Komazawa Hockey Field

The Komazawa Hockey Field was a venue constructed in Tokyo, Japan for the field hockey competitions of 1964 Summer Olympics. Although there were three hockey fields, it marked the first time the field hockey was played in one single venue for the Summer Olympics since the 1920 Games.

Hockey Field 1

The first hockey field seated 2056 and had a playing field measuring 104.4 meters long by 66 meters wide. It also featured an electronic scoreboard. Construction occurred between December 1962 and June 1964.

Hockey Field 2

The second hockey field seated 3432 with 1542 tempoarary seats and had a playing field measuring 115 meters long by 80 meters wide. It also featured an electronic scoreboard. Construction occurred between December 1962 and June 1964.

Hockey Field 3

The third hockey field seated 2343 and had a playing field measuring 9900 square meters. Construction occurred between December 1962 and September 1964.

References

1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 126–7.

Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics

Olympic venues in field hockey

1908: White City Stadium 1920: Olympisch Stadion 1928: Old Stadion 1932: Olympic Stadium 1936: Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2 1948: Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club, Lyons' Sports Club, Polytechnic Sports Ground 1952: Velodrome 1956: Hockey Field, Melbourne Cricket Ground (final) 1960: Campo Tre Fontane, Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi 1964: Komazawa Hockey Field 1968: Municipal Stadium 1972: Hockeyanlage 1976: Molson Stadium, McGill University 1980: Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena; Young Pioneers Stadium (final) 1984: Weingart Stadium 1988: Seongnam Stadium 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa 1996: Clark Atlanta University Stadium, Morris Brown College Stadium (final) 2000: State Hockey Centre 2004: Olympic Hockey Centre 2008: Olympic Green Hockey Field 2012: Riverbank Arena 2016: Olympic Hockey Centre

Coordinates: 35°37′20″N 139°39′47″E / 35.622349°N 139.663149°E / 35.622349; 139.663149

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