Stockholm Olympic Stadium (Swedish : Stockholms Olympiastadion Stockholms stadion or just Stadion , is a stadium in Stockholm , Sweden . Designed by architect Torben Grut , it was opened in 1912, its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games . At the 1912 Games, it hosted the athletics , some of the equestrian , some of the football , gymnastics , the running part of the modern pentathlon , tug of war , and wrestling events.[ 1]
Overview [ edit ] The Stadium was the home ground for association football team Djurgårdens IF for many decades, until the more modern Tele2 Arena was inaugurated in 2013. Djurgårdens IF still has offices in the Stadium building as of 2014.
In 1956, when Melbourne hosted the Olympics , the equestrian competitions were held here due to quarantine rules in Australia .[ 2] European Athletics Championships . Finland-Sweden athletics international has been held here 29 times. The annual Stockholm Marathon finishes with a three quarter lap around the tracks of the stadium. Since 1967 the stadium has been the venue of the annual international athletics meeting DN Galan , from 2011 part of IAAF Diamond League . Originally, the north-east stand had two levels, increasing the capacity to about 20,000. After the Olympics, it was reduced to one level.
The Metro station Stadion was opened in 1973.
Other events [ edit ] Since then, it has hosted numerous sports events, notably football and track and field athletics , but also for example, 50 Swedish Championship finals in bandy and hosted concerts.
In 1985, Bethany College head coach and future College Football Hall of Fame member Ted Kessinger brought the first American football team to play in Sweden. The Bethany "Terrible Swedes" defeated the Swedish all-star team 72–7.[ 3]
Records [ edit ] It is one of the smallest athletics stadium ever used in a Summer Olympic Games .
Stockholms stadion has seen more athletics world records broken than any other stadium in the world, with a total of 83 as of 2008.[ 4]
The record attendance, for football, is 21,995 and was set on 16 August 1946, when Djurgårdens IF played AIK . The record attendance, for bandy, is 28,848 and was set 1959.
In 1995, The Rolling Stones performed at the stadium in front of 35,200 people.
KISS sold out the stadium, by selling all 32,500 tickets in less than 20 minutes, during their 2008 World Tour . Kiss also played 2 nights at this stadium during their 1996–97 reunion tour Alive/Worldwide.
Michael Jackson performed on stage twice in July 17–18, 1992, during Dangerous World Tour ), for a total audience of 53,000 people.
Bruce Springsteen has performed at the stadium no less than eight times. Twice in 1988, once 1993, twice in 1999 and again in 2009 playing three sold out shows to approximately 100.000 people, being the only artist to have done so.
AC/DC performed at the stadium on 3 June 2010 in front of 32,768 people
Gallery [ edit ]
Stockholms Olympiastadion as seen at the opening of the 1912 Summer Olympics . For the Games, the capacity was upon 20.000.
Northern view of the stadium (west)
Northern view of the stadium (central)
Northern view of the stadium (east)
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Stockholms Olympiastadion at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates : 59°20′43.26″N 18°04′44.56″E / 59.3453500°N 18.0790444°E / 59.3453500; 18.0790444
1896 : Marathon (city) , Panathenaic Stadium 1900 : Croix-Catelan Stadium 1904 : Francis Field 1908 : White City Stadium 1912 : Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 : Olympisch Stadion 1924 : Stade de Colombes 1928 : Olympic Stadium 1932 : Olympic Stadium , Riverside Drive at Griffith Park 1936 : Avus Motor Road , Olympic Stadium 1948 : Empire Stadium 1952 : Olympic Stadium 1956 : Melbourne Cricket Ground 1960 : Arch of Constantine , Raccordo Anulare , Stadio Olimpico , Via Appia Antica , Via Cristoforo Colombo 1964 : Fuchu City , Karasuyama-machi , National Stadium , Sasazuka-machi , Shinjuku 1968 : Estadio Olímpico Universitario , Zócalo 1972 : Olympiastadion 1976 : Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Stadium , Streets of Montreal 1980 : Grand Arena , Streets of Moscow 1984 : Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Santa Monica College , Streets of Los Angeles , Streets of Santa Monica 1988 : Olympic Stadium , Streets of Seoul 1992 : Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc , Marathon course, Mataró , Walking course1996 : Marathon course, Olympic Stadium , Walking course2000 : Marathon course, North Sydney , Olympic Stadium 2004 : Marathon (city) , Olympic Stadium , Panathenaic Stadium , Stadium at Olympia 2008 : Beijing National Stadium , Olympic Green Promenade Walking course, Streets of Beijing Marathon course2012 : Marathon Course , Olympic Stadium 2016 : Flamengo Park , Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , Sambódromo
1900 : 7th arrondissement of Paris 1912 : Fältrittklubben , Liljeholmen , Lindarängen , Östermalm Athletic Grounds , Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 : Olympisch Stadion 1924 : Hippodrome d'Auteuil , Stade de Colombes 1928 : Hilversum , Olympic Stadium 1932 : Olympic Stadium , Riviera Country Club , Westchester 1936 : Döberitz , Mayfield , Olympic Stadium 1948 : Aldershot , Empire Stadium , Tweseldown Racecourse 1952 : Laakso , Olympic Stadium , Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall , Tali Race Track 1956 : Lill-Jansskogen , Olympic Stadium , Ulriksdal 1960 : Piazza di Siena , Pratoni del Vivaro 1964 : Karuizawa , National Stadium 1968 : Avándaro Golf Club , Campo Marte , Estadio Olímpico Universitario 1972 : Dressage Facility Nymphenburg , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem 1976 : Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont , Olympic Stadium 1980 : Grand Arena , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex 1984 : Fairbanks Ranch Country Club , Santa Anita Park 1988 : Olympic Stadium , Seoul Equestrian Park 1992 : Club Hípic El Montayá , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona 1996 : Georgia International Horse Park 2000 : Sydney International Equestrian Centre 2004 : Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre 2008 : Hong Kong Equestrian Venues 2012 : Greenwich Park 2016 : National Equestrian Center
