Gwangju Mudeung Stadium

Gwangju Mudeung Stadium

Location	Gwangju, South Korea
Coordinates	35°9′10.39″N 126°50′24.89″E / 35.1528861°N 126.8402472°E / 35.1528861; 126.8402472Coordinates: 35°9′10.39″N 126°50′24.89″E / 35.1528861°N 126.8402472°E / 35.1528861; 126.8402472
Operator	Gwangju
Capacity	24,304
Surface	Grass, Tartan track
Opened	1 October 1965
Closed	2011

Gwangju Mudeung Stadium is a sports complex in Gwangju, South Korea. Main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000 people and was opened in 1966. During the 1988 Summer Olympics, it hosted some football matches. This complex has Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium and gymnasium.

References

1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 204–5.
Official Site (Korean)
World Stadiums

Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics

Seoul Sports Complex	Jamsil Baseball Stadium Jamsil Gymnasium Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Olympic Stadium

Olympic Park	Mongchontoseong Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Olympic Gymnastics Arena Olympic Tennis Center Olympic Velodrome Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium

New venues	Busan Yachting Center Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site Hanyang University Gymnasium Saemaul Sports Hall Sangmu Gymnasium Seoul Equestrian Park Seoul National University Gymnasium Suwon Gymnasium

Football venues	Busan Stadium Daegu Stadium Daejeon Stadium Dongdaemun Stadium Gwangju Stadium

Existing venues	Hwarang Archery Field Jangchung Gymnasium Royal Bowling Center Seongnam Stadium Taenung International Shooting Range Tongillo Road Course

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