Olympia

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Olympia is an ancient city in Greece which was the site of the Ancient Olympic Games.

Olympia may also refer to

Contents 1 Places 2 Buildings and landmarks 3 People 4 Ships 5 Art 6 Businesses and companies 7 Sports 8 Notable current or former residents 9 Other uses

[edit] Places

• Olympia, Greece
• Olympia, California, a city and a station site at the northern end of the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz County, California
• Olympia, Washington, the capital city of Washington state.
• Olympia Heights, Florida
• Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Olímpia, Brazil, in the state of São Paulo

[edit] Buildings and landmarks

• Olympia (stadium), a football stadium in Helsingborg, home of Helsingborgs IF
• Olympia, London, an exhibition hall
• Kensington (Olympia) station, near the London exhibition hall
• Olympia Airport, near Olympia, Washington
• Olympia Cafe, a fictional coffee shop featured in a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch
• Olympia Milk Bar, a cultural landmark in Sydney, Australia
• Olympia Skistadion, a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany
• Detroit Olympia, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
• Paris Olympia, a music hall in Paris
• Olympia High School, a high school in Olympia, Washington
• The Liverpool Olympia, a theatre in Liverpool, UK
• Olympia Theatre, a theatre in Dublin, Ireland.

[edit] People

Olympia is a relatively common first name for women, especially among Greeks and people of Greek descent.

• Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great
• Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark
• Olympia Pahis, Born on February 16th, 1986 in Katerini, Greece. She immigrated to the U.S. at the age of two. A prime example of a resiliant child growing up in Astoria, Queens she attended John Jay College and is currently transferring to Hunter College to obtain a major in English and a minor in Philosophy. She plans to pursue law school and study Human Rights Law. Her goal is to alter the discourse of the world for the better. Her passion is known to be her drive.Her interests include dance (preferably ballet), writing, reading, philosophy,travelling, current events,and saving the world. She is currently working on a memoir.[1]

[edit] Ships

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

[edit] Art

• Olympia (painting), an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet
• Olympia (film), a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
• Olympia (1998 film), a 1998 film directed by Bob Byington
• Olympia (label), a former classical music record label
• Olympia (song), a song by Sergio Mendes from his album Confetti written for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Businesses and companies

• Olympia & York, a now bankrupt property firm based in Canada
• Olympia Brewing Company, a brand of beer brewed by Pabst
• Olympia Business Systems, a corporation producing calculators, typewriters, shredders and other office machines
• Olympia College, a for-profit group of American colleges
• Olympia Floor and Tile a tile wholesaler in Canada
• Olympia Press, a French publisher
• Olympia (supermarket), a supermarket in Colombia

[edit] Sports

Because Olympia, Greece is the historical home of the Olympic games, Olympia is part of the name of a number of sports facilities and clubs:

• 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 and Fitness Olympia, two bodybuilding competitions for women

[edit] Notable current or former residents

• Edward Patrick Smith IV, former standout Notre Dame baseball player, and current assistant coach at the University of Virginia.

[edit] Other uses

Olympia may also refer to:

• Hypericum, a biological genus
• 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 butterfly
• the Olympia oyster
• Olympia Millennium, an Ice Resurfacer by Resurfice Corp., a competitor to Zamboni
• Olympia. A fictional Univeristy in Ohio and name of a Dramedy to be released in 2008 under negotiation with FOX and NBC.
• Olympia, a keyblade in the game Kingdom Hearts. Obtained randomly in Olympus Coliseum.