Empire Stadium, Vancouver
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Empire Stadium in Vancouver was a historic multi-purpose sports venue best known for hosting major events such as the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the famed “Miracle Mile” race.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empire Stadium, Vancouver canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stadium ⓘ |
| builtFor | 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | 32375 ⓘ |
| category |
Athletics venues in Canada
ⓘ
Canadian football venues ⓘ Defunct sports venues in Canada ⓘ Soccer venues in British Columbia ⓘ |
| city | Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demolished | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grandstands
ⓘ
running track ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | site of first race where two men ran sub-four-minute mile together ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CFL games ⓘ Miracle Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ concerts ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ track and field events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Hastings Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRace | Bannister vs Landy one-mile race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRaceDate | 1954-08-07 ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postDemolitionUse | temporary Empire Field stadium site ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| replacedBy | BC Place Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
Canadian football
ⓘ
association football ⓘ athletics ⓘ |
| surface |
AstroTurf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
natural grass ⓘ |
| tenants |
BC Lions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver Mounties NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Whitecaps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1983 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miracle Mile (1954 race)