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Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo

October 27, 2023

The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch / Олимпијска дворана Хуан Антонио Самаран; formerly Zetra Olympic Hall[1]) is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Named in honor of Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2010 after his death, it was used for various sporting events at the 1984 Winter Olympics, and as the main venue of the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall
Zetra
Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall in March 2017.
Former namesZetra Olympic Hall
LocationAlipašina, Koševo, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°52′18.5″N 18°24′34.4″E / 43.871806°N 18.409556°E / 43.871806; 18.409556
OwnerSarajevo Canton
OperatorZOI '84 organization
Capacity12,000 (18,000 for concerts)
SurfaceVersatile
Construction
Broke groundJune 1981
OpenedFebruary 14, 1982
Renovated1999
Construction cost€ 16.4 million (1999 renovation)
ArchitectLidumil Alikalfić
Dušan Đapa
Tenants
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national handball team
Bosnia and Herzegovina national futsal team
Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team
2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

History edit

The building of the complex started in June 1981 and was officially opened by then-President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, on February 14, 1982.[2]

Olympic venue edit

 
A graveyard has been established in what was once part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Zetra Olympic Hall was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics, hosted in Sarajevo, and was completed in 1982. Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. It was described as an "ultramodern, angular edifice"[3] with a copper roof. The indoor venue hosted ice hockey and figure skating events, as well as the last closing ceremony held in an indoor place until Vancouver 2010.[4][5][6]

From 1984 to 1991, Zetra remained in service as a venue for ice sports. It served as the venue for several international speed skating events, and several speed skating world records were broken here.

 
Zetra Stadium as a staging area prior to reconstruction

Destruction edit

The arena suffered substantial damage from shelling, bombing and fire by the Serb forces on Monday, May 25, 1992 during the Bosnian War.[7] The interior of the structure, such as the basements and main hall, were put into service as a morgue,[8][9] storage space for medication and supplies, and a staging area for UN equipment.[10][11] The wooden seats from the venue were used as material for coffins for civilians killed in the war.[12][13]

Reconstruction edit

After the war, it was discovered that though the building was badly damaged, the foundation was secure. Although the original blueprints were never recovered, in September 1997, reconstruction on the venue, facilitated by the SFOR, began. The International Olympic Committee donated $US 11.5 million to the project,[10] which cost an estimated DM 32 million (€ 16.4 million).[8] The reconstruction was completed in 1999.

Current use edit

 
Beatification ceremony of the Blessed Martyrs of Drina held in Zetra Arena, 2011

Zetra hosted the Balkans Stability Pact Summit in July 1999.[14] It is currently in service as a sporting arena.[4] It is also used for music concerts, fairs and conferences. Sometimes, parts of the building are rented for other purposes (e.g. for the elections 2014, it was used as the Main Counting Center and election material storage space). The hall also contains a small museum about the 1984 Winter Olympics as well as a gym, billiard hall, bowling alley, pistol range, two cafes and other sports related content such as headquarters for various clubs and associations.[15]

Concerts and other events edit

List of Concerts and Other Events
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympics Features: Sarajevo Olympic Hall renamed after Juan Antonio Samaranch". www.sportsfeatures.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Olympic complex Zetra - Papa u Sarajevu". www.papa.ba. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Now Bring On The Torch" Bob Ottum, Sports Illustrated, March 14, 1983
  4. ^ a b "ZOI84 - Zetra - Bjelašnica - Igman". www.zoi84.ba. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ^ B.J. Phillips, Time, February 27, 1984
  6. ^ 1984 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 71-2, 87-88, 105-8.
  7. ^ "The Killing Ground" William Oscar Johnson, Sports Illustrated, February 14, 1994
  8. ^ a b "Zetra returns to the future" David Taylor, SFOR Informer #57, March 17, 1999
  9. ^ "1984: Sarajevo" Bonnie DeSimone, New York Times, February 5, 2006
  10. ^ a b "Sarajevo 2010? Collateral Damage" Sports Illustrated, April 9, 1999
  11. ^ James L. Graff, Time, July 20, 1992
  12. ^ "TV SPORTS; Goodwill Games Headed for Bosnia?" Richard Sandomir, New York Times, July 7, 1999
  13. ^ "Sarajevo's Olympic Seats Are Now Coffin Boards" Mark Milstein, London Observer news service, August 5, 1993
  14. ^ Balkans Stability Pact Summit David Taylor, SFOR Informer, July 28, 1999
  15. ^ Roberts, Patrick (14 January 2011). "Side Order: In Sarajevo, a small museum with an Olympian message". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  16. ^ DJ BoBo - 01. 04. 2000. - Zetra, Sarajevo
  17. ^ "Đuro, Štuke, Skroz, Zoster i Defence u Zetri". Retrieved 28 October 2017.

