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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics athletics competitions | 1 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics athletics stadium canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 Summer Olympics athletics competitions