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Thialf

Thialf is a arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 12,500.

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Thialf
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Key facts

Thialf is a arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 12,500. It is owned by Essent, Aegon, and the city of Heerenveen and Essent. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are UNIS Flyers, UNIS Flyers, 1996 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, 2004 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, 1999 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 2003 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1996 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, Q65238406, 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, 2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2, 2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1, Q118727486, Q118727488, Q118727489, Q118727490, Q118727491, Q118727492, Q118727493, Q118727494, Q118727495, Q118727496, Q118727497, Q118727500, Q118727501, European Speed Skating Championships 2021 – Men's Allround, Q118727503, Q118727504, Q118727505, 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, 1981 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for ladies, 1990 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1997 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1975 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for men, 1970 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women, 1992 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1983 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for ladies, 1995 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 1993 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships, 2017 European Allround Speed Skating Championships, 2020 European Speed Skating Championships, Q65238370, Q65238375, Q65238379, Q65238385, Q65238389, Q65238395, Q65238401.

Location
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Type
Arena
Capacity
12,500
Opened
1967
Status
Active
Current owner
Essent, Aegon, and the city of Heerenveen, Essent
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Location of Thialf
Thialf

Thialf is at latitude 52.938889, longitude 5.9425, in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Thialf
FieldValue
Latitude52.938889
Longitude5.9425
CityHeerenveen
RegionHeerenveen
CountryNetherlands
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Thialf, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerEssent1986 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerEssent, Aegon, and the city of HeerenveenPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Thialf and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
UNIS FlyersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
UNIS FlyersNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1996 World Sprint Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2004 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1999 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2003 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1996 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238406Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727486Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727488Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727489Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727490Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727491Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727492Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727493Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727494Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727495Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727496Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727497Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727500Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727501Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
European Speed Skating Championships 2021 – Men's AllroundNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727503Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727504Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q118727505Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1981 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for ladiesNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1990 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1997 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1975 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for menNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1970 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for WomenNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1992 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1983 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for ladiesNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1995 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
1993 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2015 KNSB Dutch Single Distance ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2017 European Allround Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
2020 European Speed Skating ChampionshipsNot mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238370Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238375Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238379Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238385Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238389Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238395Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource
Q65238401Not mapped1986 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

54 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Thialf
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Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Thialf (revision 1372243508). Wikidata item: Q1371953.

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