Kadriorg Stadium

The Kadriorg Stadium (Estonian: Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Opened in 1926, it is one of the oldest stadiums in Estonia. It is currently used mostly for track and field competitions, but also serves as a home ground for JK Tallinna Kalev. The stadium holds 5,000.[3] The Kadriorg Stadium is located about 2 km east of the city centre in the subdistrict of Kadriorg near the Kadriorg Palace. The address of the stadium is Roheline aas 24, 10150 Tallinn.

Kadrioru staadion
Former namesDünamo staadion
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Capacity5,000
Field size103 m × 66 m (338 ft × 217 ft)[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1924
Opened13 June 1926 (1926-06-13)[2]
Renovated1999–2000
ArchitectKarl Burman, Renner, Elmar Lohk
Structural engineerAugust Komendant
Tenants
Estonia national football team (19261940, 19922000)
FC Flora (19902001)
FCI Levadia Tallinn (20042018)
JK Tallinna Kalev (2020present)

Before 2001 when the A. Le Coq Arena was built, Kadriorg was the home ground for the Estonia national football team. In total, the stadium hosted 66 Estonia national team football matches.[4] Throughout its history, the Kadriorg Stadium has at some point been the home ground for nearly all of the top-flight football teams of Tallinn, such as FC Flora, Levadia, Kalev, Nõmme Kalju, TJK Legion and TVMK.

Kadriorg Stadium has hosted the European Athletics U23 Championships in 2015 and 2021, as well as the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2011 and 2021. It was also one of the venues for the 2012 UEFA European U19 Championship.

History

The plaquette made for the festive opening of the Estonian Central Sports Union’s Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia, on 13th of June 1926. Author: Roman Tavast

Kadriorg Stadium was opened on 13 June 1926, eight years after Estonia had become independent. The stadium's opening event took place in front of 15,000 spectators and saw Estonia beat Lithuania 3–1 in football. The first grandstand was designed by architect Karl Burman.

Soviet Union - USA - West Germany decathlon event (1974)

On 15 May 1938, a new and bigger concrete grandstand was opened with great celebration by Konstantin Päts. The opening event saw Estonia draw 1–1 with RC Strasbourg in front of 8,000 people.[5] A year later, World War II had reached Estonia and the country was occupied by the Soviet Union, after which Kadriorg Stadium was renamed as Dünamo staadion.

In 1992, the stadium hosted the first Estonia national football team's match after the country's re-independence, when Estonia drew 1–1 with Slovenia. It was also the location of the infamous "One team in Tallinn" fixture between Estonia and Scotland, which was abandoned after three seconds when the home team refused to turn up, in protest at the game's kick-off time being brought forward several hours.[6]

The national team's last match in Kadriorg took place on 3 September 2000 against Portugal, after which the team moved to A. Le Coq Arena. In total, Kadriorg Stadium hosted 66 Estonia national football team matches.

In 2011, Kadriorg Stadium hosted the 21st European Athletics Junior Championships. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2012 UEFA European U19 Championship and hosted three group stage matches. In 2015, the stadium hosted the U23 European Athletics Championships. In 2021, Kadriorg hosted both U20 and U23 European Athletics Championships.

By 2026, when the stadium will celebrate its 100th birthday, the Kadriorg Stadium is planned to undergo a major renovation, which is to cost 12 million euros.[7]

Grandstand

The current grandstand was built in 1938 and is an official cultural heritage monument

Kadriorg Stadium's current grandstand was built in 1938 and is an official cultural heritage monument. Designed by architect Elmar Lohk and famous engineer August Komendant, the concrete grandstand has also been brought out by world-famous architectural critic Kenneth Frampton as one of the most outstanding and historic concrete structures in Estonia.[8]

Athletics records

Updated on 10 July 2021.[9]

