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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 ==
* [[Olympia (stadium)]], a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, home of Helsingborgs IF
* [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)]], a stadium originally built for the (cancelled) 1916 Summer Olympics
* [[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 (Washington)]], an American high school in Washington State
* [[Liverpool Olympia]], a theatre in Liverpool, UK
* [[Olympia, London]], an exhibition centre in London, UK
== 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|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|MS ''Regal Empress'']], an ocean liner
== Art ==
*[[Olympia (painting)|''Olympia'' (painting)]], an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet
*[[Olympia (1938 film)|''Olympia'' (1938 film)]], by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
*[[Olympia (1998 film)|''Olympia'' (1998 film)]], about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlete
*[[Olympia (song)|"Olympia" (song)]], by Sergio Mendes from his album ''Confetti'' written for the 1984 Summer Olympics
== 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
== 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
*[[Olympia]], a bi-annual woodsy recreational Labor Day weekend event sponsored by Centaur Motorcycle Club
*[[Mr. Olympia]], an annual bodybuilding contest
*[[Figure Olympia]], women's bodybuilding competition
* [[Fitness Olympia]], women's bodybuilding competition
== Other uses ==
*[[Olympia (automobile)]], a 1930s automobile
*[[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
*[[Olympia (comics)]], a fictional city in Marvel Comics
*''Olympia'', a junior synonym of the plant genus ''[[Hypericum]]'' (St. John's-worts)
==See also==
*[[Olympic]]
*[[Olympus]]
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