Olympia

The name Olympia may refer to:

Places

• Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games
• Olympia, Washington, the capital city of Washington state.
• Olympia Heights, Florida
• Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Olímpia, Brazil, in São Paulo

Buildings and landmarks

• Detroit Olympia, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
• Liverpool Olympia, a theatre in Liverpool, UK
• Olympia (stadium), a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, home of Helsingborgs IF
• Olympia High School (Washington), an American high school in Washington State
• Olympia, London, an exhibition centre in London, UK
• Olympia Milk Bar, a cultural landmark in Sydney, Australia
• Olympia Skistadion, a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany
• Olympia Theatre, Dublin, a concert hall in Dublin, Ireland.
• Olympia Theatre, a now-demolished theatre complex in New York, USA.
• Olympic Stadium (Berlin), a stadium originally built for the (cancelled) 1916 Summer Olympics
• Paris Olympia, a music hall in Paris, France

People

• Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great
• Olympia Dukakis (b. 1931), actress
• Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), US Senator from Maine
• Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (b. 1967), daughter of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece

Ships

• USS Olympia, referring to two ships named after the city of Olympia, Washington
• M/V Olympia (later Pride of Bilbao), a ferry operated by Viking Line between 1986 and 1993
• Olympia, later MS Regal Empress, an ocean liner

Art

• Olympia (Manet), an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet
• Olympia (Magritte), an 1948 oil on canvas painting by René Magritte
• 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" (song), by Sergio Mendes from his album Confetti written for the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Olympia (song)by Jon Anderson from his album Animation (album)

Businesses and companies

• Olympia and York, a now bankrupt property firm based in Canada
• Olympia Brewing Company (1896-2003) in Washington State
• Olympia Flooring and Tile a tile wholesaler in Canada
• Olympia Press, a French publisher
• Olympia Sports Camp, a Sports Camp near Huntsville, Ontario
• Olympia College, a for-profit group of American colleges, part of the Everest College system
• Olympia Werke, a German typewriter company, now dedicated to import office goods

Sports

• Olympia Larissa BC, a basketball club based in Larissa, Greece
• Detroit Olympia, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
• Olympia (stadium), a football stadium in Helsingborg, home of Helsingborgs IF
• Olympia Club de Bruxelles, a former Belgian football club
• Olympia Skistadion, a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany
• Olympia Wilhelmshaven, a German sports club
• Mr. Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest
• Figure Olympia, women's bodybuilding competition
• Fitness Olympia, women's bodybuilding competition

Other uses

• Olympia (comics), a fictional city in Marvel Comics
• Olympia, a junior synonym of the plant genus Hypericum (St. John's-worts)
• Olympia, a CD imprint of the Russian label Melodiya
• Olympia Motor Show, a British automobile event
• 582 Olympia, a minor planet orbiting the sun
• DFS Olympia Meise, a 1940 sailplane
• Olympia Academy or "Akademie Olympia", a semi-formal group of friends that included Albert Einstein
• Olympia Marble, a North American butterfly
• Olympia oyster, a Pacific coast oyster
• Opel Olympia

See also

• Olympic
• Olympus
• Olimpia

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