Oberschleißheim Regatta Course

Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim near Munich in Germany

Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim

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.

History

In 1972 an artificial canoe sprint and rowing venue was created in Oberschleißheim for the Munich Olympic Summer Games.^[1] 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 stand has capacity for 9,500 spectators.^[2]

Major events

Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

World Rowing Championships

Two World Rowing Championships have been held at the venue:

World Rowing Cup

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

References

↑ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 204f.
↑ Munich Today

External links

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Official site

Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics

Olympiapark	Boxhalle Hockeyanlage Olympiahalle Olympiastadion Olympisches Dorf Radstadion Schwimmhalle Volleyballhalle

Greater Munich	Basketballhalle Bogenschießlage Dantebad Dressage Facility Nymphenburg Grünwald Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 Messegelände Fechthalle 2 Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle Oberschleißheim Regatta Course Riding Facility, Riem Schießanlage

Football venues	Drei Flüsse Stadion (Passau) ESV-Stadion (Ingolstadt) Jahnstadion (Regensburg) Rosenaustadion (Augsburg) Urban Stadium (Nuremberg)

Handball venues	Böblingen Sportshalle Donauhalle Ulm Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen Sporthalle Augsburg

Other venues	Bay of Kiel Bundesautobahn 96 Eiskanal (Augsburg)

Olympic venues in canoeing

1936: Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Taivallahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Lake Sagami 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Augsburg Eiskanal, Oberschleißheim Regatta Course 1976: Notre Dame Island 1980: Krylatskoye Rowing Canal 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Canal Olímpic de Catalunya, Segre Olympic Park 1996: Lake Lanier, Ocoee Whitewater Center 2000: Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake, Lee Valley White Water Centre 2016: Lagoa Stadium, Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium

Olympic venues in rowing

1900: Seine 1904: Creve Coeur Lake 1908: Henley Royal Regatta 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken 1920: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal 1924: Bassin d'Argentuil 1928: Sloten 1932: Long Beach Marine Stadium 1936: Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Meilahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Toda Rowing Course 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Oberschleißheim Regatta Course 1976: Notre Dame Island 1980: Krylatskoye Rowing Canal 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Lake of Banyoles 1996: Lake Lanier 2000: Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake 2016: Lagoa Stadium 2020: Sea Forest Waterway

World Rowing Championships

Editions	Lucerne 1962 Bled 1966 St. Catharines 1970 Lucerne 1974 Nottingham 1975 Villach 1976 Amsterdam 1977 Cambridge 1978 Bled 1979 Hazewinkel 1980 Munich 1981 Lucerne 1982 Duisburg 1983 Montreal 1984 Hazewinkel 1985 Nottingham 1986 Copenhagen 1987 Milan 1988 Bled 1989 Tasmania 1990 Vienna 1991 Montreal 1992 Račice 1993 Indianapolis 1994 Tampere 1995 Motherwell 1996 Aiguebelette 1997 Cologne 1998 St. Catharines 1999 Zagreb 2000 Lucerne 2001 Seville 2002 Milan 2003 Banyoles 2004 Kaizu, Gifu 2005 Dorney 2006 Munich 2007 Ottensheim 2008 Poznań 2009 Cambridge 2010 Bled 2011 Plovdiv 2012 Chungju 2013 Amsterdam 2014 Aiguebelette 2015 Rotterdam 2016 Sarasota 2017 Plovdiv 2018 Ottensheim 2019

Venues	Rotsee (1962) Lake Bled (1966) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1970) Rotsee (1974) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1975) Lake Ossiach (1976) Bosbaan (1977) Lake Karapiro (1978) Lake Bled (1979) Hazewinkel (1980) Oberschleißheim Regatta Course (1981) Rotsee (1982) Wedau (1983) Notre Dame Island (1984) Hazewinkel (1985) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1986) Copenhagen (1987) Idroscalo (1988) Lake Bled (1989) Lake Barrington (Tasmania) (1990) Vienna (1991) Notre Dame Island (1992) Račice (Litoměřice District) (1993) Eagle Creek Park (1994) Kaukajärvi (1995) Strathclyde Country Park (1996) Lac d'Aiguebelette (1997) Fühlinger See (1998) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1999) Jarun (2000) Rotsee (2001) Guadalquivir (2002) Idroscalo (2003) Lake of Banyoles (2004) Nagaragawa International Regatta Course (2005) Dorney Lake (2006) Oberschleißheim Regatta Course (2007) Ottensheim (2008) Lake Malta (2009) Lake Karapiro (2010) Lake Bled (2011) Plovdiv (2012) Tangeum Lake (2013) Bosbaan (2014) Lac d'Aiguebelette (2015) Willem-Alexanderbaan (2016) Nathan Benderson Park (2017) Plovdiv (2018) Ottensheim (2019)

Coordinates: 48°14′34″N 11°30′54″E / 48.24278°N 11.51500°E / 48.24278; 11.51500

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