The name Olympia may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games * ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlete * ''Olympia'' (2011 film), about an aspiring porn actress * ''Olympia'' (2018 drama film), an American romantic drama * ''Olympia'' (2018 documentary film), about the career of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis

Music

Olympia (musician) Olivia Jayne Bartley (born 1982, Wollongong), who also performs as Olympia, is an Australian art-pop singer-songwriter-guitarist. She released her debut studio album '' Self Talk'' in April 2016 which received an ARIA Award nomination at the A ...

, Australian art-pop singer-songwriter-guitarist Olivia Jayne Bartley (born 1982) * ''Olympia'' (Bryan Ferry album) * ''Olympia'' (Austra album) *

Olympia (EP) "Olympia" is an EP recorded by The Maybes?. It was released on in the United Kingdom by Xtra Mile Recordings. The picture on the cover is of one of the iron statues in Antony Gormley's ''Another Place'' attraction located on Crosby Beach, Me ...

, an EP by The Maybes? * "Olympia" (song), a song by Sergio Mendes

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Olympia'' (Manet), an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet * ''Olympia'', a 1948 oil on canvas painting by René Magritte * Olympia (comics), a fictional city in Marvel Comics * Olympia, a mechanical doll in E. T. A. Hoffmann's short story " Der Sandmann", and in the opera '' The Tales of Hoffmann'' by Jacques Offenbach

Buildings and landmarks

* Olympia (Paris), a famous music hall in Paris, France * Olympia London, an exhibition centre in London, UK *

Olympia Apartments (Washington, D.C.) Olympia Apartments is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington, D.C.'s Northwest Quadrant. Albert B. Morgan designed this apartment building and it was completed in 1898. The official District of Columbia ...

, U.S., listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Olympia Building, Atlanta, location of an iconic Coca-Cola sign *

Detroit Olympia Detroit Olympia, also known as Olympia Stadium, was a multi-purpose arena in Detroit. Nicknamed "The Old Red Barn", it was best known as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from its opening in 1927 to 1979. Histo ...

, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings * Kensington (Olympia) station, a station in London, UK * Liverpool Olympia, a theatre in Liverpool, UK * Olympia Milk Bar, a cultural landmark in Sydney, Australia * Olympia Theatre, Dublin, a concert hall in Dublin, Ireland * Olympia Theatre (New York), a now-demolished theatre complex in New York City, U.S. * Olympia (São Paulo), a former music venue in São Paulo, Brazil

Businesses

* , a British CD label active in the 1990s releasing material from the Soviet Union, Poland, the Netherlands and other countries * Olympia Brewing Company (1896–2003), a brewery in Tumwater, Washington, U.S. * Olympia Capital Holdings, a holding company for several African businessese * Olympia Press, a French publisher * Olympia and York, a now-bankrupt property firm based in Canada * Olympia-Werke, a former major manufacturer of typewriters in Germany *

Olympia Sports Olympia Sports was a sporting goods Retail company. The company was founded in 1975 in Portland, Maine. Before it went under liquidation, Olympia Sports had 152 locations, mostly across New England, New York, and the Mid-Atlantic. It was headqua ...

, a sporting goods company

Military

* , ships of the Royal Navy * , two US Navy ships named after the city of Olympia * ''Olympia''-class cruiser, a US Navy class of protected cruisers

Organisms

* ''Olympia'', a section of the plant genus ''Hypericum'' (St. John's-worts) * '' Olympia oyster'', a Pacific coast oyster * '' Euchloe olympia'', a North American butterfly commonly called the Olympia Marble

People

Olympia (given name) Olympia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638–1708), second-eldest of the five celebrated Mancini sisters and mother of Austrian general Prince Eugene of Savoy * Princess Mar ...

* Olympia, a nickname for American professional bodybuilder Iris Kyle (born 1974)

Places

Greece

Olympia, Greece Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ολυμπία ; grc, Ὀλυμπία ), officially Archaia Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Αρχαία Ολυμπία; grc, Ἀρχαία Ὀλυμπία, links=no; "Ancient Olympia"), is a small town in E ...

