Oberschleißheim Regatta Course

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. It is in everyday use by a number of rowing and canoeing clubs and has the official description "Leistungszentrum für Rudern und Kanu" (Engl. performance center for rowing and canoe).[1]

Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim near Munich in Germany. The part next to the viewer is the finish area with the boat houses; the red areas are courts from a nearby tennis club.
View from below the grandstand towards the finish tower and the boat houses in the background
View from the start tower at the southern end towards the finish
Berth at the start area with start tower in the middle

History

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In 1972 an artificial canoe sprint and rowing venue was created in Oberschleißheim for the Munich Olympic Summer Games.[2] 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 stands have a capacity for 9,500 spectators.[3]

Major events

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Olympics

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World Rowing Championships

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Two World Rowing Championships have been held at the venue:

World Rowing Cup

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World Rowing Cups are regularly held at Oberschleißheim.

Panoramic view

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Panoramic view from the top seat rows of the grandstand, during the 1972 Olympics reserved for the press, on the rowing venue. To the right is the finish tower, far right the boat houses.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Website
  2. ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 204f.
  3. ^ "Munich Today". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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