Medellín Sports Coliseum

Medellín Sports Coliseum
Coliseo de Deportes de Medellín
Exterior view
LocationMedellín, Colombia
Coordinates6°15′24.48″N 75°35′24.62″W / 6.2568000°N 75.5901722°W / 6.2568000; -75.5901722
OwnerMayoral of Medellín
OperatorINDER Medellín
Capacity6,000 (Iván de Beodut Coliseum)
Construction
Built2009
Opened2010
Construction costCO$50 million
ArchitectGiancarlo Mazzanti
Felipe Mesa (Plan B Architects)
Structural engineerNicolás Parra
Daniel Lozano (CNI Ingenieros)

Medellín Sports Coliseum (known in Spanish simply as the Coliseums (Spanish: Los Coliseos) or the Sport Coliseums (Spanish: Los Coliseos Deportivos), is a complex of five sports arenas located in Medellín, Colombia: the Guillermo Gaviria Correa Coliseum for Martial Arts, the Jorge Valderrama Coliseum for Handball, the Jorge Hugo Giraldo Coliseum for Gymnastics, the Iván de Beodut Coliseum for Basketball, and the Yesid Santos Coliseum for Volleyball. It is part of the larger Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex.

The five gymnasiums were designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti and Plan B Architects. Three coliseums were renovated and two new coliseums were constructed in 18 months and with CO$50 million in preparation for the 2010 South American Games. The design has a wavy sloped green roofline and an area of 493,000 square feet.