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2 unusual facts about Olympic Stadium


Davy Arnaud

On March 17, 2012, before a crowd of 58,912 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Arnaud scored the first ever goal for the Montreal Impact in the MLS league in the 56th minute by heading a cross from Sanna Nyassi into the top right corner against Chicago Fire keeper Paolo Tornaghi.

Mario Barth

On 12 July 2008 Barth established a new world record in the category "live-comedy with the largest audience" as he performed in front of 70,000 people in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.


1995 Finnish Cup

The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 28 October 1995 with MyPa defeating FC Jazz by 1-0 before an attendance of 6,140 spectators.

1996 Finnish Cup

The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 3 November 1996 with HJK defeating TPS by 1-1 before an attendance of 3,632 spectators.

1998 Finnish Cup

The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 31 October 1998 with HJK defeating PK-35 by 3-2 before an attendance of 5,023 spectators.

1999 Finnish Cup

The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 30 October 1999 with FC Jokerit defeating FF Jaro by 2-1 before an attendance of 3,217 spectators.

Amstelveenseweg metro station

The station lies in the south of the city and serves as the metro station for many offices, the VU University Medical Center and Olympic Stadium.

Dennis Martínez

During Martinez' time with the Expos, a variation of the Montreal hot dog topped with cheese and bacon called the Denny Dog was sold at Olympic Stadium.

Evan McGuire

During the "Powerade On Your Marks"-games in the Olympic Stadium in London, on 4 May 2012 he has set the first ever stadium record on the 100 metres.

Football in Berlin

All games after the quarter-finals were held at the Olympic Stadium, and Italy beat Austria 2-1 in the final on 15 August.

Fred Severud

Frei Otto, the German architect and engineer famous for membrane and tensile structures such as the Olympic Stadium in Munich, visited his office in 1951 during the construction of the Raleigh Livestock Arena, and Edmund (Ted) Happold worked for a couple of years in his office.

Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg

Heisterman was executed on 2 February 1945 by a Wehrmacht firing squad at a proving ground near Olympic Stadium in the Charlottenburg (present-day Westend) district of Berlin.

Kent Jönsson

Malmö made it all the way to the final and Jönsson was in the starting line-up for Malmö who ultimately lost the game 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

Morodok Techo National Sports Complex

The Morodok Techo National Sports Complex is an approved but unbuilt Olympic-style facility in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

No 1 Poultry

The rooftop featured in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in the segment 'Happy and Glorious' which saw Daniel Craig as James Bond transport Queen Elizabeth II to the Olympic Stadium by helicopter.

Old Ford Lock

The three cottages, which were converted into a single house for the show, have since been compulsorily purchased as part of the Olympic Stadium development plans for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Ot Pi

In 1994 Ot Pi appeared in another video entitled Full Cycle: A World Odyssey performing Trials in various locations in and around Athens, Greece, including the Plaka, National Garden of Athens, Acropolis, Parliamentary Building, Olympic Stadium, Christianity Rock and Sounion, known for its temple ruins by the Aegean Sea.

Rice-Eccles Stadium

It served as the main stadium for the 2002 Winter Olympics; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held at the stadium, which was temporarily renamed "Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium".

Temple Mills

2009 saw the opening of Stratford International station on High Speed 1, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and in 2012 the location of the main Olympic Park, which contained a significant number of venues used in the 2012 Summer Olympics, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, and London Velopark.

Timothée Kolodziejczak

He made his debut with the team in the team's last match against Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 30 May 2006.

Vince Coleman

In 1989, Coleman compiled a streak of 50 successful stolen bases without being caught stealing, before it was broken on July 28 when he was thrown out by Montreal Expos catcher Nelson Santovenia in a game at Olympic Stadium.

Vinyloop

Roofing covers of the Olympic Stadium, the Water Polo Arena, the London Aquatics Centre and the Royal Artillery Barracks will be deconstructed and a part will be recycled in the VinyLoop process.


see also

Am Mellensee

They will provide the bread for the Communion wafers during the Eucharist for Papal Masses at Erfurt's Cathedral and in Berlin's Olympic Stadium to be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI for his September 2011 visit- his third as Pope- to Germany.

Centennial Olympic Stadium

Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Taking Guangzhou's nickname, the Flower City, the American architectural firm of Ellerbe Becket designed Guangdong Olympic Stadium's sunscreen roof to resemble layers of petals on a flower.

Joni Fuller

She performed at the Olympic Stadium in Lausanne during Athletissima 2007.

Junior Viçosa

The match played at the Olympic Stadium ended 2-1 in Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul facing the team, and the tie-breaking goal scored by Jonas.

Nikko Patrelakis

He also composed and produced three themes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Athens 2004, performed by him and London Philharmonic Orchestra, for the parade of the Greek flag and the Greek team, in the opening ceremonies, and for the entrance of the athletes of the world in the Olympic Stadium, for the closing ceremonies.

OSiR Stadium in Słubice

Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named Ostmarkstadion) was not built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Rhossili

Rhossili Bay featured in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, a youth choir began a cappella performances of "Bread of Heaven" live on the beach with was broadcast at the Olympic Stadium.

Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

The earliest construction of venues commenced in April 2008 with the start of the main build on the Olympic Stadium by McAlpine, with the nearby energy centre to be constructed by EDF Energy.