1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Råsunda IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats 1920 Jules Ottenstadion , Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien , Stadion Broodstraat 1924 Stade Bergeyre , Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris , Stade Pershing 1928 Monnikenhuize , Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 1936 Hertha-BSC Field , Mommsenstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion 1948 Arsenal Stadium , Champion Hill , Craven Cottage , Cricklefield Stadium , Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road , Griffin Park , Selhurst Park , White Hart Lane 1952 Helsinki Football Grounds , Kotka , Lahti , Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere , Turku 1956 Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium 1960 Florence Communal Stadium , Grosseto Communal Stadium , L'Aquila Communal Stadium , Livorno Ardenza Stadium , Naples Saint Paul's Stadium , Pescara Adriatic Stadium , Stadio Flaminio (final)1964 Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium , Mitsuzawa Football Field , Nagai Stadium , Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium , Ōmiya Football Field , Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field 1968 Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Estadio Nou Camp , Jalisco Stadium 1972 Drei Flüsse Stadion , ESV-Stadion , Jahnstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion , Urban Stadium 1976 Lansdowne Park , Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium , Varsity Stadium 1980 Dinamo Stadium , Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena , Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium , Republican Stadium 1984 Harvard Stadium , Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium 1988 Busan Stadium , Daegu Stadium , Daejeon Stadium , Dongdaemun Stadium , Olympic Stadium (final)1992 Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta , Camp Nou (final), Estadio Luís Casanova , La Romareda , Estadi de Sarrià 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl , Legion Field , Orange Bowl , RFK Memorial Stadium , Sanford Stadium (both finals)2000 Stadium Australia , Brisbane Cricket Ground , Bruce Stadium , Hindmarsh Stadium , Melbourne Cricket Ground , Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium , Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium , Pankritio Stadium , Panthessaliko Stadium 2008 Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Shanghai Stadium , Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium , Workers Stadium (women's final)2012 City of Coventry Stadium , Hampden Park , Millennium Stadium , St James' Park , Old Trafford , Wembley Stadium (both finals)2016 Estádio Nacional de Brasília , Arena Fonte Nova , Mineirão , Arena Corinthians , Arena da Amazônia , Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , Maracanã (both finals)
1912 Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalm Athletic Grounds , Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 Olympisch Stadion 1924 Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade de Colombes 1928 Amersfoort , Hilversum , Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium , Schermzaal , Zeeburg Shooting Grounds 1932 160th Regiment State Armory , Los Angeles Police Pistol Range , Riviera Country Club , Sunset Fields Golf Club , Swimming Stadium 1936 Döberitz , Haus des Deutschen Sports , Olympic Swimming Stadium , Ruhleben , Wannsee Golf Course 1948 Aldershot , Bisley National Rifle Association Ranges , Royal Military Academy 1952 Hämeenlinna 1956 Oaklands Hunt Club , Royal Exhibition Building , Swimming/Diving Stadium , Williamstown 1960 Acqua Santa Golf Club Course , Palazzo dei Congressi , Passo Corese , Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , Umberto I Shooting Range 1964 Asaka Nezu Park , Asaka Shooting Range , Kemigawa , National Gymnasium , Waseda Memorial Hall 1968 Campo Militar 1 , Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall , Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool , Vicente Suárez Shooting Range 1972 Messegelände Fechthalle 2 , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem ; Schießanlage , Schwimmhalle 1976 Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont ; Olympic Pool , Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie ; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal 1980 CSKA Football Fieldhouse , Dynamo Shooting Range , Swimming Pool - Olimpisky , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex 1984 Coto de Caza , Heritage Park Aquatic Center 1988 Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool , Mongchontoseong , Olympic Fencing Gymnasium , Seoul Equestrian Park , Taenung International Shooting Range 1992 Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range , Palau de la Metal·lúrgia , Piscines Bernat Picornell , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
1996 Georgia International Horse Park , Georgia Tech Aquatic Center , Georgia World Congress Center 2000 Sydney Baseball Stadium , Sydney International Aquatic Centre , The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004 Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre 2008 Olympic Green Convention Center , Olympic Sports Centre , Ying Tung Natatorium 2012 Aquatics Centre , Greenwich Park , Copper Box , Royal Artillery Barracks 2016 Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park
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