, the site of the ancient Olympic Games *

Olympia Province Olympia Province ( el, Επαρχία Ολυμπίας) was one of the provinces of the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Andritsaina-Krestena and Zacharo Zacharo ( el, Ζαχάρω) is a ...

, a former province of Greece

United States

Olympia, Georgia Olympia is an extinct town in Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. History A post office called Olympia was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1916. The community derives it ...

, a ghost town *

Olympia, Kentucky Olympia is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along Kentucky Route 36 southeast of Owingsville. Olympia has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that p ...

, an unincorporated community * Olympia, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Olympia, South Carolina Olympia is an urban unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 1,087. The CDP is in western Richland County ...

, a census-designated place * Olympia, Washington, the state capital

Schools

* Olympia High School (disambiguation), several high schools in the United States * Olympia College, a for-profit group of American colleges, part of the Everest College system

Sport

Sports clubs

* Olympia FC (disambiguation), several football clubs *

Olympia Club de Bruxelles Olympia Club de Bruxelles was a Brussels-based Belgian football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an oppo ...

, a former Belgian football club * Olympia Sofia, a women's football club in Sofia, Bulgaria * TSR Olympia Wilhelmshaven, a German sports club * Olympia Larissa BC, a basketball club based in Larissa, Greece * Olympia București, a football club based in Bucharest, Romania * Olympia HC, a handball club in London, United Kingdom

Facilities

, the former stadium of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings * Olympia Skistadion, a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany * Olympia (Helsingborg), a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden *

Olympia Ice Center Olympia Ice Center is a 2,200-seat hockey rink in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is currently home to the Western New England University men's and woman's ice hockey teams. The teams compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conference of the NCAA ...

, a hockey rink in West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States *

Olympia Leisure Centre (1974) The Olympia Leisure Centre was a swimming pool in Dundee. History The facility was built on an infilled dock. The facility opened on 15 July 1974. The facility reopened on 28 August 1991 as the Olympia. Operation of the pool transferred from ...

, a former swimming pool in Dundee, Scotland *

Olympia Leisure Centre (2013) The Olympia Leisure Centre is a swimming pool in Dundee, Scotland. It is currently closed for repair work. History The building was constructed to replace the original Olympia Leisure Centre and is situated on a former car park. Construction ...

, a swimming pool in Dundee, Scotland

Other sports

* Olympia (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation ...

, an annual bodybuilding contest * Ms. Olympia, an annual women's bodybuilding contest

Transportation

Maritime

* , a steamship that served the northwest United States and Alaska * MV ''Olympia'', original name of SPL ''Princess Anastasia'' (1986), a cruiseferry operated by Viking Line between 1986 and 1993 * ''Olympia'', later MS ''Regal Empress'', an ocean liner * Olympia Terminal, a dock in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland

Other transportation

* Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia, Washington, United States, a public use airport * EoN Olympia, a glider built in numbers in the 1940s in the United Kingdom * Opel Olympia, a family car *

Olympia railway station Olympia railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Ολυμπίας, Sidirodromikós stathmós Olympia) is a railway station that serves the town of Olympia, Elis in Western Greece, Greece. Located in the centre of Olympia, ...

, Olympia, Greece

Other uses

582 Olympia Olympia (minor planet designation: 582 Olympia) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. References External links * * Background asteroids Olympia Olympia The name Olympia may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Olympia'' (1938 ...

, an asteroid * Olympia Academy or "Akademie Olympia", a semi-formal group of friends that included Albert Einstein *

Walther Olympia The Walther Model 1936 Olympia II is a single action semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Walther. The first version was the M1925, formally known as the Automatic Walther Sport Pistol cal. 22 LR, and was introduced in 1925. It was followed by th ...

, a 1936 semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Walther * Olympia (ice resurfacer), a line of ice resurfacers manufactured by Resurfice Corporation