Oberschleißheim Regatta Course

The Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim is a rowing venue situated in Oberschleißheim near München in Germany. It was built for the rowing and canoeing events of the 1972 Summer Olympics, and has since hosted numerous world rowing events. It is in everyday use by a number of rowing and canoeing clubs and has the official description "Leistungszentrum für Rudern und Kanu" (Engl. performance center for rowing and canoe).[1]

History

In 1972 an artificial canoe sprint and rowing venue was created in Oberschleißheim for the Munich Olympic Summer Games.[2] The course is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 135 metres (443 ft) wide, and is in regular use. The course is accessible through Munich's public transport and roading network. The stands have a capacity for 9,500 spectators.[3]

Major events

Olympics

World Rowing Championships

Two World Rowing Championships have been held at the venue:

World Rowing Cup

World Rowing Cups are regularly held at Oberschleißheim.

  • 1997 Rowing World Cup I
  • 1998 Rowing World Cup I
  • 2000 Rowing World Cup I
  • 2001 Rowing World Cup IV
  • 2002 Rowing World Cup III
  • 2003 Rowing World Cup II
  • 2004 Rowing World Cup II
  • 2005 Rowing World Cup II
  • 2006 Rowing World Cup I
  • 2008 Rowing World Cup I
  • 2009 Rowing World Cup II
  • 2010 Rowing World Cup II
  • 2011 Rowing World Cup I

Flora and Fauna in the Regatta Trough

In addition to the brook and rainbow trout already introduced into the regatta course for the Olympic Games, which were intended to prevent excessive growth of aquatic plants,[4] other fish species such as carp, pike, perch and eels were later added. In 2006, 3,000 noble crayfish were also relocated from Lake Eibsee to the clean water of the Oberschleißheim regatta course to give them a better chance of survival.[5]

Panoramic view

Panoramic view from the top seat rows of the grandstand, during the 1972 Olympics reserved for the press, on the rowing venue. To the right is the finish tower, far right the boat houses.

See also

References

  1. ^ Website
  2. ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 204f.
  3. ^ "Munich Today". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  4. ^ Die Spiele;3-volume documentation on the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich; Volume 2: The Buildings. Publisher: Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad Munich 1972; Verlag proSport , Munich 1974, p. 26.
  5. ^ Stefan Herbke (2010-05-21). "Baden. Ruderregatta-See". süddeutsche.de. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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