Former names | Sydney International Athletic Centre, Sydney Athletic Centre |
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Location | Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales 2127 (Map) |
Coordinates | 33°51′1″S 151°3′51″E / 33.85028°S 151.06417°E |
Owner | Sydney Olympic Park |
Operator | Sydney Olympic Park Authority |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Surface | Grass, Synthetic Athletics Track |
Opened | 12 March 1994 |
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre is a multi-use stadium in the Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000 spectators. It also hosted the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics and served as the warm-up track for the 2000 Olympic Games, being connected by a tunnel to Stadium Australia, where the Olympic competition was held. Since 1994 it's been a frequent venue of the Australian Athletics Championships.