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.07 Jimmy Vicaut  France 22.07.2011
200 m 20.25 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 22.07.2007
400 m 45.02 Ricky Petrucciani   Switzerland 10.07.2021
800 m 1:45.73 Curtis Robb  United Kingdom 09.06.1996
1000 m 2:24.10 Oleg Holdai  Estonia 19.07.1996
1500 m 3:38.90 Jukka Keskisalo  Finland 25.08.2009
Mile 3:59.93 Nikolai Vedehin  Estonia 25.08.2012
2000 m 5:14.4 Ain Mõnjam  Estonia 20.08.1986
3000 m 7:52.46 James Getanda  Kenya 30.07.2003
5000 m 13:20.16 Ali Kaya  Turkey 11.07.2015
10,000 m 27:53.38 Ali Kaya  Turkey 09.07.2015
20,000 m 1:03:00.8 Stepan Baidiuk  Ukraine 1975
110 m hurdles 13.31 Stanislavs Olijars  Latvia 16.08.2005
400 m hurdles 48.04 Rasmus Mägi  Estonia 30.07.2023
3000 m steeplechase 8:26.26 Nikolay Matyushenko  Ukraine 21.06.1986
High jump 2.36 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko  Ukraine 06.07.1988
Pole vault 5.85 Grigoriy Yegorov  Kazakhstan 05.07.1988
Long jump 8.46 Leonid Voloshin  Russia 05.07.1988
Triple jump 17.47 Aleksandr Kovalenko  Belarus 07.07.1988
Shot put 22.60 Ulf Timmermann  East Germany 21.06.1986
Discus throw 70.61 Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania 16.09.2005
Hammer throw 86.66 (WR) Yuriy Sedykh  Soviet Union 22.06.1986
Javelin throw 90.73 (NR) Vadims Vasiļevskis  Latvia 22.07.2007
Decathlon 8628 Erki Nool  Estonia 05.07.1998
10,000 m walk 40:43.73 Hagen Pohle  Germany 17.08.1977
20,000 m walk 1:29:29.4 Evgeni Semerdzhiev  Bulgaria 17.08.1977
4 × 100 m relay 38.36 A. Yevgenyev, N. Yuschmanov, V. Muravyov, V. Bryzhin  Soviet Union 21.06.1986
4 × 400 m relay 3:03.68 V. Krylov, V. Kocerjagins, V. Prosin, A. Kurochkin  Soviet Union 22.06.1986

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.08 Silke Gladisch  East Germany 21.06.1986
200 m 22.13 Heike Drechsler  East Germany 22.06.1986
400 m 49.76 Olga Vladykina  Ukraine 21.06.1986
800 m 1:57.98 Sigrun Wodars  East Germany 22.06.1986
1000 m 2:45.3 Sirje Eichelmann  Estonia 31.08.1988
1500 m 4:02.90 Heike Oehme  East Germany 21.06.1986
Mile 4:36.36 Liina Tšernov  Estonia 18.08.2017
2000 m 5:56.8 Sirje Eichelmann  Estonia 07.09.1988
3000 m 8:36.00 Tetyana Samolenko  Ukraine 22.06.1986
5000 m 15:02.12 Svetlana Guskova  Soviet Union 21.06.1986
10,000 m 32:18.69 Jip Vastenburg  Netherlands 10.07.2015
100 m hurdles 12.57 Cornelia Oschkenat  East Germany 21.06.1986
400 m hurdles 54.28 Emma Zapletalová  Slovakia 10.07.2021
3000 m steeplechase 9:36.14 Tuğba Güvenç  Turkey 11.07.2015
High jump 2.00 Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden 10.07.2021
Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine
Pole vault 4.57 Angelica Bengtsson  Sweden 23.07.2011
Long jump 7.45 (WR) Heike Drechsler  East Germany 21.06.1986
Triple jump 14.64 Mabel Gay  Cuba 25.08.2009
Shot put 22.55 Natalya Lisovskaya  Soviet Union 05.07.1988
Discus throw 72.12 Diana Sachse  East Germany 21.06.1986
Hammer throw 77.80 (WR) Tatyana Lysenko  Russia 15.08.2006
Javelin throw 67.39 Maria Abakumova  Russia 25.08.2009
Heptathlon 6769 Carolina Klüft  Sweden 04.07.2004
10 000 m walk 42:59.48 Elena Lashmanova  Russia 21.07.2011
4 × 100 m relay 42.70 E. Barbashina, M. Azarashvili, I.Slyusar, O. Zolotaryova  Soviet Union 21.06.1986
4 × 400 m relay 3:23.25 R. Ludwigs, S. Busch, A. Hesselbarth, P. Müller  East Germany 22.06.1986
80 m hurdles 10.9 Helgi Mägi  Estonia 1968

See also

References

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  2. Kadrioru staadion – Ajalugu
  3. Info on homepage
  4. "Mängud". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. Retro: Kadrioru staadioni tribüüni avamine, retrieved 2023-01-13
  6. Shaw, Phil (10 October 1996). "Scotland await verdict after Estonian farce". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ERR (2021-02-26). "Tallinn soovib riigilt raha uue velotreki ja Eesti Spordi Maja jaoks". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  8. ERR (2015-10-23). "Kadrioru staadionihoonet peetakse oluliseks arhitektuurimälestiseks". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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