External links edit

  Media related to Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch at Wikimedia Commons

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The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall Bosnian Croatian and Serbian Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch Olimpiјska dvorana Huan Antonio Samaran formerly Zetra Olympic Hall 1 is an indoor multi purpose arena in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Named in honor of Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2010 after his death it was used for various sporting events at the 1984 Winter Olympics and as the main venue of the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic HallZetraJuan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall in March 2017 Former namesZetra Olympic HallLocationAlipasina Kosevo Centar Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoordinates43 52 18 5 N 18 24 34 4 E 43 871806 N 18 409556 E 43 871806 18 409556OwnerSarajevo CantonOperatorZOI 84 organizationCapacity12 000 18 000 for concerts SurfaceVersatileConstructionBroke groundJune 1981OpenedFebruary 14 1982Renovated1999Construction cost 16 4 million 1999 renovation ArchitectLidumil AlikalficDusan ĐapaTenantsBosnia and Herzegovina men s national handball teamBosnia and Herzegovina national futsal teamBosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Contents 1 History 1 1 Olympic venue 1 2 Destruction 1 3 Reconstruction 2 Current use 3 Concerts and other events 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe building of the complex started in June 1981 and was officially opened by then President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch on February 14 1982 2 Olympic venue edit nbsp A graveyard has been established in what was once part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics Zetra Olympic Hall was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics hosted in Sarajevo and was completed in 1982 Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships It was described as an ultramodern angular edifice 3 with a copper roof The indoor venue hosted ice hockey and figure skating events as well as the last closing ceremony held in an indoor place until Vancouver 2010 4 5 6 From 1984 to 1991 Zetra remained in service as a venue for ice sports It served as the venue for several international speed skating events and several speed skating world records were broken here nbsp Zetra Stadium as a staging area prior to reconstructionDestruction edit The arena suffered substantial damage from shelling bombing and fire by the Serb forces on Monday May 25 1992 during the Bosnian War 7 The interior of the structure such as the basements and main hall were put into service as a morgue 8 9 storage space for medication and supplies and a staging area for UN equipment 10 11 The wooden seats from the venue were used as material for coffins for civilians killed in the war 12 13 Reconstruction edit After the war it was discovered that though the building was badly damaged the foundation was secure Although the original blueprints were never recovered in September 1997 reconstruction on the venue facilitated by the SFOR began The International Olympic Committee donated US 11 5 million to the project 10 which cost an estimated DM 32 million 16 4 million 8 The reconstruction was completed in 1999 Current use edit nbsp Beatification ceremony of the Blessed Martyrs of Drina held in Zetra Arena 2011Zetra hosted the Balkans Stability Pact Summit in July 1999 14 It is currently in service as a sporting arena 4 It is also used for music concerts fairs and conferences Sometimes parts of the building are rented for other purposes e g for the elections 2014 it was used as the Main Counting Center and election material storage space The hall also contains a small museum about the 1984 Winter Olympics as well as a gym billiard hall bowling alley pistol range two cafes and other sports related content such as headquarters for various clubs and associations 15 Concerts and other events editList of Concerts and Other Events1980sAlvin Lee January 26 1983 Elton John April 17 1984 European Express Tour Bijelo Dugme February 2 1987 Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo Tour Riblja Corba May 8 1987 Ujed za dusu Tour Legende YU Rocka December 19 1987 YU Grupa Indexi Korni Grupa Time Radomir