Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome

Coordinates: 55°45′47″N 37°25′59″E / 55.76306°N 37.43306°E / 55.76306; 37.43306
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Krylatskoye Velodrome
(Russian: велотрек „Крылатское“)
Krylatskoye Velodrome
Velodrome in 2008
Map
Full nameKrylatskoe Sports Center of Trade Unions (Velodrome)
LocationKrylatskaya Street, 10
Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°45′47″N 37°25′59″E / 55.76306°N 37.43306°E / 55.76306; 37.43306
Public transitKrylatskoye, Molodyozhnaya (Moscow Metro stations)
Capacity6,000
Field size333.33 metres (1,093 ft 7 in) track
SurfaceSiberian larch
Construction
BuiltJan 1977 — Dec 1979
OpenedDecember 28, 1979 (1979-12-28)
ArchitectN. I. Voronina,
A. G. Ospennikov

The Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome is a velodrome constructed in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the track cycling events for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

The track is 333.33 metres (364 yards 1 foot 7 inches) long and 10 metres (32 feet 10 inches) wide, with 42 degree banked turns and 11 degree straights. It was longest indoor track in the world.

References

Gold coin
100 ruble gold coin minted in 1979 with the image of the Krylatskoye Velodrome to commemorate the 1980 Summer Olympics