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| Full name | Stockholms Olympiastadion |
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| Location | Stockholm,Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°20′43″N18°04′45″E / 59.34528°N 18.07917°E /59.34528; 18.07917 |
| Owner | Stockholm Municipality |
| Capacity | 14,417 (Concerts: 33,000) |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
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| Built | 1910–1912 |
| Opened | 1 June 1912; 112 years ago (1912-06-01) |
| Architect | Torben Grut |
| Tenants | |
| Djurgårdens IF (1936–2013) AIK (1912–1936) Djurgårdens IF (women) (2015–) | |
Stockholm Olympic Stadium (Swedish:Stockholms Olympiastadion), most often calledStockholms stadion or (especially locally) simplyStadion, is astadium inStockholm,Sweden. Designed by architectTorben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use was as a venue for the1912 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games, it hostedathletics, someequestrian andfootball matches,gymnastics, the running part of themodern pentathlon,tug of war, andwrestling events.[1] It has a capacity of 13,145–14,500 depending on usage and a capacity of nearly 33,000 for concerts.
The Stadium was the home ground for association football teamDjurgårdens IF for many decades, until the more modernTele2 Arena was inaugurated in 2013.Djurgårdens IF still has offices in the Stadium building.
In 1956, whenMelbourne hosted theOlympics, theequestrian competitions were held here due toquarantine rules in Australia.[2] In 1958 the stadium was the venue of theEuropean Athletics Championships.Finland-Sweden athletics international has been held here 29 times. The annualStockholm Marathon finishes with a three quarter lap around the tracks of the stadium. Since 1967 the stadium has been the venue of the annual international athletics meetingDN Galan, from 2011 part ofDiamond League. Originally, the north-east stand had two levels, increasing the capacity to about 20,000. After the Olympics, it was reduced to one level.
TheMetro stationStadion was opened in 1973.
Some sections of the stadium were damaged by a bomb attack on 8 August 1997.Mats Hinze, who was against Stockholm's bid for the2004 Summer Olympics, was later found guilty.[3]
Since then, it has hosted numerous sports events, notablyfootball andtrack and field athletics, but also for example, 50Swedish Championship finals inbandy and hosted concerts.
In 1985,Bethany College head coach and futureCollege Football Hall of Fame memberTed Kessinger brought the firstAmerican football team to play in Sweden. The Bethany "Terrible Swedes" defeated the Swedish all-star team 72–7.[4]
The stadium hosted motorcycle speedway, with theSwedish Individual Speedway Championship being held from 1948 until 1971, when the speedway surface was replaced by an athletics track.[5] The teamGetingarna also rode league speedway from 1949 to 1953.[6]
Thirty years later in 2001 and then in 2002 and 2004, the venue hosted theSpeedway Grand Prix of Sweden.[7]
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It is one of the smallest athletics stadiums ever used in aSummer Olympic Games.
Stockholm's stadium has seen more athletic world records broken than any other stadium in the world, with a total of 83 as of 2008.[8]
The record attendance, for football, is 21,995 and was set on 16 August 1946, whenDjurgårdens IF playedAIK. The record attendance, for bandy, is 28,848 and was set in 1959.
In 1995,The Rolling Stones performed at the stadium in front of 35,200 people.
Kiss sold out the stadium, by selling all 32,500 tickets in less than 20 minutes, during their2008 World Tour. Kiss also played two nights at this stadium during their 1996–97 reunion tour Alive/Worldwide.
Michael Jackson performed on stage twice on July 17–18, 1992, during theDangerous World Tour. Each show had 53,000 viewers, and in total 106,000 viewers.
Bruce Springsteen has performed at the stadium no less than eight times. Twice in 1988, once 1993, twice in 1999 and again in 2009 playing three sold-out shows to approximately 100.000 people.
AC/DC performed at the stadium on 3 June 2010 in front of 32,768 people.
Media related toStockholms Olympiastadion at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by | Summer Olympics Main Venue (Stockholms Olympiastadion) 1912 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Olympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 1912 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Summer Olympics Football Men's Finals (Stockholms Olympiastadion) 1912 | Succeeded by |
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