Riessersee
{{Short description|Lake in Germany}}
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Riessersee is a German lake located in southwest Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The lake itself hosted the speed skating events and 10 of the 37 ice hockey games for the 1936 Winter Olympics. Adjacent to the lake, the bobsleigh events took place.
Bobsleigh track
Originally constructed in 1910, the track was renovated in 1933 and was {{convert|1525|m|ft|abbr=on}} long.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719033524/http://www.gapa.de/blobs/bobbahn_faltblatt_klein.pdf?$redirect$=4&pb-id=wda3714ce9425ae5b20bd52cabe12bcc1ca8624a4fc. Garmisch-Partenkirchen history of the track: 1910-66.] Accessed 16 October 2010. {{in lang|de}} Costing {{Reichsmark|155,000|link=yes}} to complete, the track was used for the 1936 Games.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809151326/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf |date=2007-08-09 }} pp. 70, 71, 74, 132-40, 153, 408-419. {{in lang|de}} - accessed March 3, 2008. Having seven different seating locations, the track could seat 17,940 and the events were sold out during competition. The track was demolished in 1966. Remnants of the track can be seen on sleigh rides near the lake.[http://www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de/en/39ae467d-ba6e-6076-9340-57c598bd23c5.html Trendy and fun rides around Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including sleigh rides near the lake.] - accessed March 2, 2008.
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! Sport ! Length (meters) ! Turns ! Vertical drop (start to finish) ! Average grade (%) |
| Bobsleigh
|1525 |17 |129.43 |8.49 |
No turn names are given for the track.
Besides the 1936 Winter Games, it also hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1934 (four-man), 1938 (four-man), 1953, and 1962.[http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html |date=December 11, 2007 }}
References
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{{1936 Winter Olympic venues}}
{{Olympic venues bobsleigh}}
{{Olympic venues in ice hockey}}
{{Olympic venues in speed skating}}
{{Bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks}}
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Category:Venues of the 1936 Winter Olympics
Category:Bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks
Category:Olympic bobsleigh venues
Category:Olympic ice hockey venues
Category:Olympic speed skating venues
Category:Defunct sports venues in Germany
Category:Geography of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
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