Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
Construction
Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track with graffiti
Full name	Olimpijska staza za bob i sankanje Trebević
Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates	Coordinates: 43°50′28″N 18°26′32″E / 43.84111°N 18.44222°E / 43.84111; 18.44222
Owner	Sarajevo
Opened	1984
Renovated	Expected year 2016
Demolished	1992

Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track is a bobsleigh and luge track situated on Trebević mountain overlooking the City of Sarajevo, built for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

1984 Winter Olympics

When Sarajevo was awarded the 1984 Winter Olympics in 1977, a bobsleigh and luge track was proposed. The track design was approved in 1981, with construction starting on 1 June of that year.^[1] Construction was completed on 30 September 1982 at a cost YUD 563,209,000. The 1984 games had 20,000 luge spectators and 30,000 bobsleigh spectators. After the Winter Olympics, the track was used for World Cup competitions^[2] until the start of the Yugoslav wars in 1991 that would include the Bosnian War the following year. The track was damaged as a result of Siege of Sarajevo.^[3] During the siege, the track was used as an artillery position by Bosnian Serb forces.^[4] Today, the tracks still remain mostly intact with war wounds of defensive fighting holes, drilled into one of the last turns of the course. The tracks today are mainly used for graffiti and bicycling.

Renovation

The venue is being renovated for the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

Physical statistics^[1]
Sport	Length (meters)	Turns	Vertical drop (start to finish)	Average grade (%)
Bobsleigh	1300	13	125.9	10.2
Luge - men's singles	1210	13	129.35	10.2
Luge - women's singles/ men's doubles	993	11	99.8	10.2

No turn names were given for the track.

References

1 2 1984 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 61, 64-70, 107, 180, 184. (English), (French), & (Serbo-Croatian) - accessed 26 February 2008.
↑ Artificial track World Cup victors since 1978, including Sarajevo (1984-90) (German) - accessed 26 February 2008.
↑ Winterblue.de track of Sarajevo mentioning the track's destruction(German) - accessed 23 February 2008.
↑ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press. p. 7.

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Bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks

Current artificial tracks	Altenberg Calgary Igls Königssee Lake Placid La Plagne Lillehammer Nagano Oberhof Paramonovo Park City Sanki Sigulda St. Moritz Whistler Winterberg

Former artificial tracks	Alpe d'Huez Cesana Cortina d'Ampezzo Chamonix Garmisch-Partenkirchen Hammarstrand Imst Oslo Teineyama bobsleigh Teineyama luge Sarajevo-Trebević Villard-de-Lans

Future artificial tracks	Alpensia Xiaohaituo

Natural luge tracks	List of natural luge tracks

Venues of the 1984 Winter Olympics

Bjelašnica Igman Olympic Jumps Igman, Veliko Polje Jahorina Koševo Stadium Skenderija II Hall Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track Zetra Ice Hall Zetra Ice Rink

Olympic venues in bobsleigh

1924: La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins 1928: St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun 1932: Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob-Run 1936: Riessersee 1948: St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun 1952: Korketrekkeren 1956: La piste bob 1964: Bob und Rodelbahn Igls 1968: Piste de Bobsleigh 1972: Mt. Teine Bobsleigh Course 1976: Kominierte Kunsteisbahn für Bob-Rodel Igls 1980: Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob and Luge Run 1984: Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track at Mt. Trebević 1988: Canada Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh/luge track) 1992: La Plagne 1994: Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track 1998: Spiral 2002: Utah Olympic Park (bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track) 2006: Cesana Pariol 2010: Whistler Sliding Centre 2014: Sliding Center Sanki 2018: Alpensia Sliding Centre 2022: Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Olympic venues in luge

1964: Bob und Rodelbahn Igls 1968: Piste de Luge 1972: Mt. Teine Luge Course 1976: Kominierte Kunsteisbahn für Bob-Rodel Igls 1980: Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob and Luge Run 1984: Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track at Mt. Trebević 1988: Canada Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh/luge track) 1992: La Plagne 1994: Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track 1998: Spiral 2002: Utah Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track) 2006: Cesana Pariol 2010: Whistler Sliding Centre 2014: Sliding Center Sanki 2018: Alpensia Sliding Centre 2022: Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track

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