Frank L. Forbes Arena - Atlanta, GA - Modern Olympic Venues on Waymarking.com

Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics was dominated by the United States which took gold in both the men’s and women’s competition. The lion’s share of the preliminary rounds were played here on the campus of Morehouse College while the majority of the final rounds were played at the much larger Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta.

Frank L. Forbes Arena, which was basically an addition to an existing gymnasium, was built specifically for the 1996 games and is the current home of the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers basketball team. It was named for Morehouse graduate Franklin Lafayette Forbes, longtime athletic director and coach at the school.

Olympic Games: Atlanta Summer 1996 Sport held at venue: Basketball Start and/or Finish: Not Aplicable Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link] Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Website Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use: See above website and also wikipedia. Current Use: Morehouse College basketball Parking Area: N 33° 44.840 W 084° 24.944 Olympic Games No 2: Not listed Olympic Games No 3: Not listed Sport held at venue No 2: Not listed Additional sport(s) held at venue: Not listed

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