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1978 – 1983
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Sport
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SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch
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Zetra Sports Hall Change this
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Zetra Sports Hall (now Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch) is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Named in honor of Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2010 after his death, it was used for various sporting events at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The complex was designed by 1978 by architects Lidumil Alikalfić and Dušan Đapa.
Olympic venue
Olympic Hall Zetra was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics, hosted in Sarajevo, and was completed in 1983. Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. It was described as an "ultramodern, angular edifice" with a copper roof. The indoor venue hosted ice hockey and figure skating events, as well as the last closing ceremony held in an indoor place until Vancouver 2010.From 1984 to 1991, Zetra remained in service as a venue for ice sports. It served as the venue for several international speed skating events, and several speed skating world records were broken here.
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