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Max Aicher Arena

Coordinates: 47°45′09″N 12°45′09″E / 47.752439°N 12.752364°E / 47.752439; 12.752364
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Max Aicher Arena
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Former namesLudwig-Schwabl-Stadion
LocationInzell, Germany
Capacity10.000
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated2010

The Max Aicher Arena (in the past known as Eisstadion Inzell and Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion) is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an indoor, artificial ice rink, located 690 metres (2,264 feet) above sea level and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Since its opening, as an outdoor venue, towards the end of 1965, more than 80 world records in speed skating have been broken here, and until the advent of indoor speed skating arenas, it was known as the fastest European speed skating rink, second in the world after the Medeu rink.[citation needed]

The stadium is also used for ice hockey, ice speedway, and (in the summer months) roller skating.

History

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Venue in the 1960s

About five kilometers north of Inzell is the Frillensee [de], one of the coldest lakes in Germany. Natural ice was prepared for speed skating and ice hockey and became a main training and competitions facility from 1959. The harsh winter conditions finally put an end to the Frillensee as an skating facility with the last German Championships held on 26–27 January 1963. In 1963 an natural ice stadium was built down the valley at Zwingsee [de] and was converted into an artificial ice stadium in 1965. In 1965 the 400m artificial ice rink was built at the foot of the Falkenstein.[1]

Competitions

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Track records

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Men
Distance Time Skater Date Duration
500 m 34.10 United States Jordan Stolz 9 March 2024 147 days
1000 m 1:07.11 China Ning Zhongyan 8 March 2024 148 days
1500 m 1:41.77 United States Jordan Stolz 10 March 2024 146 days
3000 m 3:37.45 Netherlands Sven Kramer 7 October 2017 2492 days
5000 m 6:06.28 Italy Davide Ghiotto 9 March 2024 147 days
10000 m 12:40.61 Italy Davide Ghiotto 10 March 2024 146 days
Team pursuit 3:38.43  Netherlands 8 February 2019 2003 days
Women
Distance Time Skater Date Duration
500 m 37.07 Netherlands Femke Kok 7 March 2024 149 days
1000 m 1:12.86 Netherlands Jutta Leerdam 8 March 2024 148 days
1500 m 1:52.65 Netherlands Joy Beune 10 March 2024 146 days
3000 m 3:55.72 Netherlands Joy Beune 9 March 2024 147 days
5000 m 6:44.85 Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková 9 February 2019 2002 days
Team pursuit 2:55.78  Japan 8 February 2019 2003 days

References

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47°45′09″N 12°45′09″E / 47.752439°N 12.752364°E / 47.752439; 12.752364