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The Riding Facility, Riem, also known as ''Olympic Riding Stadium'' (), was a temporary facility constructed in the Riem area of
Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, Germany, for the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
. It hosted the equestrian individual jumping, cross-country eventing, and the riding portion of the
modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Summer Olympics, Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, Laser pistol (sport), laser pistol shooting, and ...
competition. They were constructed on the grounds of the Riding Academy and the Munich Riding Club.Olympiareitanlage.de: Hauptseite
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