Zetra ice rink

Zetra ice rink

Data
place	Patriotske Lige 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates	43 ° 52 '13 "  N , 18 ° 24' 33"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 52 '13 "  N , 18 ° 24' 33"  E
start of building	1981
opening	1983
demolition	1992
special
construction	Outdoor track
surface	Artificial ice
Track length	400 meters
Altitude	1425 meters
Events
1983 Junior World Speed ​​Skating Championships 1984 Winter Olympics All-around speed skating world championship 1985

The Zetra ice rink ( Bosnian Klizalište Zetra ) was an outdoor artificial ice rink next to the Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo .

history

The track was built in 1981 and 1982 and opened in 1983 with the Junior World Championships . As part of the 1984 Winter Olympics , Karin Enke set a new world record over 1500 meters on the track. A year and a day later, Andrea Schöne ran again to a new world record at the speed skating all- around world championship in 1985 over 5000 meters. Six years later, the 1991 European speed skating all- around championship was held on the Zetra ice rink and the track was closed in the following year after the start of the Bosnian War . In the meantime, a soccer field has been built inside the track.

World records

date	discipline	athlete	time
February 9, 1984	1500 m	Karin Enke	2: 03.42 min
February 10, 1985	5000 m	Andrea Schöne	7.32.82 min

Web link

• Zetra Sarajevo on speedskatingnews.info