Gateshead International Stadium
| Gateshead International Stadium | |
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| The Thunderdome | |
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| Gateshead International Stadium | |
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Gateshead Youth Stadium |
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| place |
 Felling , Tyne and Wear , United Kingdom
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| owner | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
| operator | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
| start of building | 1955 |
| opening | August 27, 1955 |
| Renovations | 1974 |
| Extensions | 1980s, 2010 |
| surface |
Natural grass plastic sheeting |
| capacity | 11,800 seats |
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The Gateshead International Stadium is a football stadium and athletics facility in Felling , a suburb of Gateshead , United Kingdom . It is one metro stop from Gateshead.
history
The stadium was built in 1955 for £ 30,000 and was formerly called Gateshead Youth Stadium (German: ' Gateshead Youth Stadium '). On July 1, 1961, the first international athletics event took place with the Vaux Breweries International Athletics Meet . In 1974 it was completely renovated, in 1981 it was connected to the metro network and in the 1980s the infrastructure with a soccer field, sports and gymnasium and running track renewal was expanded and expanded again in 2010.
The facility is primarily used for national and international athletics events. Five world records were set in the stadium, one by Asafa Powell in 2006 and two by Jelena Isinbayeva .
In addition to athletics, other sports are also located. For example, it is the home stadium of the 'Gateshead football club' and houses the rugby club 'Gateshead Thunder', from which the nickname 'Thunderdome' for the stadium is derived.
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Grandstand plan of the stadium
Web links
- The Venue - Gateshead International Stadium on gateshead2013.com, accessed October 20, 2013
- Birminghahttp: //www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/multimedia/virtualtours1/stadium.aspx Gateshead International Stadium at gateshead.gov.uk, accessed October 20, 2013
- Gateshead Stadium Andrew Mitchell on tyneandbeermetro.com April 3, 2013, accessed October 20, 2013
Footnotes
- ^ Gateshead Stadium still a world-beater venue Bill Mcguirk on ChronicleLive.co.uk August 27, 2009, accessed October 20, 2013