The Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont is a

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sports venue located in

Bromont, Quebec Bromont is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, mo ...

. Built in 1975, it hosted the

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(except for team jumping which was held at

Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...

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) and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon competitions for the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

. Since the 1976 Games, the venue has hosted numerous equestrian events.

References

1976 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 194–201.
1976 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 3. pp. 520–2, 550–60.

- accessed 31 August 2010.

External links

Official site
Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics Equestrian venues in Quebec Olympic equestrian venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Sports venues in Quebec Buildings and structures in Montérégie Sports venues completed in 1975 Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub