en Fana Stadion

Fana stadion
Full name	Fana stadion
Location	Rådal, Bergen, Norway
Owner	Bergen Kommune
Capacity	15 000
Opened	1969
Tenants
	Fana IL (football); FIK BFG Fana (track and field); Bergen Rugbyklubb (rugby union); Bislett Games (2004); 2010 European Team Championships

Fana stadion is a multi-use stadium at Rådal in the borough of Fana in Bergen, Norway.

Used for football matches, it is the home ground of Second Division team Fana IL.

It also has a rubber track for track and field meets, and the stadium most notably hosted the 2004 Bergen Bislett Games. Then, a new world record in the women's 5000 metres was set by Elvan Abeylegesse. The stadium is also home to a world junior record, namely 83.87 metres by Andreas Thorkildsen in the men's javelin throw (June 2001).^[1] The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1969, 1975, 1991 and 2005.^[2]

References

^ Athletics Weekly (2006-08-06). "World Junior Records and Best Performances". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
^ "Main Championships Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

60°17′25.62″N 5°19′9.53″E / 60.2904500°N 5.3193139°E / 60.2904500; 5.3193139

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[1] Athletics Weekly (2006-08-06). "World Junior Records and Best Performances". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2007-03-17.

[2] "Main Championships Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

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