
Sporthalle was an indoor sports arena located in
Böblingen,
Germany
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. It opened in 1966 and was demolished in 2008. Sporthalle had a capacity to hold 6,500 people.
The venue played host to six
team handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...
competitions for the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
in neighboring
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
.
Further, it served as one of two venues for the FIBA
EuroBasket 1971.
It hosted indoor sporting events, trade shows, TV shows, music concerts and other events.
References
1972 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 121.
1972 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 3. p. 375.
- accessed 28 August 2010.
Official website- accessed 28 August 2010.
Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics
Defunct sports venues in Germany
Olympic handball venues
Defunct indoor arenas
Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg
Buildings and structures in Böblingen
Sports venues demolished in 2008
1966 establishments in West Germany
2008 disestablishments in Germany
Sports venues completed in 1966
Sport in Stuttgart (region)
Badminton venues
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