Estadio Olímpico Universitario

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Olímpico Universitario

Location	AV. Insurgentes Sur S/N, Col. Ciudad Universitaria CP: 43000, Coyoacan, Distito Federal
Broke ground	August 7th 1950
Opened	November 20th 1952
Owner	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Operator	U.N.A.M.
Surface	Grass
Architect	Luis Martínez del Campo Rafael Mijares Pedro Ramírez Vásquez
Tenants
U.N.A.M. (Football) U.N.A.M. (American Football)
Capacity
63,186

Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 63,186. During the 50s and the 60s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches between the largest Mexican public universities: UNAM and IPN. From the late 1950s it was used for football matches, some American football matches and athletics contests. This was also the olympics in which Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested against the treatment of black people in the USA by performing a black power salute during the medal ceremony for the 200m.

The Olímpico Universitario hosted the 1968 Olympic Games, for the event the seating capacity was increased - from 70,000 to 83,700 spectators for cover the IOC requirements for an Olympic stadium [[1]] it was the scenario of the track & field competitions, certain soccer matches, the arrival of the marathon and the opening & ending ceremonies. Also it hosted several games of the Football World Cup 1986.

Now it is the home stadium of American football team Pumas Dorados de la UNAM and the football team Pumas de la Universidad.

This sport facility is part of the Ciudad Universitaria ("University City"), the main campus of the largest university of Latin America, UNAM.