Fana Stadion Explained

Stadium Name:Fana stadion
Fullname:Fana stadion
Opened:1969
Seating Capacity:15 000

Fana stadion is a multi-use stadium at Rådal in the borough of Fana in Bergen, Norway.

Used for football matches, it is the home ground of Second Division team Fana IL.

It also has a rubber track for track and field meets, and the stadium most notably hosted the 2004 Bergen Bislett Games. Then, a new world record in the women's 5000 metres was set by Elvan Abeylegesse. The stadium is also home to a world junior record, namely 83.87 metres by Andreas Thorkildsen in the men's javelin throw (June 2001).[1] The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1969, 1975, 1991 and 2005.[2]

References

60.2905°N 5.3193°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Junior Records and Best Performances . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . Athletics Weekly . 2006-08-06 . 2007-03-17 .
  2. Web site: Main Championships Men . . Norwegian . 25 November 2011 . 15 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215133151/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amnm.htm . dead .