Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar

Merckx, in turn, four years after Ritter (1968), on the velodrome for his hour record in 1972.

The Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar is a cycling stadium in Mexico City . It is part of the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex . It is named after the young cadet Agustín Melgar , who died at the Battle of Chapultepec on September 13, 1847 during the Mexican-American War . Melgar is one of the Niños Héroes .

history

The velodrome was built for the 1968 Summer Olympics , construction work lasted from May 6, 1967 to September 1968. The sports facility was designed by Jorge , Ignacio and Andrés Escalante Legorreta . The design of the train came from Herbert Schürmann from Münster . The track made of African hardwood is 333.33 meters long and seven meters wide and open. It has a slope of 39 degrees in the curves. The Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar can seat 6400 spectators. Five competitions were held on the track during the Olympic Games.

literature

• Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, Volume 2: The Organization . Mexico City 1968. Part 1 (PDF; 16.4 MB), Part 2 (PDF; 18.8 MB)

Coordinates: 19 ° 24 ′ 35.3 ″  N , 99 ° 6 ′ 12.2 ″  W.