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Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium

Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 73°57′53″W / 44.262937°N 73.964765°W / 44.262937; -73.964765
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Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium
1980 Olympic Winter Games opening
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LocationLake Placid, New York, United States
Coordinates44°15′47″N 73°57′53″W / 44.262937°N 73.964765°W / 44.262937; -73.964765
Capacity30,000 (1980 Olympics)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1939
Opened1945 (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.

The Olympic Cauldron

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