- Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
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Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard (CSCR) (sometimes, and erroneously, called Centre sportif Claude-Robillard) is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
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Overview
The facility is made up of two buildings: the Michel-Normandin arena and the main building itself. At the heart of the facility lies an ten-laned Olympic-size swimming pool and smaller pool with diving towers, home to the award-winning CAMO swim club, as well as an indoor track, an omni-sport training room and a number of gymnasiums. On the grounds lie a number of other installations: a running track, a regulation-sized soccer pitch, a second pitch with an artificial surface, originally designed for field hockey, but resurfaced in 2006 and configured for soccer and Canadian football, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and so forth. The running track and the large soccer pitch sit in the middle of a 9,500-seat stadium.
The facility plays host to many national and international sporting competitions. Yearly events include the Jeux de Montreal and the Défi sportif (for handicapped athletes). The facility is also the headquarters for a number of clubs, some of which participate at an elite level, while others, such as Sports Montréal and APADOR, provide services to the general public.
Montreal's soccer team, the Montreal Impact, also played its home games on the large soccer pitch from 1993 to 2007. It is to be newly owned by the FC Quebec of the Canadian Soccer League in 2009.
History
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard was built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. It played host to handball and water polo competitions as well as being the training centre for athletics, swimming and field hockey during the games.
Origin of the name
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard was named for Claude Robillard, who was the first director of the City of Montreal's urban planning department.
High-performance training
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard is a centre for high-performance training for a number of sports, including:
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Boxing
- Canadian football
- Diving
- Fencing
- Figure skating
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Judo
- Karate
- Soccer
- Softball
- Speed skating
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Track and field
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
References
- 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 118-23.
- City of Montreal (French)
- Sports Montréal (French)
- Défi sportif (French)
First Home of the
Montreal Impact
1993–2007Succeeded by
Saputo StadiumCoordinates: 45°33′14.83″N 73°38′11.87″W / 45.5541194°N 73.6366306°W
Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal Olympic Park Greater Montreal Centre Étienne Desmarteau · Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard · Île Notre-Dame · Molson Stadium, McGill University · Montreal Forum · Mount Royal Park · Paul Sauvé Centre · Quebec Autoroute 40 · St. Michel Arena · Streets of Montreal · Winter Stadium, Université de MontréalFootball venues Handball venues Other venues Olympic Archery Field, Joliette · Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont · Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie · Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (Kingston, Ontario)1936: BSV 92 Field & Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final), Police Stadium • 1972: Böblingen Sportshalle, Donauhalle Ulm, Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen, Olympiahalle (final), Sporthalle Augsburg • 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Forum (final), Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval • 1980: Dynamo Palace of Sports, Sokolniki Sports Palace (final) • 1984: Titan Gymnasium • 1988: Suwon Gymnasium • 1992: Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Palau Sant Jordi (final) • 1996: Georgia Dome (men's final), Georgia World Congress Center • 2000: The Dome and Exhibition Complex • 2004: Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, Helliniko Indoor Arena (final) • 2008: Beijing National Indoor Stadium (final), Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium • 2012: Basketball Arena (medal round), Handball Arena • 2016: Olympic Training Center – Arena 4
1900: Seine • 1904: Forest Park • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken • 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp • 1924: Piscine des Tourelles • 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium • 1932: Swimming Stadium • 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium • 1948: Empire Pool (final), Finchley Lido • 1952: Swimming Stadium • 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium • 1960: Piscina delle Rose, Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (final) • 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool • 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (final), University City Swimming Pool • 1972: Dantebad, Schwimmhalle (final) • 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Olympic Pool (final) • 1980: Swimming Pool - Moscow, Swimming Pool - Olimpiysky (final) • 1984: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool • 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool • 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Piscines Bernat Picornell (final) • 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center • 2000: Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (women's final), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (men's final) •2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre • 2008: Ying Tung Natatorium • 2012: Water Polo Arena • 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
Categories:- 1976 Summer Olympic venues
- Athletics venues in Canada
- Olympic handball venues
- Olympic water polo venues
- Sports venues in Montreal
- Soccer venues in Canada
- Montreal Impact
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