Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
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| Location | Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Capacity | 12,771 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Tenants | |
| Germinal Beerschot | |
The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion[1] was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, and weightlifting events.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It is currently used as the home ground of K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, a Belgian football club.
It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games.[11]
References
- ^ Inglis, Simon (1990). The Football Grounds of Europe. p. 69. ISBN 0-00-218305-6.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics athletics.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics football.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war.
- ^ Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting.
- ^ Inglis, Simon (2005). Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer. English Heritage. p. 190. ISBN 1-85074-918-3.
External links
- IOC Antwerp 1920 Page: The IOC page of 1920 Summer Olympics includes a photo gallery with images of the stadium.
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