Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium
{{Short description|Equestrian venue in Lake Placid, New York}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium
| image = Ceremony 1980 Winter Games.jpg
| caption = 1980 Olympic Winter Games opening
| location = Lake Placid, New York, United States
| coordinates = {{coord|44.262937|-73.964765|display=inline,title|type:landmark|format=dms}}
| built = 1939
| opened = 1945 (football)
2003 (equestrian)
| capacity = 30,000 (1980 Olympics)
| surface = Grass
| tenants =
}}
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.
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- [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/orw1980v1.pdf 1980 Winter Olympics official report.] Volume 1. pp. 78–81.
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Category:Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Sports venues in Essex County, New York
Category:1939 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Sports venues completed in 1939
Category:American football venues in New York (state)
Category:Equestrian venues in the United States
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