Max-Schmeling-Halle
Location |
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark, Berlin Germany |
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Coordinates | 52°32′41″N 13°24′15″E / 52.54472°N 13.40417°ECoordinates: 52°32′41″N 13°24′15″E / 52.54472°N 13.40417°E |
Capacity |
8,500 (basketball, handball) 11,000 (2007 World Men's Handball) |
Opened | 1996 |
Tenants | |
2007 World Championship (handball) (2007) SCC Berlin (men's Volleyball) Füchse Berlin HBC (Handball-Bundesliga) (2005-present) ALBA Berlin (Basketball) (1996-2008) The Men's and Women's artistic gymnastics championships in 2011 |
Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 11,000 people.
The opening ceremony happened on December 14, 1996, in the presence of Max Schmeling.
Location
The Max-Schmeling-Halle is situated in the former border area of Berlin, near the Mauerpark and directly next to the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. It's situated at the Falkplatz, in the district Prenzlauer Berg (borough Pankow).
Use
Planned for the 2000 Summer Olympics as a pure box gym, it was rebuilt (after the games were awarded to Sydney as the venue) to a multi-functional gym and is now primarily used for boxing and team handball and is the home arena of Füchse Berlin HBC and the Berlin Mini Basketball Tournament (berliner-mini-turnier.de).
World Wrestling Entertainment was there twice, in April 2005 and 2006.
It was named after the German boxer, Max Schmeling.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Max-Schmeling-Halle. |
Preceded by Yad Eliyahu Sports Hall Tel Aviv |
FIBA Euro All star game Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by Olimpiisky Arena Moscow |
Preceded by Pionir Hall Belgrade |
European Women's Volleyball Championship Final Venue 2013 |
Succeeded by Ahoy Rotterdam |
Preceded by Başkent Volleyball Hall Ankara |
CEV Champions League Final Venue 2015 |
Succeeded by TBD |