Olympic Velodrome (Carson, California)

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Olympic Velodrome
Location	Carson, California, United States
Built	1981–1982
Opened	1982
Closed	2003
Field dimensions	333.3 m (364.5 yd) track

The Olympic Velodrome for the track cycling events at the 1984 Summer Olympics was located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. Constructed between 1981 and 1982, the velodrome was sponsored by the American convenience store chain 7-Eleven.

The 333.3 meter long track was demolished in 2003 and replaced by the ADT Event Center (formerly Home Depot Center) in 2004. The ADT center was built to the south of where the Olympic Velodrome was. The Home Depot Center soccer stadium is actually situated where the velodrome once stood.

References [edit]

1984 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 80-2.
Carson, CA profile of the 1984 velodrome. - accessed 5 September 2010.

v t e Venues of the 1984 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles	Albert Gersten Pavilion Eagle's Nest Arena Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Olympic Swim Stadium Pauley Pavilion Streets of Los Angeles

Southern California	Anaheim Convention Center Artesia Freeway Coto de Caza El Dorado Park Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Heritage Park Aquatic Center Lake Casitas Long Beach Arena Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach Shoreline Marina Olympic Velodrome Prado Regional Park Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Rose Bowl Santa Anita Park Santa Monica College Streets of Mission Viejo Streets of Santa Monica The Forum Titan Gymnasium Weingart Stadium

Other venues	Harvard Stadium (Boston, Massachusetts) Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland) Stanford Stadium (Stanford, California)

v t e Olympic venues in cycling

1896: Marathon (city), Neo Phaliron Velodrome • 1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes • 1904: Francis Field • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Liljeholmen, Mälaren • 1920: Antwerp, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg • 1924: Stade de Colombes, Vélodrome de Vincennes • 1928: Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium • 1932: Los Angeles Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Vineyard Avenue • 1936: Avus Motor Road, BSV 92 Field & Stadium • 1948: Herne Hill Velodrome, Windsor Great Park • 1952: Käpylä, Maunula, Pakila, Velodrome • 1956: Broadmeadows, Velodrome • 1960: Olympic Velodrome, Via Cassia, Via Flaminia, Via Cristoforo Colombo, Via di Grottarossa • 1964: Hachioji City, Hachioji Velodrome • 1968: Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Satellite Circuit • 1972: Bundesautobahn 96, Grünwald, Radstadion • 1976: Mount Royal Park, Olympic Velodrome, Quebec Autoroute 40 • 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit, Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome, Moscow-Minsk Highway • 1984: Artesia Freeway, Olympic Velodrome, Streets of Mission Viejo • 1988: Olympic Velodrome, Tongillo Road Course • 1992: A-17 highway, Circuit de Catalunya, Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit, Velòdrom d'Horta • 1996: Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park, Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome • 2000: Centennial Parklands, Dunc Gray Velodrome, Western Sydney Parklands • 2004: Athens Olympic Velodrome, Kotzia Square, Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue, Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre • 2008: Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue, Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan Velodrome, Urban Road Cycling Course • 2012: BMX Circuit, Hadleigh Farm, London Velodrome, Hampton Court Palace • 2016: Barra Velodrome, Flamengo Park, Olympic BMX Center, Olympic Mountain Bike Park