Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze

The medium and normal hill in the background and the ski stadium to the left

Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze is a ski jumping hill in Seefeld outside of Innsbruck, Austria. It consists of two hills, a normal hill with a hill size of HS109 (K-99) and medium hill with at HS75 (K-68). Next to the jumps is a cross-country skiing stadium. It opened in 1931 as Jahnschanze, but was renamed in honor of Anton Seelos in 1948.[1]

The venue was used for the normal hill competitions during the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, and for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985. It is also regularly used for FIS Nordic Combined World Cup.

References

  1. "Daten & Fakten" (in German). Seefeld Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2011.

Coordinates: 47°19′15″N 11°10′39″E / 47.32083°N 11.17750°E / 47.32083; 11.17750

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