Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an

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stadium in

Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,303. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburg ...

, United States. The opening ceremonies to the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it, which held 30,000 spectators.

References

1980 Winter Olympics official report.
Volume 1. pp. 78–81. Olympic stadiums Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics Sports venues in Essex County, New York 1939 establishments in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1939 American football venues in New York (state) Equestrian venues in the United States {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub