Stade Pierre de Coubertin

Location	Lausanne , Vaud , Switzerland
Coordinates	46°30′50.73″N 006°36′5.49″E  /  46.5140917°N 6.6015250°E  / 46.5140917; 6.6015250
Capacity	12,000
Surface	Grass

Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne ( Switzerland ).

It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat twice that number of spectators when needed. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History [ edit ]

Since 1915, the city of Lausanne is home to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee . The venue is named for Pierre de Coubertin , the founder of the Modern Olympic Games .

The Stadium was notably used from 1977 to 1985 for the Athletissima , an international athletics event.

It also hosts the finish of the 20 km of Lausanne .

References [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• Stade olympique de la Pontaise (another stadium of Lausanne)
• Vidy