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A photo from 1912. The arena looks the same today, 100 years later.
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Stockholm Stadium – a classic arena
Stockholm Olympic Stadium is a classic sports arena. Over the years, no less than 83 world records in athletics have been broken in the beautiful brick fortress. No other arena in the world comes close to this figure.
The Stadium was built between 1910 and 1912 on the initiative of the Swedish Central Association for Sport especially for the 1912 Summer Olympic Games which were held in Stockholm. The architect was Torben Grut.
The main arenas which were built for the Olympic Games in Paris 1900, St Louis 1904 and London 1908 had all been temporary arenas intended only for the Games. Originally something similar was planned for Stockholm, a temporary wooden arena, costing 300,000 crowns which would be financed be a lottery for the whole of Sweden organised by the Central Association.
The plans changed however and Torben Grut was commissioned by the Association to create a permanent stadium in cement, stone and brick.
Over the years a number of major sports events have taken place at Stockholm Stadium; Ice hockey World Championships, Swedish bandy finals, national football matches, equestrian World Championships, etc
In June 1956 the Olympic equestrian events took place at Stockholm Stadium. The Olympics were held that year in Melbourne but quarantine regulations made it impossible to take horses to Australia.
For almost one hundred years, track and field athletics has been one of the dominant sports in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. The arena has hosted great athletics meetings, a series of national matches and many Swedish Championships. In 1958 the European Athletics Championships were staged in this beautiful arena.
Today, ASICS Stockholm Marathon and DN Galan are the major events which take place in the world’s finest athletics arena..
The Stadium is the homeground of Djurgårdens ’allsvenska’ (first division) football team.
The Olympic Stadium was renovated in 1990 and the concrete north stand which was built for the 1958 European Championships demolished. In its place a new grandstand was built in the same style as the original.
A complete list of all 83 world records broken at Stockholm Stadium can be found here.
The finish of Stockholm Marathon is in the Olympic stadium.
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No Olympic rings in Stockholm
Stockholm Stadium is the world’s oldest Olympic stadium to be still regularly used for various sports events. However, unlike more recent Olympic stadia, it lacks the Olympic rings, one of the world’s most famous brands.
The reason is that the Olympic rings did not exist at the time of the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912.
It was not until the following year that Pierre de Coubertin – President of the International Olympic Committee – presented the idea of the five rings. At the Antwerp Olympics in 1920, the flag was introduced with the five interconnected rings (blue, yellow, black, green and red) on a white background.
In 1956 the Olympic equestrian events were held in Stockholm. In commemoration of this, the five rings are carved on one of the doors of the changing rooms under the grandstand.
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Jubileumsmarathon Stockholm 1912–2012.
E-mail: info@jubileumsmarathon.se Phone: +46 (0)8-545 664 40, Fax: +46 (0)8-664 38 22
Address: Stockholm Marathon, Box 15124, SE-167 15 Bromma, Sweden
This website is produced by Jomsborg AB
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Great races in Sweden 2012
ASICS Stockholm Marathon
The 35th ASICS Stockholm Marathon will be an exiting race in a beautiful city with 21,500 runners from all over the world. Enthusiastic spectators line the route in the Swedish capital. At the finish in the classical 1912 Olympic Stadium thousands of fans greet the runners.
www.StockholmMarathon.se
Stockholm Ultra Marathon
The first ever Stockholm Ultra Marathon will be on Sunday 4 August 2013. The race has two distances; 50 km and 100 km. The course will run through the central parts of Stockholm.
www.StockholmUltra.se
Tjejmilen
This is the biggest sporting event in Sweden for women with 33,000 female runners and joggers of all ages. The 30th Tjejmilen will be staged on Saturday 7 September 2013.
Everyone loves the scenic course through the royal park ”Djurgården” in central Stockholm. The distance is 10,000 metres.
www.Tjejmilen.se
DN Stockholm Half Marathon
Welcome to the DN Stockholm Half Marathon. Start and finish at the Royal Palace. 17,000 runners from all over the world. Inspiring course through the central districts of the Swedish capital.
www.StockholmHalfMarathon.se
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