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.

Image:Lake Placid - Cauldron.jpg

References

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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:Olympic stadiums

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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