TheMarkopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted theequestrian events at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, Greece.[1] The venue is located atMarkópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on 12 August 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition. Thecapacity of the venue is 10,000 for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event.[2]
In June 2007, MarkopouloEquestrian Centre held the threesuper special stages of the 54thAcropolis Rally.[3] The site is also home to horse racing competitions[4] and hosted theFEI European Jumping Championship for Children in June 2008.[5]
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