Slottsskogsvallen Stadium
Slottsskogsvallen (, "The Castle Forest Field") is a multi-use stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football and athletics. It was the home ground of Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC till 2006. The stadium has a capacity of 8,480, and was built in 1923. It is considered one of the most beautiful arenas in Sweden. It hosted the 1926 Women's World Games, second Women's World Games in 1926. The Swedish athlete Gunder Hägg started his record-breaking streak at Slotsskogsvallen in 1942. The annual half marathon race, Göteborgsvarvet, the world's largest half marathon race, finishes in the arena. The annual Göteborg Marathon Göteborg Marathon is an annual marathon running competition in Gothenburg, the second-largest city in Sweden, organized by the local athletics club Solvikingarna. The race was first held in 1972, and has since been an annual event except for 197 ... starts and finishes in the arena. References {{coord, 57, 40, 40, N, 11, 56, 22, E, region: ...
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Gunder Hägg
Gunder Hägg (31 December 1918 – 27 November 2004)Gunder Hägg passes away
IAAF (28 November 2004). Retrieved 6 October 2022. was a Swedish and multiple breaker of the 1940s. He set over a dozen middle distance world records at events ranging from to