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1980 Olympic Winter Games opening | |
![]() Interactive map of Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium | |
| Location | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°15′47″N 73°57′53″W / 44.262937°N 73.964765°W / 44.262937; -73.964765 |
| Capacity | 30,000 (1980 Olympics) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1939 |
| Opened | 1945 (football) 2003 (equestrian) |
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.

References
[edit]- 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 78–81.
Categories:
- Olympic stadiums
- Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Sports venues in Essex County, New York
- 1939 establishments in New York (state)
- Sports venues completed in 1939
- American football venues in New York (state)
- Equestrian venues in the United States
- Winter Olympics by year stubs
- New York (state) sport stubs
- New York (state) sports venue stubs
- Winter Olympic venue stubs
