Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 72,000.[2] The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games. During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches between the largest Mexican public universities at the time: UNAM and IPN. From the late 1950s it was used for football matches, some American football matches and athletics. American architect Frank Lloyd Wright called it "the most important building in the modern America".[3][dubious – discuss]
The Olímpico Universitario hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics; for the event the seating capacity was increased from 70,000 to 83,700 spectators (without substantially modifying the original structure) to cover the IOC requirements for an Olympic stadium.[4] It was the location of the track and field competitions, equestrian events, certain association football matches, the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies. This was the Olympics in which Tommie Smith and John Carlosprotested the treatment of African Americans in the United States by performing a black power salute during the medal ceremony for the 200 metres (which occurred in this stadium). The stadium also hosted the track and field events at the 1975 Pan American Games.
The stadium hosted four games of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but the final match was played in the bigger Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
During the second leg of the Liga MX final between Universidad Nacional and América, two hours before the start of the game, the building looked at its maximum capacity, but outside there was still a crowd of at least 30,000 more. At that time, Ciudad Universitaria did not have fences that surrounded it and it was easy to get to the access tunnels of the stadium. During the attempt of the fans to get to the pitch in one of the access tunnels (the tunnel number 29) a number of people got stuck and ended with the death of 11 people and several others injured.[5][6][7]
It is the work of architects Augusto Pérez, Raúl Salinas and Jorge Bravo Moro. The "Estadio Universitario, original name, was built specifically for the former practice of football.
On the east side of University Olympic Stadium, is a mural by Diego Rivera, called "The University, the Mexican family, peace and youth sports. In the construction of the relief in natural colored stones shows the university shield, with the condor and the eagle on a cactus. Under their wings outstretched, Rivera placed three figures representing the family: the father and the mother giving the dove of peace to his son. At the extremes are two gigantic figures that correspond to some athletes, male and female, who light the torch of Olympic flame. A huge feathered serpent, the symbolic image of the pre-Hispanic god Quetzalcoatl, complements the composition at the bottom.
Diego Rivera had planned to cover the entire outside of the stadium with designs similar to this, but the artist's death prevented him.
The asymmetric shape of the stands of the stadium-side with the more developed west-emphasizes the final composition of the joint project of the University City, which finished off its axis and principal, the stands closest to the Avenida Insurgentes, emphasizes the sense league stadium to the rest of the set.
Much like the Olympic cauldron on top of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum peristyle, the upper deck on one sideline is topped by an Olympic cauldron that was installed for the Olympic Games. The other sideline is topped by a press box.
At night
1986 FIFA World CupEdit
It hosted four matches of the tournament, including a round-of-16 matchup.
^"Estadio Olímpico 68, un lugar hecho historia | Fundación UNAM".
^"Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Localidades" (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^Quoted by Diego Rivera in a 1954 conference. Canales González, Ana Fernanda. La modernidad arquitectónica de México: una mirada a través de los medios impresos. PhD thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2013.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Estadio Olimpico Universitario news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Estadio Olimpico Universitario is a multi purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico This stadium has a capacity of 72 000 2 The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches between the largest Mexican public universities at the time UNAM and IPN From the late 1950s it was used for football matches some American football matches and athletics American architect Frank Lloyd Wright called it the most important building in the modern America 3 dubious discuss Estadio Olimpico UniversitarioC U Estadio Olimpico Universitario in March 2016LocationAV Insurgentes Sur S N Col Ciudad Universitaria CP 43000 Coyoacan Distrito FederalPublic transitMetro at Copilco Metrobus at Dr GalvezOwnerUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoOperatorUNAMCapacity72 000 1 Field size105 x 68 mSurfaceGrassConstructionBroke groundAugust 7 1950OpenedNovember 20 1952ArchitectAugusto Perez Palacios Jorge Bravo Raul SalinasTenantsUniversidad Nacional 1952 present Pumas CU ONEFA 1952 present America 1955 1966 Necaxa 1955 1966 Atlante 1957 1966 Mexico national football team 1956 1966 The Olimpico Universitario hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics for the event the seating capacity was increased from 70 000 to 83 700 spectators without substantially modifying the original structure to cover the IOC requirements for an Olympic stadium 4 It was the location of the track and field competitions equestrian events certain association football matches the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies This was the Olympics in which Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested the treatment of African Americans in the United States by performing a black power salute during the medal ceremony for the 200 metres which occurred in this stadium The stadium also hosted the track and field events at the 1975 Pan American Games The stadium hosted four games of the 1986 FIFA World Cup but the final match was played in the bigger Estadio Azteca in Mexico City The Tartan track was the first All weather running track to be used in the Olympics Such a track is now a requirement During the second leg of the Liga MX final between Universidad Nacional and America two hours before the start of the game the building looked at its maximum capacity but outside there was still a crowd of at least 30 000 more At that time Ciudad Universitaria did not have fences that surrounded it and it was easy to get to the access tunnels of the stadium During the attempt of the fans to get to the pitch in one of the access tunnels the tunnel number 29 a number of people got stuck and ended with the death of 11 people and several others injured 5 6 7 Currently it is the home stadium of Universidad Nacional and American football team Pumas CU This sport facility is part of the Ciudad Universitaria University City the main campus of the UNAM Contents 1 Architecture and art of the stadium 2 1986 FIFA World Cup 3 References 4 External linksArchitecture and art of the stadium Edit nbsp Mexico 68It is the work of architects Augusto Perez Raul Salinas and Jorge Bravo Moro The Estadio Universitario original name was built specifically for the former practice of football nbsp Main entrance and high relief of Diego RiveraOn the east side of University Olympic Stadium is a mural by Diego Rivera called The University the Mexican family peace and youth sports In the construction of the relief in natural colored stones shows the university shield with the condor and the eagle on a cactus Under their wings outstretched Rivera placed three figures representing the family the father and the mother giving the dove of peace to his son At the extremes are two gigantic figures that correspond to some athletes male and female who light the torch of Olympic flame A huge feathered serpent the symbolic image of the pre Hispanic god Quetzalcoatl complements the composition at the bottom Diego Rivera had planned to cover the entire outside of the stadium with designs similar to this but the artist s death prevented him The asymmetric shape of the stands of the stadium side with the more developed west emphasizes the final composition of the joint project of the University City which finished off its axis and principal the stands closest to the Avenida Insurgentes emphasizes the sense league stadium to the rest of the set Much like the Olympic cauldron on top of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum peristyle the upper deck on one sideline is topped by an Olympic cauldron that was installed for the Olympic Games The other sideline is topped by a press box nbsp At night1986 FIFA World Cup EditIt hosted four matches of the tournament including a round of 16 matchup Date Time UTC 6 Team No 1 Res Team No 2 Round Attendance2 June 1986 12 00 nbsp Argentina 3 1 nbsp South Korea Group A 60 0005 June 1986 16 00 nbsp South Korea 1 1 nbsp Bulgaria 45 00010 June 1986 12 00 nbsp Argentina 2 0 nbsp Bulgaria 65 00017 June 1986 12 00 nbsp Italy 0 2 nbsp France Round of 16 70 000References Edit Estadio Olimpico 68 un lugar hecho historia Fundacion UNAM Estadio Olimpico Universitario Localidades in Spanish UNAM Retrieved 18 December 2015 Quoted by Diego Rivera in a 1954 conference Canales Gonzalez Ana Fernanda La modernidad arquitectonica de Mexico una mirada a traves de los medios impresos PhD thesis Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 2013 1968 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2 Part 1 p 76 Pumas vs America a casi 35 anos de la final donde fallecieron 8 personas por sobre cupo en el estadio 6 March 2020 A 30 anos de la tragedia en el Estadio Olimpico Universitario El tunel 29 y la tragica historia detras del Pumas vs America 6 December 2018 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estadio Olimpico Universitario Google Maps satellite photo StadiumDB images19 19 54 94 N 99 11 31 58 W 19 3319278 N 99 1921056 W 19 3319278 99 1921056 Preceded byNational Stadium Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening and closing ceremonies Olympic Stadium 1968 Succeeded byOlympiastadion MunichPreceded byNational Olympic Stadium Tokyo Olympic Athletics competitionsMain venue1968 Succeeded byOlympiastadion MunichPreceded byVasil Levski National StadiumSofia Summer Universiade Opening and closing ceremonies1979 Succeeded byStadionul NaționalBucharest Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Estadio Olimpico Universitario amp oldid 1180364990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
