Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)

Olympisch Stadion
Het Kiel
Location Antwerp, Belgium
Capacity 12,500 [1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1920
Renovated 1999–2000
Tenants
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
Olympisch Stadion in 1920

The Olympisch Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈlɪmpis ˌstaːdijɔn]) or Kielstadion[2] [ˈkilstaːdijɔn]) was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is FCO Beerschot Wilrijk, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track.

It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Het Olympisch Stadion op het Kiel kfco.ibiscommunications.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. ↑ Inglis, Simon (1990). The Football Grounds of Europe. p. 69. ISBN 0-00-218305-6.
  3. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics athletics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  4. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  5. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  6. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics football. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  7. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  8. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  9. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  10. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  11. ↑ 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting. Sports-reference.com (29 August 1920). Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Inglis, Simon (2005). Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch – Football Ground Designer. English Heritage. p. 190. ISBN 1-85074-918-3.
Preceded by
Stockholms Olympiastadion
Stockholm		 Summer Olympic Games
Main Venue
1920		 Succeeded by
Stade de Colombes
Paris
Preceded by
Stockholms Olympiastadion
Stockholm		 Olympic Athletics competitions
Main Venue
1920		 Succeeded by
Stade de Colombes
Paris
Preceded by
Stockholms Olympiastadion
Stockholm		 Summer Olympic Games
Men's Football final
1920		 Succeeded by
Stade de Colombes
Paris

Coordinates: 51°11′06″N 4°22′56″E / 51.18500°N 4.38222°E / 51.18500; 4.38222

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