Mihailovic Tocak Riblja Corba December 6 1988 Prica o ljubavi obicno ugnjavi Tour Riblja Corba January 29 1989 Prica o ljubavi obicno ugnjavi Tour Bijelo Dugme February 11 1989 Ciribiribela Tour Cickov YU Rock Maraton Uz malu pomoc mojih prijatelja October 14 1989 Indexi Zabranjeno Pusenje Riblja Corba YU Grupa Atomsko Skloniste Jura Stublic amp Film Galija Psihomodo Pop Tifa Band Le Cinema Vatreni Poljubac Hari Mata Hari Formula 4 Bambinosi Rusija Konvoj 1990sLepa Brena i Slatki Greh February 17 1990 Motorhead March 27 1990 opening act Partibrejkers Scorpions December 1 1990 Crazy World Tour opening act Winger 5th Zlatni sabor by Radio Ilijas January 15 1991 performers Saban Saulic Miroslav Ilic Esad Plavi Haris Dzinovic Ana Bekuta Hasan Dudic and Ceca Velickovic YUTEL za mir July 28 1991 performers Bajaga i Instruktori Crvena Jabuka Goran Bregovic Haris Dzinovic EKV Dino Merlin Regina Indexi Plavi Orkestar Nele Karajlic 6th Zlatni sabor by Radio Ilijas January 30 1992 performers Dragan Kojic Keba Enes Begovic Ceca Velickovic Yusuf Islam November 15 1997 Indexi October 1 1999 guest Goran Bregovic Hanka Paldum Vajta Tifa 7 Up Kornelije Kovac Miroslav Maraus Miroslav Saranovic Milic Vukasinovic and Peco Petej Đorđe Balasevic October 15 19992000sEl Rumbero Family of Gipsy Kings February 26 2000 DJ BoBo April 1 2000 opening act Erato concert organized as part of the Open Hearts Sarajevo project promoting cultural exchange and tolerance in Bosnia Herzegovina 16 Plavi Orkestar April 20 2000 guests Knock Out Punkt Erogene Zone Rade Serbedzija Najveci događaj u gradu December 1 2000 Opening of Mercator Center Sarajevo performers Đorđe Balasevic Oliver Dragojevic Vlado Kreslin Indexi Kemal Monteno Gertruda Munitic Dusko Gojkovic and Seven Up Zdravko Colic May 18 2001 Okano Tour Hari Mata Hari November 2 2001 Haris Dzinovic December 22 2001 Halid Muslimovic 2002 Severina December 8 2002 Virujen u te live tour Safet Isovic May 29 2003 guests Haris Dzinovic OBN Supernova Music Talents December 14 2003 Halid Beslic 2004 guests Emir Gljiva Mirce Emir Hadzihafizbegovic and Jasna Zalica Hari Mata Hari November 25 2004 David Copperfield October 1 2005 Tony Cetinski March 3 2006 guests Tose Proeski Aki Rahimovski Darko Bakic Erato Simple Minds April 10 2006 Black And White Tour opening act Tyler Zeljko Joksimovic April 27 2006 guests Dino Merlin Hari Varesanovic and Halid Beslic Paco de Lucia July 5 2006 Eros Ramazzotti July 7 2006 Jose Carreras July 10 2006 Indexi i prijatelji September 12 2006 performers Zoran Predin Bisera Veletanlic Zeljko Bebek Nermin Puskar Dado Topic Aki Rahimovski Tifa Hari Varesanovic Massimo Savic Severina Vuckovic Natali Dizdar Maja Milinkovic Ivica Saric Halid Beslic Fazla guests Fadil Redzic Ranko Rihtman Kornelije Kovac Đorđe Novkovic Nenad Jurin Sinan Alimanovic Enco Lesic Miroslav Maraus Vlado Pravdic Slobodan Misavljevic Ismet Arnautalic Miroslav Saranovic Đorđe Uzelac Milic Vukasinovic Peco Petej Zdravko Colic October 20 2007 Zavicaj Tour Deep Purple November 3 2007 Rapture of the Deep tour opening act No Rules Halid Beslic March 7 2008 guests Sejo Boy Nedzad Salkovic and Nikola Rokvic James Blunt June 15 2008 opening Zoster Mladi mladima May 23 2009 sponsored by Turkey s military mission in Bosnia performers Bombaj Stampa Letu Stuke Zoster Skroz Defence 17 Lepa Brena May 30 2009 Uđi slobodno Tour Riccardo Muti July 13 2009 participation from organizers of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zeljko Samardzic October 31 2009 guests Lane Gutovic and Studio Alektik Crvena Jabuka December 5 2009 band s 25th anniversary guests Enis Beslagic Zijo Valentino and Halid Beslic 2010sChris Liebing November 12 2010 Tony Cetinski December 4 2010 David Guetta December 18 2010 warm up Glenn Morrison Angel Anx and Benjamin De Luxe Gibonni February 10 2011 guest Damir Urban Miroslav Ilic February 19 2011 Đorđe Balasevic November 18 2011 In the Land of Blood and Honey premiere February 14 2012 guests Angelina Jolie Zvijezda mozes biti ti season 4 final February 17 2012 guests Aco Pejovic Viki Miljkovic Mirza Soljanin Elvir Lakovic Laka Goran Bregovic March 24 2012 guest Zdravko Colic Inna April 28 2012 opening DJ Tom Novy Outcast Fest May 26 2012 Van Gogh S A R S Majke and Obojeni Program Michael Flatley s Lord of the Dance October 21 2012 Brit Floyd November 3 2012 The Pink Floyd Tribute Show Kemal Monteno