Oberschleißheim Regatta Course
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The Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim is a rowing venue situated in Oberschleißheim near München in Germany. It was built for the rowing and canoeing events of the 1972 Summer Olympics, and has since hosted numerous world rowing events. It is in everyday use by a number of rowing and canoeing clubs and has the official description "Leistungszentrum für Rudern und Kanu" (Engl. performance center for rowing and canoe).[1]
History
[edit]In 1972 an artificial canoe sprint and rowing venue was created in Oberschleißheim for the Munich Olympic Summer Games.[2] The course is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 135 metres (443 ft) wide, and is in regular use. The course is accessible through Munich's public transport and roading network. The stands have a capacity for 9,500 spectators.[3]
Major events
[edit]Olympics
[edit]World Rowing Championships
[edit]Two World Rowing Championships have been held at the venue:
World Rowing Cup
[edit]World Rowing Cups are regularly held at Oberschleißheim.
- 1997 Rowing World Cup I
- 1998 Rowing World Cup I
- 2000 Rowing World Cup I
- 2001 Rowing World Cup IV
- 2002 Rowing World Cup III
- 2003 Rowing World Cup II
- 2004 Rowing World Cup II
- 2005 Rowing World Cup II
- 2006 Rowing World Cup I
- 2008 Rowing World Cup I
- 2009 Rowing World Cup II
- 2010 Rowing World Cup II
- 2011 Rowing World Cup I
Panoramic view
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Website
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 204f.
- ^ "Munich Today". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
External links
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