Facts and Figures
On the following pages you will find a multitude of facts and figures concerning the Olympiastadion Berlin.
Find information on our state-of-the-art roof, the stadium itself, technical details or maximum capacity. There's something here for everyone.
Capacity
Capacity
Total: 74.064 Spectators, expandable to 74.244
Upper tier (31 seating rows): 36.456 seats
- 36.033 regular seats at an average slope of 23 degrees
- 290 seats on the Press Stand
- 133 in Skyboxes
Lower tier (42 seating rows): 37.608 seats
- 32.085 regular seats at an average slope of 25,4 degrees
- 560 Box seats
- 563 Lounge seats (expandable to 743)
- 4.226 Business Seats
- 174 Wheelchair spaces
Infield:
Depending on the kind of stage built in the infield and the escape routes, up to 25.000 spectators can fill the infield.
VIP areas
VIP areas
- 50 boxes for 10 people ( 6 on the VIP stand)
- 8 boxes for 20 people (2 on the VIP stand)
- 3 Executive Clubs (in blocks L, P and D)
- 13 Skyboxes
- Hall of Honour and Coubertin Hall
- Atrium with 4 levels
You can find more information on our VIP areas here.
Building specifications and areas
Building specifications and areas
Building specifications:
Two story collonades with 136 Pillars
- Circumference: approx. 803m
- Heigth: 16,37m, 21,26m at the attic (roof edge)
- Depth below ground level:: 15m (pitch), 17,40m (level -4 Atrium)
- Opening at Marathon Gate: 24,65m at its narrowest spot)
- Width North-South:: 230,73m
- Length East-West: 304,26m
- Infield: Width 116,11m, Length 189,97m
Areas:
- Stadium: 56.616m²
- Osttor Plaza: 7.729m²
- Südtor Plaza: 3.238m²
- Swimming Pool Plaza: 2.797m²
- Maifeld Plaza: 4.326m²
- Path around stadium: 3.727m² (inside driving lane around stadium)
- Südtor parking area (PO Süd): 4.533m²
Roof specifications
Roof specifications
Roof construction
Total roof area: ca. 42.000m²
- Upper roof membrane: approx. 27.000m², distributed to 77 sectors
- Lower roof membrane: approx. 28.000m²
- Glass surface: 6006m²
Material: PTFE-coated glass fiber (PTFE: Polytetrafluorethylen)
Roof width: approx. 68m
Distance roof to infield: 39,99m
Roof weight: ca. 3.500t
Number of steel posts inside seating area: 20 with the distance between posts ranging from 32 to 40m and a length of 8,50m
Diameter: bifurcation 35cm, pedestal 26cm
Number of outside posts: 132
Binders: 76
Material: Steel St 52 and St 37
Sports areas
Sports areas
- Width / Length pitch: 105m x 68m (7.140m²)
- Width/Length field: 109,90m x 73m (8.022,7m²)
- Track Certificate Class 1 IAAF
- Lanes: 9 lanes for 110m, 8 lanes for 400m
- Obstacle trench in western curve segment
- 4 Facilities for long and triple jump
- 4 Facilities for Pole Vault
- 4 Facilities for Shot-put
- 1 Facility each for Discus and Hammer Throw
- 2 Facilities for Javelin
Warm-up training hall:
- Total length: 120m (100m track, plus long jump facility)
- Total area: 1.990m²
Kiosks
Sanitary area
Light, Video and Sound
Light, Video and Sound
Floodlight system
- Manufacturer: Sill
- 155 Double metal halide lamps with 2000 Watts each
- Performance at least 1.500 Lux
Ring of Fire
- 610 tubes
Membrane Lighting
- ca. 4.200 tubes and 304 emergency lights integrated in the roof
- ca. 300kW performance
Video Wall eastern stands:
- Manufacturer: Daktronics (USA)
- Size 137,5m² (15,72m x 8,76m)
- Resolution 688 x 384 Pixels
- Performance 150.580 Watts
- 1.032 Pixel elements (43x24 elements)
Video Wall north stands:
- Manufacturer: Daktronics (USA)
- Size 57,75m², (10,22m x 5,65m)
- Resolution 448 x 248 Pixels
- Performance 65.375 Watts
- 434 Pixel elements (28x15,5 elements)
Speakers:
- Manufacturer: Electrovoice
- 19 speaker units with a total of 180 speakers (EV XLCLinearray)
- 84 power amplifiers (Electrovoice)
- ca. 112dB maximum sound level, 150.000 Watts
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