Dunc Gray Velodrome
| Dunc Gray Velodrome | |
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| Interior view of the velodrome | |
| Data | |
| place | Bankstown City |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 54 '26.9 " S , 150 ° 59' 55.8" E |
| start of building | 1998 |
| opening | January 26, 2000 (Australia Day) |
| costs | AU $ 41 million |
| architect | Paul Ryder (building); Ron Webb (Velodrome) |
| capacity | 3100 |
| Events | |
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2000 Summer Olympics UCI Track World Championships 2007 (Masters) |
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The Dunc Gray Velodrome is a sports complex with Velodrome in Bankstown City , Australia , near Sydney .
The velodrome was built on the occasion of the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. The construction period lasted from February 1998 to November 1999, it was opened on January 26, 2000, Australia Day . The cycling track itself is 250 meters long and made of pine wood . The sports complex was named after the track cyclist Dunc Gray , who was the first Australian to win a gold medal in cycling at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles .
Web links
Commons : Dunc Gray Velodrome - collection of images, videos and audio files
Competition venues for the 2000 Summer Olympics
