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The '''Oman Arena''' (originally '''Jackson Coliseum''') is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose [[arena]], in [[Jackson, Tennessee]], [[United States|USA]]. It was opened in 1967, and is architecturally similar to the [[Mid-South Coliseum]] in Memphis, which was built four years earlier and seats almost twice as many patrons as Oman Arena.


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The arena is located between the campuses of Madison Academic Magnet High School and Jackson Central-Merry High School, in central Jackson.
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In the 1980s, it was renamed in honor of the late Tury Oman, a local long-time coach.

From 1990 to 2011, it hosted the [[NAIA national women's basketball championship|NAIA Women's Division I National Championship]] Basketball Tournament.

It hosts other local sporting events and concerts.

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[[Category:Sports venues in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in the United States]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Madison County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1962]]


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