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Stampesletta
Stadium complex in Lillehammer, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stampesletta is a multi-use stadium complex in Lillehammer, Norway. Owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, it consists of a track and field venue, an artificial turf football field, three natural grass football fields, a gravel field and natural grass training pitches. In addition, it features a club house, locker facilities and a grandstand between the athletics and artificial turf fields. The venue is located about 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) from the town center, and serves as the home ground for the Second Division side Lillehammer FK, Lillehammer KFK, Roterud IL in football, and Lillehammer IF in athletics.
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Full name | Stampesletta Idrettspark |
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Location | Lillehammer, Norway |
Coordinates | 61°07′18″N 10°28′26″E |
Owner | Lillehammer Municipality |
Surface | Artificial turf (football) Fixed surface (track and field) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1949 |
Opened | 1949 |
Renovated | 1982 |
Tenants | |
Lillehammer FK (football) (1949–) Lillehammer IF (track and field) (1973–) Norwegian Athletics Championships (1977, 1995, 2009) 1994 Winter Olympics) 2016 Winter Youth Olympics |
Construction of Stampesletta started in 1946 and the grass football field opened in 1949. A now removed equestrian exhibition area opened in 1958, and in 1973 the track and field venue opened. The latter received a hard surface in 1982. During the 1994 Winter Olympics, Stampesletta itself was used for medal ceremonies, attracting crowds of up to 30,000 people. The area around Stampesletta was sometimes referred to as the Olympic Park, as it also has in its immediate vicinity the ice hockey venues Håkons Hall and Eidsiva Arena, the ski jumping hill Lysgårdsbakken, and Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena. The two halls are often regarded as part of Stampesletta. The arena is used as the goal are for Birkebeinerrittet and Birkebeinerløpet, and from 1932 to 1992 for Birkebeinerrennet. Stampesletta hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1977, 1995 and 2009, and annually hosts Norway's second-largest track and field tournament, Veidekkelekene. Stampesletta is scheduled to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.