Empire Stadium

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Empire Stadium was a historic multi-purpose sports and events venue in Vancouver, Canada, best known for hosting major athletic competitions and football games in the mid-20th century.

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Empire Stadium canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
stadium
capacity 32375
cityServed Vancouver
country Canada
demolished 1993
era mid-20th century
heritage historic sports venue in Vancouver
hostedEvent 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CFL games
concerts
soccer matches
track and field competitions
locatedIn British Columbia
Hastings Park
Vancouver
notableAthlete John Landy
Roger Bannister
notableEvent Miracle Mile
opened 1954
ownedBy Vancouver
surface form: City of Vancouver
recordSet first race with both runners under four minutes for the mile
replacedBy BC Place
surface form: BC Place Stadium
status demolished
surface AstroTurf
natural grass
tenants BC Lions
Vancouver Royals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
surface form: Vancouver Whitecaps
usedFor Canadian football
association football
athletics
concerts and large events

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1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games venue Empire Stadium
subject surface form: Miracle Mile
BC Lions formerHomeStadium Empire Stadium
Vancouver 1954 mainStadium Empire Stadium
Empire Field precededBy Empire Stadium
Empire Field namedAfter Empire Stadium