Makomanai Open Stadium
42°59′47″N 141°20′35″E / 42.99639°N 141.34306°E / 42.99639; 141.34306Operator Hokkaido Sports Association Capacity 17,324 Construction Broke ground 1970 Opened February 1971 20th century 21st century
The Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan. During the 1972 Winter Olympics, it hosted the opening ceremonies and the speed skating events.[1] Located inside the Makomanai Park, the stadium holds 17,324 people.
Currently the stadium holds the speed skating Winter Annual National Competition, and until 2011 the Toyota Big Air snowboarding contest.
During summer it is used as tennis courts (up to 8 at the same time) or futsal fields (up to 2 at the same time).
As of 2021, the Olympic cauldron is still seemingly mounted on the original 1972 plinth, just within the stadium's south east perimeter.
Access
- Namboku Line: 25 minutes walking distance from Makomanai Station.
References
- ^ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 253-5.
External links
Media related to Makomanai Open Stadium at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
(in Japanese)
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Winter Olympic stadiums
- Stade Olympique de Chamonix (Chamonix 1924)
- St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink (St. Moritz 1928)
- James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink (Lake Placid 1932)
- Große Olympiaschanze (Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936)
- St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink (St. Moritz 1948)
- Bislett Stadium (Oslo 1952)
- Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio (Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956)
- Blyth Arena (Squaw Valley 1960)
- Bergisel Ski Jump and Olympiahalle (Innsbruck 1964)
- Olympic Stadium and Palais des Sports (Grenoble) (Grenoble 1968)
- Makomanai Open Stadium and Makomanai Ice Arena (Sapporo 1972)
- Bergisel Ski Jump and Olympiahalle (Innsbruck 1976)
- Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium and Herb Brooks Arena (Lake Placid 1980)
- Koševo City Stadium and Zetra Olympic Hall (Sarajevo 1984)
- McMahon Stadium (Calgary 1988)
- Théâtre des Cérémonies (Albertville 1992)
- Lysgårdsbakken (Lillehammer 1994)
- Nagano Olympic Stadium (Nagano 1998)
- Rice–Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City 2002)
- Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (Turin 2006)
- BC Place (Vancouver 2010)
- Fisht Olympic Stadium (Sochi 2014)
- Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium (Pyeongchang 2018)
- Beijing National Stadium (Beijing 2022)
- San Siro and Verona Arena (Milan–Cortina 2026)
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