The Bundesleistungszentrum Kienbaum (English: Kienbaum National Training Centre) is a training facility for athletes. It is in the Kienbaum district of

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in the

Oder-Spree Oder-Spree is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewal ...

district of

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, Germany.

History

German

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athletes have trained here since 1952. The facility was improved in 1980. Following

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, the facility opened to the general public after a period of uncertainty in 1996.

Facilities

The facility features a low-pressure underground bunker room, built for

altitude training Altitude training is the practice by some endurance athletes of training for several weeks at high altitude, preferably over above sea level, though more commonly at intermediate altitudes due to the shortage of suitable high-altitude locations. ...

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Buildings and structures in Oder-Spree {{Brandenburg-struct-stub