Komazawa Gymnasium

Komazawa Gymnasium
Construction
Komazawa Gymnasium

Full name	Komazawa Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°37′29″N 139°39′39″E / 35.624825°N 139.660758°E / 35.624825; 139.660758
Owner	Tokyo
Operator	Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation
Capacity	3,875
Broke ground	August 1962
Opened	March 1964
Architect	Yoshinobu Ashihara
General contractor	Kajima Construction

Komazawa Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 3,875 spectators.

Designed by Japanese architect Yoshinobu Ashihara, along with the landmark Control Tower, that features as a focal point of the park.^[1] The gymnasium venue hosted the wrestling events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

References

↑ Case, Jeremy (2013). Wallpaper City Guide. London: Phaidon. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7148-6632-1.

1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 125-6.

Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics

Olympic venues in wrestling

1896: Panathenaic Stadium 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Antwerp Zoo 1924: Vélodrome d'hiver 1928: Krachtsportgebouw 1932: Olympic Auditorium 1936: Deutschlandhalle 1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Harringay Arena 1952: Messuhalli 1956: Royal Exhibition Building 1960: Basilica of Maxentius 1964: Komazawa Gymnasium 1968: Insurgentes Ice Rink 1972: Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle 1976: Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Maurice Richard Arena 1980: CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse 1984: Anaheim Convention Center 1988: Sangmu Gymnasium 1992: Institut National d'Educació Física de Catalunya 1996: Georgia World Congress Center 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Ano Liosia Olympic Hall 2008: China Agricultural University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Carioca Arena 2

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