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Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.
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Location | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
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Coordinates | 44°15′47″N 73°57′53″W / 44.262937°N 73.964765°W |
Capacity | 30,000 (1980 Olympics) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1939 |
Opened | 1945 (football) 2003 (equestrian) |
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References
edit- 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 78–81.