Estadio Olímpico Universitario
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| Location | AV. Insurgentes Sur S/N, Col. Ciudad Universitaria CP: 43000, Coyoacán, Distrito Federal |
| Broke ground | August 7th 1950 |
| Opened | November 20th 1952 |
| Owner | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Operator | U.N.A.M. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Augusto Perez Palacios Jorge Bravo Raul Salinas |
| Tenants | Club Universidad Nacional Pumas Dorados de la UNAM |
| Capacity | 75,849 |
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 75,849. 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.
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. 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 stadium also 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.
During the final matches of the Mexican football league between Club America and UNAM Pumas in 1984 the authorities of the UNAM Pumas allowed more spectators into Estadio Olímpico Universitario than the capacity allowed for the building. During the attempt of the fans to get to the pitch in one of the access tunnels (the tunnel number 29) a number of people got stuck and died of suffocation.
This sport facility is part of the Ciudad Universitaria ("University City"), the main campus of the largest and most prestigious university of Latin America, UNAM.
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