Hayward Field
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| place | 1580 East 15th Street , Eugene , Oregon 97403
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 '32.8 " N , 123 ° 4' 14.6" W |
| owner | University of Oregon |
| operator | University of Oregon |
| opening | 1919 |
| Renovations | 2004, 2018-2020 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 200 million US dollars (around 178.4 million euros , 2018-2020) |
| capacity | 12,650 seats (fixed seats) 30,000 seats ( LA-WM 2022 ) |
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The Hayward Field is a track and field - stadium in the American US city Eugene in the state of Oregon . It is on the campus of the University of Oregon , which also owns the facility. It is named after Bill Hayward , who was the head coach of the university's athletics department from 1904 to 1947.
history
Hayward Field was established in 1919 as the venue for the university's American football team , Oregon Ducks Football . 1921, the stadium also received an athletic track with six tracks for the athletics department Oregon Ducks Track & Field . After Oregon Ducks Football moved to the newly built Autzen Stadium in 1967 , Hayward Field became a pure athletics stadium. In 1970, an eight-track synthetic track replaced the old cinder track , and in 1975 the main grandstand was expanded. The auditorium held 10,500 visitors.
Several NCAA and US championships in track and field as well as eliminations for the Summer Olympics were held at Hayward Field . The most famous regular event is the Prefontaine Classic ( IAAF Diamond League ), named after former track and field athlete and University of Oregon alumnus Steve Prefontaine .
Probably the most historic event took place on June 22nd and 23rd, 2012 in front of 21,795 spectators during the US trials for the Olympic Games in London . Ashton Eaton was able to break the eleven-year-old decathlon world record of the Czech Roman Šebrle with 9039 points and, despite the rain and cold temperatures, entered the history books. Eaton had the following words about the stadium: “There is something magical about this stadium. The crowd carried me over the last 600 meters, it was as if I wasn't walking on my own legs. "
The 15th World Junior Athletics Championships were held at Hayward Field from July 22 to 27, 2014 .
The city of Eugene with Hayward Field was selected by the IAAF (today: World Athletics ) on April 16, 2015 as the venue for the 2021 World Athletics Championships . For the title fights, the stadium should be expanded to 32,000 seats.
Hayward Field has been completely renovated since 2018. The fixed tiers received a transparent roof. The most striking change is the nine-story tower in the shape of an Olympic torch at the northeast end of the complex. As part of the renovation work, the changing rooms were renewed and new laboratories and research institutes that were built next to the grandstands were integrated. The costs are completely covered by private donations. A former university student and co-founder of the sporting goods manufacturer Nike bears a large part of the costs .
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary in April 2020 to postpone the World Athletics Championships by one year to July 2022.
The renovation work was completed in June 2020. The number of 8,500 permanently installed seats has been increased to 12,650. The additional grandstands will be set up on the north curve, which will provide the required 30,000 seats during the 2022 World Athletics Championships. In addition to the couple Phil and Penny Knight as the main donors, there were over 50 other donors. The inauguration is not expected until Fall 2020 as the University of Oregon campus is closed to the general public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Spectators will be allowed into the stadium for the Prefontaine Classic 2013.
110 meter hurdles at Hayward Field
Web links
- goducks.com: history of Hayward Field on the website of the Oregon Ducks (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ worldathletics.org: Eugene awarded 2021 IAAF World Championships Article from April 16, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Eugene was awarded the contract without applying. In: faz.net . April 16, 2015, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Conversion for World Athletics Championships ( Memento from April 21, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Hayward Field Renovation. In: hayward.uoregon.edu. University of Oregon , accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Silke Bernhart: July 2022: World Athletics announces a new date for the World Championships in Eugene. In: Leichtathletik.de. April 8, 2020, accessed June 20, 2020 .
- ↑ World Championships revamp complete for Eugene's Hayward Field. In: thestadiumbusiness.com. June 19, 2020, accessed June 20, 2020 .