Jean-Pellez Stadium

Stadium Jean Pellez
Stadium Jean Pellez
Coordinates 45°45′25″N 3°06′22″E / 45.757°N 3.106°E / 45.757; 3.106
Capacity 2700 places, 500 seated + 500 telescopic +1750 demountables
Surface Synthetic Track
Construction
Built 2000-2002
Architect CRR Architectes Vincent Rivoire
Tenants
Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne

The Jean-Pellez Stadium is an indoor stadium of athletics of 6 462   m2 located in the greater Clermont-Ferrand in the commune of Aubière. It was inaugurated on 28 September 2002 by Serge Godard, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand. This indoor stadium has hosted several times the Indoor Athletics Championships Of France.

History

The stadium is named for Jean Pellez, an athlete born in 1939 in Auvergne Valenciennes and who died in September 1998, who ran in several tournaments including the 800 meters in 1963.[1]

Characteristics

It hosts regional, national, and even global athletic competitions, including the Athletics Indoor Championships in France.

Other sports are practiced like gymnastics or fencing.

Numbers

  • Its occupancy rate has reached 97% which is the highest for an indoor French stadium[2][ref. obsolete]
  • Capacity 2 700 places
Jean-Pellez Stadium during a meeting with Capitale Perche in 2012
The Stadium Jean-Pellez at the meeting Capital Perche Elite Tour January 14, 2012

notes and references

  1. ↑ Athlétisme Sud Ardèche Drôme / Fédération française d'athlétisme (ed.). "Jean Pellez, un nom que les athlètes connaissent ?". asad.athle.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015. .
  2. ↑ Page du stade sur le site de Clermont Communauté

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