1996 Summer Olympics athletics stadium

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The 1996 Summer Olympics athletics stadium was the primary venue in Atlanta for track and field events and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic stadium
multi-purpose stadium
architect Heery International
brokeGround 1993
capacityDuringOlympics about 85,000
category Olympic athletics venues
Olympic stadiums
Sports venues in Atlanta
constructedFor 1996 Summer Olympics
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 1997
event 1996 Summer Olympics
hostedDiscipline athletics
ceremonies
laterConversion college football stadium (Georgia State Stadium, on Turner Field footprint)
legacyElement Olympic cauldron tower retained near former site
lightingDesigner Sandy Grossman (ceremonies broadcast lighting)
locatedIn Atlanta
Georgia
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
namedFor Centennial of the modern Olympic Games
notableEvent Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony
officialName Centennial Olympic Stadium
olympiadNumber Games of the XXVI Olympiad
olympicCauldronLocation inside the stadium during the Games
opened 1996
ownerDuringGames Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
partOf 1996 Summer Olympics venues
postOlympicConversion baseball stadium
postOlympicName Turner Field
postOlympicUse home stadium of the Atlanta Braves
successorStadiumOnSite Turner Field
surface athletics track and grass infield
tenant Atlanta Braves
usedFor athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
track and field events
yearOfEvent 1996

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Turner Field originalPurpose 1996 Summer Olympics athletics stadium
Centennial Olympic Stadium hostedEvent 1996 Summer Olympics athletics stadium
this entity surface form: 1996 Summer Olympics athletics competitions