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Line 1: {{Short description\|Sports venue in Suwon, South Korea}} '''Suwon Gymnasium''' is an [[indoor arena\|indoor sporting arena]] located in [[Suwon]], [[South Korea]]. The capacity of the arena is 5,145 people and was built in [[1963]] to host [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics\|handball]] events at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]. {{Infobox venue \| stadium_name = Suwon Gymnasium \| logo_image = \| image = Suwon Gymnasium.JPG \| nickname = \| caption = \| location = 775 Jowon-dong, [[Jangan-gu]], [[Suwon]], [[Gyeonggi-do]], South Korea \| coordinates = {{coord\|37.298401\|127.009071\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} \| broke_ground = \| opened = 1984 \| surface = \| construction_cost = \| dimensions = {{convert\|21796\|sqft\|m2}} \| owner = City of Suwon \| operator = Suwon City Facility Management Corporation \| seating_capacity = 5,145 \| tenants = [[Seoul Samsung Thunders\|Suwon Samsung Thunders]] (1997–2001)<br />[[Yongin Samsung Blueminx\|Suwon Samsung Life Bichumi]] (2001–2005)<br /> [[Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm]] (2006–present)<br /> [[Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate\|Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate]] (2006–present) }} '''Suwon Gymnasium''' is an [[indoor arena\|indoor sporting arena]] located in [[Suwon]], South Korea. Built in 1984 to host [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics\|handball]] events at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], the gymnasium has a capacity of 5,145 spectators. At the [[2014 Asian Games]], the gymnasium hosted [[Handball at the 2014 Asian Games\|handball]] and [[Table tennis at the 2014 Asian Games\|table tennis]] matches.<ref name="AsianGames">{{cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/games-asian-idUKL1N0QX0F020140908\|title=FACTBOX-Factbox on sports at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon\|work=Reuters\|date=8 September 2014\|access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Suwon KT Sonicboom\|KT Sonicboom]] men's basketball team relocated from [[Busan]] to Suwon.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2023}} Today, Suwon Gymnasium is part of the [[Suwon Sports Complex]]. == ~~External link~~ Gallery== <gallery> * [http://www.aafla.com/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v1.pdf Venue information] File:Suwon Gym.JPG\|Exterior File:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG\|Interior File:V-league2012-13 KEPCOvsSamsung.JPG\|Interior during the [[V-League (South Korea)\|V-League]] match </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Seoul Samsung Thunders}} {{1988 Summer Olympic venues}} {{Olympic venues handball}} [[Category:Handball venues in South Korea]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in South Korea]] [[Category:Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic handball venues]] [[Category:Sports venues in Suwon]] [[Category:Basketball venues in South Korea]] [[Category:Volleyball venues in South Korea]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1984]] [[Category:1984 establishments in South Korea]] [[Category:Venues of the 1986 Asian Games]] [[Category:Venues of the 2014 Asian Games]] [[Category:Asian Games handball venues]] [[Category:Asian Games table tennis venues]] {{~~Asia~~SouthKorea-~~stadium~~sports-venue-stub}} {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub}}