Vikingskipet Olympic Arena
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| Location | Hamar, Norway |
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| Coordinates | 60°47′35.34″N 11°5′59.25″E / 60.7931500°N 11.0997917°ECoordinates: 60°47′35.34″N 11°5′59.25″E / 60.7931500°N 11.0997917°E |
| Owner | Hamar Municipality |
| Operator | Hamar Olympiske Anlegg |
| Capacity | 10,600 (sporting events) 20,000 (concerts) |
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| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 19 December 1992 |
| Construction cost | 230 million kr |
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Niels Torp Biong & Biong |
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1993 Bandy World Championship World Allround Speed Skating Championships (1993, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2013) 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Paralympics 1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (1997, 2002, 2007) Speedway Grand Prix (2002–04) 2016 Winter Youth Olympics |
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Vikingskipet ("The Viking Ship"), officially known as Hamar Olympic Hall (Norwegian: Hamar olympiahall), is an indoor multi-use sport and event venue in Hamar, Norway. It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has since also hosted events and tournaments in speedway, rally, association football, bandy, ice sledge speed racing, flying disc and track cycling. The arena is also used for concerts, trade fair and the annual computer party The Gathering. It is the home arena of Hamar IL bandy team. The venue is owned by Hamar Municipality, and along with Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre is run by the municipal Hamar Olympiske Anlegg. Vikingskipet has a capacity for 10,600 spectators during sporting events and 20,000 during concerts.
The arena was designed by Niels Torp, and Biong & Biong, and opened on 19 December 1992. The complex cost 230 million Norwegian krone (NOK). The localization was controversial, as it is located at Åkervika, a Ramsar site. It is Norway's national venue for speed skating and bandy, and holds annual ISU Speed Skating World Cup races, as well as regular world championships. It has among other things hosted tournaments of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, European Speed Skating Championships, World Single Distance Championships, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Speedway Grand Prix and World Rally Championship.
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