Östermalms IP is a sports ground located in the Östermalm district of

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. Completed in 1906, the facility played host to several sports during the

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. These sports included equestrian, fencing (including the part for the

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), and tennis. It also hosted the exhibition for baseball at those same games. Current tenants are the

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department of Djurgårdens IF, the youth program of the said club's football department and several lower league teams. The athletic grounds also hosts a speed skating rink during winter. The ice hockey rink was completed for the 1926–1927 season.

References

1912 Summer Olympics official report.
pp. 218–20. - accessed 8 July 2010. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostermalm Athletic Grounds Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrian venues Olympic fencing venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Olympic tennis venues Sports venues in Stockholm Sport in Stockholm Speed skating venues in Sweden Football venues in Stockholm 1906 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1906