OlympiaWorld Innsbruck is a multi-purpose sports facility complex in Innsbruck,

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. It was opened in 1963. The complex served as the

Olympic Park An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics ...

of the

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and

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

, as well as the

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and

Winter Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

Venues

The sports park consists of eight venues: * Olympiahalle Innsbruck * Tivoli Stadium * Tiroler Wasserkraft Arena *Tirol Sports Center *

Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck The Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck). The most recent version of the track was completed in 1975 and is the first permanent, combination artificially ...

*Indoor Funsporthallen *Außenanlagen * Eisschnellaufbahn

Concerts

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performed at the venue on June 5, 2010 during her Funhouse Summer Carnival tour. The Olympiahalle was suggested as the venue of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

, which was ultimately staged at

Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle (; English: ''Viennese City Hall'') is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. Austrian architect Roland Rainer designed the original halls which were constructed be ...

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References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.olympiaworld.at/ Venues of the 1964 Winter Olympics Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics Indoor arenas in Austria Indoor ice hockey venues in Austria Sport in Innsbruck Olympic ice hockey venues Handball venues in Austria Swimming venues Tourist attractions in Innsbruck Buildings and structures in Innsbruck Sports venues in Tyrol (state) Sports venues completed in 1963 1963 establishments in Austria Olympic International Broadcast Centres Olympic Parks