CEPSUM
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The CEPSUM (French: Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal, also le Stade du CEPSUM) is a multi-purpose complex sport centre located on the campus of the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The CEPSUM hosts the Montreal Carabins teams.
History
In 1963-1964, the Université de Montréal purchased the building belonging to the
The CEPSUM hosted the fencing and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon events during the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Following the Olympics, the CEPSUM became the sport centre for the Université de Montréal. In 2004, after almost 30 years of use, important renovation work took place (costing $12 million).[2] These important renovations were completed at the beginning of 2011.[3]
The CEPSUM also accommodates the Sports Medicine department[4] and the clinic of kinesiology[5] of the Université of Montréal.
Features
- An Olympic swimming pool and a diving tank with springboards
- An outdoor stadium of 5,100 seats with a soccer field or Canadian Football[6]
- An ice hockey arena of 2,460 seats (can be converted to a 5,000-seat amphitheatre) - also called Winter Stadium; home to the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey
- A triple gymnasium and simple volleyball gymnasiums
- A large training room
- A weight room for training
- A sports hall containing a wall for rock climbing
- A running track
- A golf practice area
- Several tennis courts
- Several squash and racquetball courts
- Multifunction rooms
- Changing rooms
- A palestre
- Tunnel to Édouard-Montpetit station
References
- ^ Summer Olympics official report 1976, Volume 2. pp. 144-9. (in French)
- ^ Jeanne Coriveau, Le CEPSUM sera rajeuni au coût de 12 millions, Le Devoir (in French)
- ^ Le CEPSUM fait peau neuve (in French)
- ^ Clinique de médecine du sport (in French)
- ^ Clinique de kinésiologie (in French)
- ^ Football universitaire (in French) Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in French)
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