Nagano Olympic Stadium

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Nagano Olympic Stadium
The entrance to the Olympic Stadium (2006). The grandstand is modeled on a flower.
The entrance to the Olympic Stadium (2006). The grandstand is modeled on a flower.
Data
place Shinonoi-Tofukuji 320 388-8002 Nagano , Nagano Prefecture , Japan
JapanJapan
Coordinates 36 ° 34 '48.8 "  N , 138 ° 9' 58.1"  E Coordinates: 36 ° 34 '48.8 "  N , 138 ° 9' 58.1"  E
owner Nagano city
opening 1998
Renovations 2000
surface artificial grass
costs 170 million US dollars
capacity 30,000 seats
playing area Left Field: 99.1 m (325 ft)
Center Field: 122 m (400 ft)
Right Field: 99.1 m (325 ft)
Height of the fence in the outfield: 4 m (13 ft)
Societies)
Events
  • Opening and closing ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics
  • Destination of the Nagano Marathon (since 1999, except 2011)
  • Games of the Shinano Grandserows (since 2007, occasionally)

The Olympic Stadium Nagano ( Jap. 長野オリンピックスタジアム, Nagano Orinpikku Sutajiamu ) is a Baseball - Stadium in the Japanese city of Nagano of, capital prefecture of the same .

history

The sports facility was used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics . The opening on February 7th was followed by 48,937 spectators. For the closing ceremony on February 22nd, 49,257 visitors filled the Olympic Stadium. Then the additional grandstands in the outfield were removed and this was converted for later use. The ballpark is part of the Minami-Nagano Sports Park , to which u. a. and the 2015 opened football stadium Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium belongs. Today the Olympic Stadium offers 30,000 seats, including 21,000 seats. The Shinano Grandserows baseball team plays its games in ten different stadiums in nine cities in Nagano Prefecture, including the Olympic Stadium since 2007. The sports facility has been the destination of the Nagano Marathon since 1999 , in memory of the 1998 Winter Games. In 2011, the marathon planned for April 17th was canceled due to the Tōhoku earthquake in March of that year and the participation fees for the 8,973 registered runners of ¥ 76,270,500 donated to the victims of the disaster.

gallery

  • The scoreboard in the Olympic Stadium (2012)

Web links

Commons : Nagano Olympic Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ library.la84.org: Official report on the 1998 Winter Olympics, pages 182 and 183 ( PDF , English)
  2. ↑ worldstadiums.com: List of Japanese stadiums (English)
  3. ↑ grandserows.co.jp: About Shinano Grandserows Baseball Club (English)
  4. ↑ naganomarathon.gr.jp: Route of the Nagano Marathon (English)
  5. ↑ japanrunningnews.blogspot.de: Nagano Marathon Joins Cancellation List (English)
  6. ↑ japanrunningnews.blogspot.de: Canceled Nagano Marathon Donates Over $ 900,000 in Entry Fees to Disaster Relief (English)