- Olympic Velodrome, Rome
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Coordinates: 41°49′35.93″N 12°27′24.83″E / 41.8266472°N 12.4568972°E
Velodromo Olimpico Location Viale della Tecnica /
Viale dell'Oceano Pacifico
00144 RomaBroke ground August 10, 1957 Opened April 30, 1960 Closed 1968 Demolished July 24, 2008 Owner CONI - Comune di Roma Construction cost £ 1.050.000.000 The Olympic Velodrome (Italian: Velodromo Olimpico) was a sports venue located in Rome, Italy. Constructed for the 1960 Summer Olympics, it hosted the track cycling and field hockey events.
The velodrome was constructed between 1957 and early 1960. It was imploded in July 2008.
References
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 72, 74-5.
- Liveleak.com video of the velodrome's 2008 implosion.
Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics Acqua Santa Golf Club Course · Arch of Constantine · Basilica of Maxentius · Baths of Caracalla · Campo Tre Fontane · Cesano Infantry School Range · Florence Communal Stadium · Grosetto Communal Stadium · Gulf of Naples · L'Aquila Communal Stadium · Lake Albano · Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand · Livorno Ardenza Stadium · Naples Saint Paul's Stadium · Olympic Velodrome · Palazzo dei Congressi · Palazzo dello Sport · Palazzetto dello sport · Passo Corese · Pescara Adriatic Stadium · Piazza di Siena · Piscina delle Rose · Pratoni del Vivaro · Raccordo Anulare · Stadio dei Marmi · Stadio Flaminio · Stadio Olimpico · Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto · Umberto I Shooting Range · Via Appia Antica · Via Cassia · Via Flaminia · Via Cristoforo Colombo · Via di Grottarossa1908: 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:- 1960 Summer Olympic venues
- Defunct sports venues in Italy
- Olympic cycling venues
- Olympic field hockey venues
- Velodromes
- Cycle racing in Italy
- Italian sports venue stubs
- Cycling venue stubs
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