41°49′35.93″N 12°27′24.83″E / 41.8266472°N 12.4568972°E / 41.8266472; 12.4568972
Velodromo Olimpico Velodromo Olimpico, pictured in 1960
Location Viale della Tecnica / Viale dell'Oceano Pacifico 00144 Roma Owner CONI - Comune di Roma Broke ground 10 August 1957 Opened 30 April 1960 Closed 1968 Demolished 24 July 2008 Construction cost £ 1.050.000.000Architect Cesare Ligini, Dagoberto Ortensi , Silvano Ricci
The Olympic Velodrome (Italian : Velodromo Olimpico ) was a sports venue located in Rome , Italy . Constructed for the 1960 Summer Olympics , it hosted the track cycling and field hockey events.
The velodrome was constructed between 1957 and early 1960. Soon after it was built problems were found, as water was draining away the foundations on one side of the velodrome. Concrete was injected into the foundations, which solved the problem only temporarily. It was last used for competition in 1968, when it hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships . After this it was abandoned, until it was imploded on 24 July 2008.
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19th century 20th century
1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Olympic Field
1908
White City Stadium
1912
Liljeholmen , Mälaren
1920
Antwerp , Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
1924
Stade Yves-du-Manoir , Vélodrome de Vincennes
1928
Amsterdam , Olympic Stadium
1932
Los Angeles Avenue , Pacific Coast Highway , Rose Bowl in Pasadena , Vineyard Avenue
1936
Avus Motor Road , BSV 92 Field & Stadium
1948
Herne Hill Velodrome , Windsor Great Park
1952
Käpylä , Maunula , Pakila , Velodrome
1956
Broadmeadows , Velodrome
1960
Olympic Velodrome , Via Cassia , Via Flaminia , Via Cristoforo Colombo , Via di Grottarossa
1964
Hachioji City , Hachioji Velodrome
1968
Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome , Satellite Circuit
1972
Bundesautobahn 96 , Grünwald , Radstadion
1976
Mount Royal Park , Olympic Velodrome , Quebec Autoroute 40
1980
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit , Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome , Moscow-Minsk Highway
1984
Artesia Freeway , Olympic Velodrome , Streets of Mission Viejo
1988
Olympic Velodrome , Tongillo Road Course
1992
A-17 highway , Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit , Velòdrom d'Horta
1996
Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park , Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome
21st century
2000
Centennial Parklands , Dunc Gray Velodrome , Western Sydney Parklands
2004
Athens Olympic Velodrome , Kotzia Square , Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue , Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
2008
Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course , Laoshan Velodrome , Urban Road Cycling Course
2012
BMX Circuit , Hadleigh Farm , London Velodrome , Hampton Court Palace
2016
Fort Copacabana , Mountain Bike Centre , Olympic BMX Centre , Pontal , Rio Olympic Velodrome
2020
Izu Velodrome , Izu MTB Course , Fuji Speedway , Ariake Urban Sports Park
2024
Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Champs-Élysées , Colline d'Élancourt
2028
VELO Sports Center , Los Angeles Convention Center , Grand Park , Downtown Long Beach , Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
2032
Sunshine Coast Region , Alexandra Headland, Queensland , Sleeman Centre , Victoria Park
20th century
1908 : White City Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1928 : Old Stadion
1932 : Olympic Stadium
1936 : Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2
1948 : Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club , Lyons' Sports Club , Polytechnic Sports Ground
1952 : Velodrome
1956 : Eastern Sportsground , Melbourne Cricket Ground (final)
1960 : Campo Tre Fontane , Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi
1964 : Komazawa Hockey Field
1968 : Municipal Stadium
1972 : Hockeyanlage
1976 : Molson Stadium, McGill University
1980 : Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena ; Young Pioneers Stadium (final)
1984 : Weingart Stadium
1988 : Seongnam Stadium
1992 : Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
1996 : Clark Atlanta University Stadium , Morris Brown College Stadium (final)
21st century