Olympic Velodrome, Rome
Coordinates: 41°49′35.93″N 12°27′24.83″E / 41.8266472°N 12.4568972°E / 41.8266472; 12.4568972
Velodromo Olimpico|
Velodromo Olimpico, pictured in 1960 |
| Location |
Viale della Tecnica /
Viale dell'Oceano Pacifico
00144 Roma |
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| Owner |
CONI - Comune di Roma |
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| Construction |
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| Broke ground |
10 August 1957 |
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| Opened |
30 April 1960 |
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| Closed |
1968 |
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| Demolished |
24 July 2008 |
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| Construction cost |
£ 1.050.000.000 |
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The Olympic Velodrome (Italian: Velodromo Olimpico) was a sports venue located in Rome, Italy. Constructed for the 1960 Summer Olympics, it hosted the track cycling and field hockey events.
The velodrome was constructed between 1957 and early 1960. Soon after it was built problems were found, as water was draining away the foundations on one side of the velodrome. Concrete was injected into the foundations, which solved the problem only temporarily. It was last used for competition in 1968, when it hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[1] After this it was abandoned, until it was imploded on 24 July 2008.
References
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- 1896
- Marathon (city), Neo Phaliron Velodrome
- 1900
- Vélodrome de Vincennes
- 1904
- Francis Field
- 1908
- White City Stadium
- 1912
- Liljeholmen, Mälaren
- 1920
- Antwerp, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
- 1924
- Stade de Colombes, Vélodrome de Vincennes
- 1928
- Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium
- 1932
- Los Angeles Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Vineyard Avenue
- 1936
- Avus Motor Road, BSV 92 Field & Stadium
- 1948
- Herne Hill Velodrome, Windsor Great Park
- 1952
- Käpylä, Maunula, Pakila, Velodrome
- 1956
- Broadmeadows, Velodrome
- 1960
- Olympic Velodrome, Via Cassia, Via Flaminia, Via Cristoforo Colombo, Via di Grottarossa
- 1964
- Hachioji City, Hachioji Velodrome
- 1968
- Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Satellite Circuit
- 1972
- Bundesautobahn 96, Grünwald, Radstadion
- 1976
- Mount Royal Park, Olympic Velodrome, Quebec Autoroute 40
- 1980
- Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit, Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome, Moscow-Minsk Highway
- 1984
- Artesia Freeway, Olympic Velodrome, Streets of Mission Viejo
- 1988
- Olympic Velodrome, Tongillo Road Course
- 1992
- A-17 highway, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit, Velòdrom d'Horta
- 1996
- Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park, Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome
- 2000
- Centennial Parklands, Dunc Gray Velodrome, Western Sydney Parklands
- 2004
- Athens Olympic Velodrome, Kotzia Square, Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue, Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
- 2008
- Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue, Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan Velodrome, Urban Road Cycling Course
- 2012
- BMX Circuit, Hadleigh Farm, London Velodrome, Hampton Court Palace
- 2016
- Fort Copacabana, Mountain Bike Centre, Olympic BMX Centre, Pontal, Rio Olympic Velodrome
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- 1908: White City Stadium
- 1920: Olympisch Stadion
- 1928: Old Stadion
- 1932: Olympic Stadium
- 1936: Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2
- 1948: Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club, Lyons' Sports Club, Polytechnic Sports Ground
- 1952: Velodrome
- 1956: Hockey Field, Melbourne Cricket Ground (final)
- 1960: Campo Tre Fontane, Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi
- 1964: Komazawa Hockey Field
- 1968: Municipal Stadium
- 1972: Hockeyanlage
- 1976: Molson Stadium, McGill University
- 1980: Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena; Young Pioneers Stadium (final)
- 1984: Weingart Stadium
- 1988: Seongnam Stadium
- 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
- 1996: Clark Atlanta University Stadium, Morris Brown College Stadium (final)
- 2000: State Hockey Centre
- 2004: Olympic Hockey Centre
- 2008: Olympic Green Hockey Field
- 2012: Riverbank Arena
- 2016: Olympic Hockey Centre
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