Komazawa Hockey Field
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The Komazawa Hockey Field was a venue constructed in Tokyo
, Japan
for the field hockey
competitions of 1964 Summer Olympics
. Even though there were three hockey fields, it marked the first time the field hockey
was played in one single venue for the Summer Olympics since the 1920 Games
.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for the field hockey
Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 15 teams played in the field hockey competition.-Results:-Final ranking:-Preliminary round:...
competitions of 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
. Even though there were three hockey fields, it marked the first time the field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
was played in one single venue for the Summer Olympics since the 1920 Games
Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics:Only a men's competition occurred that year. Four teams competed in the round-robin tournament, held between 1 September and 5 September 1920.-Standings:-References:...
.
Hockey Field 1
The first hockey field seated 2056 and had a playing field measuring 104.4 meters by 66 meters. It also feature an electronic scoreboard. Construction occurred between December 1962 and June 1964.Hockey Field 2
The second hockey field seated 3432 with 1542 tempoarary seats and had a playing field measuring 115 meters long by 80 meters wide. It also featured an electronic scoreboard. Construction occurred between December 1962 and June 1964.Hockey Field 3
The third hockey field seated 2343 and had a playing field measuring 9900 square meters. Construction occurred between December 1962 and September 1964.Reference
- 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 126-7.