Panther Stadium is a 5,000-seat stadium located on the campus of
Clark Atlanta University
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in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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, United States. It was the secondary venue for
field hockey
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events during the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in Atlanta. It is currently home to the
Clark Atlanta Panthers,
NCAA Division II
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member.
The athletics track surrounding the field was moved there from
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was comp ...
after the Olympic events concluded and the stadium was converted into
Turner Field
Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 Atlanta Braves season, 1997 to 2016 Atlanta Braves season, 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built ...
.
In 2024, the
Arthur Blank Family Foundation installed a new red FieldTurf Prestige Vertex field to replace previous fields.
References
1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 539.
1996 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 3. p. 458.
Venues of the 1996 Summer Olympics
American football venues in Atlanta
College football venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
Clark Atlanta Panthers football
Olympic field hockey venues
College track and field venues in the United States
Athletics (track and field) venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
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