Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)

The Olympisch Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈlɪmpis ˌstaːdijɔn]) or Kielstadion[2] [ˈkilstaːdijɔn]) was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is FCO Beerschot Wilrijk, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track.

Olympisch Stadion

Het Kiel
Location	Antwerp, Belgium
Capacity	12,500 [1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1920
Renovated	1999–2000
Tenants
Beerschot

Olympisch Stadion in 1920

It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games.[12]

References

1. Het Olympisch Stadion op het Kiel Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine kfco.ibiscommunications.be (last check 30/03/2018)
2. Inglis, Simon (1990). The Football Grounds of Europe. p. 69. ISBN 0-00-218305-6.
3. 1920 Summer Olympics athletics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
4. 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
5. 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
6. 1920 Summer Olympics football. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
7. 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
8. 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
9. 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
10. 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
11. 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting. Sports-reference.com (29 August 1920). Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
12. Inglis, Simon (2005). Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch – Football Ground Designer. English Heritage. p. 190. ISBN 1-85074-918-3.

External links

• IOC Antwerp 1920 Page: The IOC page of 1920 Summer Olympics includes a photo gallery with images of the stadium.
• Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
• : Information and photos of the Olympisch Stadion

Preceded by Stockholms Olympiastadion Stockholm	Summer Olympic Games Main Venue 1920	Succeeded by Stade de Colombes Paris
Preceded by Stockholms Olympiastadion Stockholm	Olympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 1920	Succeeded by Stade de Colombes Paris
Preceded by Stockholms Olympiastadion Stockholm	Summer Olympic Games Men's Football final 1920	Succeeded by Stade de Colombes Paris