Makomanai Open Stadium

Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium
Construction
Former names	Makomanai Open Stadium (1971–2007)
Location	Sapporo, Japan
Coordinates	42°59′47″N 141°20′35″E / 42.99639°N 141.34306°E / 42.99639; 141.34306Coordinates: 42°59′47″N 141°20′35″E / 42.99639°N 141.34306°E / 42.99639; 141.34306
Operator	Hokkaido Sports Association
Capacity	17,324
Broke ground	1970
Opened	February 1971

The Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan. During the 1972 Winter Olympics, it hosted the opening and closing 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).

Access

Namboku Line: 25 minutes walking distance from Makomanai Station.

References

↑ 1972 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 253-5.

External links

Stadium information (Japanese)

Winter Olympic stadiums

Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics

City venues	Makomanai Biathlon site Makomanai Cross-country site Makomanai Ice Arena Makomanai Speed Skating Rink Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink

Mountain venues	Miyanomori Jumping Hill Mount Eniwa Downhill Course Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses Mt. Teine Bobsleigh Course Mt. Teine Luge Course Okurayama Jumping Hill

Olympic venues in speed skating

1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Stadium 1936: Riessersee 1948: Olympic Stadium 1952: Bislett stadion 1956: La pista di Misurina 1960: Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Eisschnellaufbahn 1968: L'Anneau de Vitesse 1972: Makomanai Speed Skating Rink 1976: Eisschnellaufbahn 1980: James B. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval 1984: Zetra Ice Rink 1988: Olympic Oval 1992: L'anneau de vitesse 1994: Hamar Olympic Hall 1998: M-Wave 2002: Utah Olympic Oval 2006: Oval Lingotto 2010: Richmond Olympic Oval 2014: Adler Arena Skating Center 2018: Gangneung Oval 2022: National Speed Skating Oval

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