The Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the

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events at the

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. Located in the

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, the facility consists of two hockey fields. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans – though only 5,200 seats were made publicly available during the Games, and the smaller stadium seats 2,100 spectators – though only 1,200 seats were made publicly available during the Games. The facility was completed on February 29, 2004, and officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the Games. During the

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, the Olympic Hockey Centre was the venue for

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and

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competitions. The hockey centre has since fallen into disuse and disrepair. No hockey has been played at the centre since the end of the 2004 Olympic Games.

References

2004 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. p. 353.
Olympicproperties.gr profile.

Buildings and structures completed in 2004 Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey venues Defunct sports venues in Greece

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