November 28 2012 guests Severina Zdravko Colic Dino Merlin Goran Bregovic Rade Serbedzija Oliver Dragojevic Drazen Zeric and Hanka Paldum Aca Lukas December 15 2012 guest Ana Bekuta Nina Badric February 14 2013 guests Vanna Maya Sar Mirza Soljanin amp Punkt Oliver Dragojevic March 23 2013 The Fire of Anatolia March 29 2013 Zvijezda mozes biti ti season 5 final April 12 2013 guests Halid Beslic Jelena Rozga Enes Begovic Kaliopi Natasa Bekvalac Zeljko Samardzic Dragan Kojic Keba Semir Ceric Koke Emina Jahovic Serif Konjevic Adnan Jakupovic Zeljko Bebek Miligram Selma Bajrami Plavi Orkestar April 19 2013 guests Mirza Soljanin Sabahudin Topalbecirevic and Dubioza Kolektiv Aco Pejovic May 10 2013 Miligram May 17 2013 guests Hari Varesanovic and Denial Ahmetovic Severina October 12 2013 Dobrodosao u Klub Tour Vaya Con Dios October 26 2013 Sa so mange Vece donatora December 19 2013 guests Branko Đuric Goran Bregovic Sasa Losic Gibonni Severina Petar Graso Jelena Rozga Lepa Brena Jelena Karleusa Dragana Mirkovic Tonci Huljic Miligram and Haris Dzinovic Zdravko Colic November 29 2014 Vatra i barut Tour Đorđe Balasevic April 25 2015 Zorica Brunclik May 28 2015 guest Serif Konjevic Parni Valjak December 12 2015 Marija Serifovic March 18 2016 Miligram May 27 2016 Zvezde Granda season 10 final July 15 2016 guests Aca Lukas Viki Miljkovic Marija Serifovic Lepa Brena Jelena Karleusa Express i ja October 20 2016 25 years of the Avaz publishing group performers Lepa Brena Halid Beslic Miroslav Ilic Hanka Paldum Hari Mata Hari Haris Dzinovic Halid Muslimovic Zeljko Samardzic Selma Bajrami Aco Pejovic Boban Rajovic Dusko Kulis Rada Manojlovic Haris Berkovic Enes Begovic Nihad Alibegovic Emir Đulovic Fatmir Sulejmani Ibro Bublin Adis Skaljo Denial Ahmetovic Amar Jasarspahic Gile Sasa Matic December 10 2016 Oliver Dragojevic amp Gibonni March 8 2017 Aca Lukas October 20 2017 guest Mile Kitic 2Cellos March 10 2018 Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2018 presidential campaign rally May 20 2018 participants Recep Tayyip Erdogan Bakir Izetbegovic Saint Petersburg State Ballet on Ice performing The Sleeping Beauty December 3 2018 Amira Medunjanin amp TrondheimSolistene December 6 2018 Sasa Kovacevic December 22 2018 Tony Cetinski March 9 2019 Rasta November 23 2019 guest Sandra Afrika 2020s Born in Ghetto August 12 2022 perfromers Jala Brat Buba Corelli RAF Camora InaS Elena Kitic Coby Antoniette Devito Goga Sekulic Pirelli Baka Prase Emirez Igor Buzov and Klijent Sting October 2 2022 Aca Lukas November 12 2022 Halid Beslic March 11 2023 Gipsy Kings March 18 2023 Aleksandra Prijovic October 28 2023 Od istoka do zapada Tour Aleksandra Prijovic October 29 2023 Aleksandra Prijovic October 30 2023See also editList of indoor arenas in Bosnia and HerzegovinaReferences edit Olympics Features Sarajevo Olympic Hall renamed after Juan Antonio Samaranch www sportsfeatures com Retrieved 28 October 2017 Olympic complex Zetra Papa u Sarajevu www papa ba Retrieved 28 October 2017 Now Bring On The Torch Bob Ottum Sports Illustrated March 14 1983 a b ZOI84 Zetra Bjelasnica Igman www zoi84 ba Retrieved 28 October 2017 A little touch of Heaven B J Phillips Time February 27 1984 1984 Winter Olympics official report pp 71 2 87 88 105 8 The Killing Ground William Oscar Johnson Sports Illustrated February 14 1994 a b Zetra returns to the future David Taylor SFOR Informer 57 March 17 1999 1984 Sarajevo Bonnie DeSimone New York Times February 5 2006 a b Sarajevo 2010 Collateral Damage Sports Illustrated April 9 1999 Guns Now Butter Later James L Graff Time July 20 1992 TV SPORTS Goodwill Games Headed for Bosnia Richard Sandomir New York Times July 7 1999 Sarajevo s Olympic Seats Are Now Coffin Boards Mark Milstein London Observer news service August 5 1993 Balkans Stability Pact Summit David Taylor SFOR Informer July 28 1999 Roberts Patrick 14 January 2011 Side Order In Sarajevo a small museum with an Olympian message The Washington Post Retrieved 28 February 2011 DJ BoBo 01 04 2000 Zetra Sarajevo Đuro Stuke Skroz Zoster i Defence u Zetri Retrieved 28 October 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch at Wikimedia Commons World Stadiums Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zetra Olympic Hall Sarajevo amp oldid 1180035973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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