Werner-von-Linde Hall

Named after the former track and field athlete and sculler Werner von Linde (1904 – 1975), one of the most passionate campaigners for the Olympic Games in 1972. After the Games von Linde was head of the board of directors of the Olympic Park, after his death the by then unnamed hall was dedicated to him. The hall behind the main stand of the Olympic Stadium served as the warm up area for the track and field athletes during the Games of 1972 as well as during the European Championships in 2002. After its refurbishment in 2006 it has remained a most popular training facility for national and international world class athletes and a venue for local and regional championships as well as for the annual Werner-von-Linde-sportsfestival.