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Neo Phaliron Velodrome

Coordinates: 37°56′46.21″N 23°39′52.33″E / 37.9461694°N 23.6645361°E / 37.9461694; 23.6645361
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The Neo Phaliron Velodrome (New Phaleron) was a velodrome and sports arena in the Neo Faliro District of Piraeus, Greece, used for the cycling events at the Athens 1896 Summer Olympics, which was later to be the old Karaiskakis stadium and later the newer Karaiskakis Stadium.

References

  • 1896 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 74–75 in Volume II, but shown as pp. 194–95 in pdf file for 27 March 1896 in report and pp. 97–99 in Volume II, but shown as pp. 217–9 in pdf file for 30 March 1896.

37°56′46.21″N 23°39′52.33″E / 37.9461694°N 23.6645361°E / 37.9461694; 23.6645361