- Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct
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The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct is a series of sports venues and stadia, located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. The precinct is situated around 3 km east of the Melbourne city centre, between the suburbs of East Melbourne and Richmond, and close to the north-eastern bank of the Yarra River. It comprises Melbourne Park and Olympic Park, which are jointly managed, and the large adjacent reserve known as Yarra Park, which surrounds the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]
It is considered to be Australia's "premier sports precinct",[2] and regularly hosts some of the biggest domestic and international sporting events; including the AFL Grand Final (Australian rules football), Australian Open (tennis) and Boxing Day Test (cricket). The venues have also previously hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1][2][3] For the 1956 Games, the venues hosted the track cycling, field hockey, football, and the aquatic events.[3]
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Sports venues and stadiums
Main:[1]
- Hisense Arena
- Westpac Centre
- Margaret Court Arena
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Melbourne Park Tennis Complex (three outdoor show courts, five indoor courts)
- AAMI Park
- Olympic Park Stadium
- Rod Laver Arena
Other/former:[1]
- Athletics track
- Gosch's Paddock - public playing field in Yarra Park
- Melbourne Park Function Centre
- Olympic Park Speedway
- National Sports Museum
- Punt Road Oval
- Tennis courts (20 outdoor courts)
Other sports venues and stadiums in Melbourne
- Etihad Stadium, Docklands
- Kooyong Stadium, Kooyong
- Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park
- Visy Park, Carlton
References
External links
- Melbourne & Olympic Parks official website
- Melbourne Sports Precinct at Austadiums
- Sports Precinct - Tourism Victoria website
Coordinates: 37°49′00″S 144°59′00″E / 37.8166667°S 144.9833333°E
Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne Broadmeadows · Hockey Field · Lake Wendouree · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Oaklands Hunt Club · Olympic Park Stadium · Port Phillip · Royal Australian Air Force, Laverton Air Base · Royal Exhibition Building · St Kilda Town Hall · Swimming/Diving Stadium · Velodrome · West Melbourne Stadium · WilliamstownStockholm List of Olympic venues in cycling 1896: Marathon (city), Neo Phaliron Velodrome • 1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes • 1904: Francis Field • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Liljeholmen, Mälaren • 1920: Antwerp, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg • 1924: Stade de Colombes, Vélodrome de Vincennes • 1928: Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium • 1932: Los Angeles Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Vineyard Avenue • 1936: Avus Motor Road, BSV 92 Field & Stadium • 1948: Herne Hill Velodrome, Windsor Great Park • 1952: Käpylä, Maunula, Pakila, Velodrome • 1956: Broadmeadows, Velodrome • 1960: Olympic Velodrome, Via Cassia, Via Flaminia, Via Cristoforo Colombo, Via di Grottarossa • 1964: Hachioji City, Hachioji Velodrome • 1968: Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Satellite Circuit • 1972: Bundesautobahn 96, Grünwald, Radstadion • 1976: Mount Royal Park, Olympic Velodrome, Quebec Autoroute 40 • 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit, Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome, Moscow-Minsk Highway • 1984: Artesia Freeway, Olympic Velodrome, Streets of Mission Viejo • 1988: Olympic Velodrome, Tongillo Road Course • 1992: A-17 highway, Circuit de Catalunya, Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit, Velòdrom d'Horta • 1996: Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park, Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome • 2000: Centennial Parklands, Dunc Gray Velodrome, Fairfield City Farm • 2004: Athens Olympic Velodrome, Kotzia Square, Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue, Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre • 2008: Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue, Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan Velodrome, Urban Road Cycling Course • 2012: BMX Circuit, Hadleigh Farm, London Velodrome, Hampton Court Palace • 2016: Barra Velodrome, Flamengo Park, Olympic BMX Center, Olympic Mountain Bike Park1908: White City Stadium • 1920: Olympisch Stadion • 1928: Old Stadion • 1932: Olympic Stadium • 1936: Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2 • 1948: Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club, Lyons' Sports Club, Polytechnic Sports Ground • 1952: Velodrome • 1956: Hockey Field, Melbourne Cricket Ground (final) • 1960: Campo Tre Fontane, Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi • 1964: Komazawa Hockey Field • 1968: Municipal Stadium • 1972: Hockeyanlage • 1976: Molson Stadium, McGill University • 1980: Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena; Young Pioneers Stadium (final) • 1984: Weingart Stadium • 1988: Seongnam Stadium • 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa • 1996: Clark Atlanta University Stadium, Morris Brown College Stadium (final) • 2000: State Hockey Centre • 2004: Olympic Hockey Centre • 2008: Olympic Green Hockey Field • 2012: Olympic Hockey Centre • 2016: Olympic Hockey CenterCategories:- Landmarks in Melbourne
- 1956 Summer Olympic venues
- Visitor attractions in Melbourne
- Olympic parks
- Sports venues in Melbourne
- Olympic cycling venues
- Olympic field hockey venues
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