Olympic Stadium (Grenoble)
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| name = Olympic Stadium
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| image = Stade olympique - Grenoble 1968.jpg
| fullname = Opening Stadium
| coordinates = {{coord|45|09|57|N|5|43|56|E|display=it}}
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| opened = 1968
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| demolished = 1968
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| architect = Bruno Pouradier-Duteil, Georges Pillon
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| capacity = 60,000
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Olympic Stadium, also known as Opening Stadium, was a temporary stadium in Grenoble, France. Built to only host the opening ceremonies for the 1968 Winter Olympics, the stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 60,000 spectators.
References
- [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf 1968 Winter Olympics official report.] pp. 86–7. {{in lang|en|fr}}
- [https://www.espn.com/top/story/_/id/4809207 Further information on stadium]
External links
- [http://www.ina.fr/video/I00012745/discours-d-ouverture-des-jeux-olympiques-d-hiver-par-le-general-de-gaulle.fr.html I.N.A.: Video in technicolor of opening ceremony, Grenoble, 1968 (french)]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=N0kEAAAAMBAJ&dq=grenoble+opening+stadium+60%2C000&pg=RA1-PA30 Life: Images from 1968 Opening Ceremony]
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Category:Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics
Category:Sports venues in Grenoble
Category:Defunct sports venues in France
Category:Sports venues completed in 1968
Category:Sports venues demolished in 1968
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in France
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