleyball (indoor)10,000 [28]
2004 AthensHelliniko Indoor ArenaHandball (final)15,000 [29]
Olympic Indoor Hall (final)Gymnastics (artistic, trampolining)19,250 [30]
2008 BeijingWukesong Indoor StadiumNone18,000 [31]
2012 LondonBasketball ArenaHandball (medal round)12,000 [32]
The O2 Arena[33] (final)Gymnastics (artistic, trampolining)20,000 [34]
2016 Rio de JaneiroCarioca Arena 1None16,000[35]
Youth Arena (women's group stage)Modern pentathlon (fencing)5,000 [36]
2020 TokyoSaitama Super ArenaNone21,000[37]
The Juan Escutia Sports Palace hosted the basketball events for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
The Forum in Inglewood, California, hosted the basketball tournament for the 1984 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Los Angeles.

References
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  33. Because of the IOC's rules disallowing corporate sponsorship on venue names, The O2 Arena was renamed North Greenwich Arena during the games.
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