Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium

44°15′47″N 73°57′53″W / 44.262937°N 73.964765°W / 44.262937; -73.964765Capacity30,000 (1980 Olympics)SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1939Opened1945 (football)
2003 (equestrian)

Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.

The Olympic Cauldron

References

  • 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 78–81.
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