Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion
Location | Vienna, Austria |
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Coordinates | 48°12′39″N 16°25′25″E / 48.21083°N 16.42361°ECoordinates: 48°12′39″N 16°25′25″E / 48.21083°N 16.42361°E |
Owner | City of Vienna |
Operator | Wiener Stadthalle Betriebs- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H. |
Capacity | 5.365 to 7.700 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1976 |
Renovated | 1999 |
The Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion is an indoor arena in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1976, holds 7,700 spectators and hosts indoor sporting events such as track cycling, tennis and athletics. It hosts an annual indoor track and field meeting – the .[1]
It is named after Austrian cyclist Franz Dusika. The arena hosted the last cycling competition in July 2021. Afterwards the building was torn down, in it's place a new arena called "Sportarena Wien" will be built until 2023. The new indoor arena will not feature a velodrome.[2] This was criticized by the Austrian Cycling Federation because they were not involved in the planning. [3]
Past events[]
- 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship
- 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2010 European Judo Championships
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Ireland’s McBrearty runs fastest European 800m in Vienna. European Athletics (2011-02-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-08.
- ^ Wiener Ferry-Dusika-Stadion wird abgerissen: Neubau wird 2023 eröffnet. Kurier (2021-08-01).Retrieved on 2021-02-10.
- ^ Keine Alternative zur Wiener Radrennbahn. (2021-08-01).Retrieved on 2021-02-10.
External links[]
Media related to Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Velodromes in Austria
- Indoor arenas in Austria
- Tennis venues in Austria
- Volleyball venues in Austria
- Cycle racing in Austria
- Indoor track and field venues
- Sports venues in Vienna
- Austrian sports venue stubs
- Cycling venue stubs