McMahon Stadium

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McMahon Stadium is an outdoor sports venue in Calgary, Alberta, best known internationally for hosting the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics.

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McMahon Stadium canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outdoor sports venue
stadium
builtFor Calgary Stampeders
climate cold winters
coordinates approximately 51.067°N 114.116°W
country Canada
hasEndZoneSeating yes
hasLighting yes
hasParking yes
hasPublicTransitAccess yes
hasRenovation yes
hasScoreboard yes
hasStands two main grandstands
hasTenant Calgary Dinos
Calgary Stampeders
homeVenueOf Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Dinos
surface form: University of Calgary Dinos football team
hostedEvent 1988 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
1988 Winter Olympics
surface form: 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Grey Cup
surface form: CFL Grey Cup games

NCAA football games
Vanier Cup games
concerts by major touring artists
inauguralSeason 1960
isOutdoor true
locatedIn Alberta
Calgary
Canada
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
namedAfter G.F. McMahon
J.R. McMahon
near Trans-Canada Highway
University of Calgary
surface form: University of Calgary campus
notableFor hosting 1988 Winter Olympics ceremonies
opened 1960-08-15
operatedBy McMahon Stadium Society
ownedBy University of Calgary
primarySport Canadian football
province Alberta
region Western Canada
replaced Mewata Stadium
seatingCapacity approximately 35,000
surface artificial turf
usedFor American football
Canadian football
concerts
special events

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1988 Winter Olympics mainStadium McMahon Stadium
1988 Winter Olympics cauldronLocation McMahon Stadium
Calgary Stampeders homeStadium McMahon Stadium
Calgary Stampeders homeField McMahon Stadium
Calgary Stampeders playsHomeGamesAt McMahon Stadium
Foothills Campus locatedNear McMahon Stadium
XV Olympic Winter Games mainStadium McMahon Stadium