ACOG - Venues - IBM

Atlanta University Center

Images of the Atlanta University Center
The six member institutions of the Atlanta University Center are among America's oldest historically black colleges, including: Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Morris Brown College, the Interdenominational Theological Center and the Morehouse School of Medicine. ACOG is constructing various facilities on the university campuses, including a basketball arena, two hockey stadiums and supplemental athletic facilities, a continuing education center and a drug testing laboratory. After the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, all the facilities will be given to the Atlanta University Center.

Photo: Clark Atlanta University, site of preliminary Basketball. The court has been painted with the "Look of the Games" graphics.

Seating Diagram
Morris Brown College
Seating Diagram
Clark Atlanta University
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Morehouse College

Venue: (Morris Brown College) Clark Atlanta University
Location: Olympic Ring, Atlanta University Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
ACOG Contribution:$25-30 million.
Venue Highlights:
  • Morris Brown College and Clark Atlanta University's stadiums are located across from each other on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and will be connected by a pedestrian bridge.
  • The Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta have modified the women's hockey competition to include a total of 30 games, instead of 20 as held in Barcelona.
  • In the women's event, the format has been changed from two pools of four teams to one pool of eight teams.
Construction: Ground-breaking ceremony 30 June 1994, completion the summer 1995.
After The Games: The Clark Atlanta Stadium will be used for track and field and soccer after the 1996 Olympic Games, while the Morris Brown stadium will be the new home of the Morris Brown football team.
Seating Capacity:15,000 (Morris Brown College) 5,000 (Clark Atlanta University )
Accessibility:
Olympic Events (Dates): Hockey (20 Jul - 2 Aug )
Olympic Medal Events: All field hockey competitions.

Venue: Morehouse College
ACOG Contribution: $8 million
Venue Highlights:
  • The game of basketball was created in 1891 at Springfield College in Massachusetts by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education teacher.
  • Basketball was a demonstration sport at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Games and became part of the Olympic Programme at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (where it was played outdoors on a clay court).
  • Women's competition began at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Construction: Ground-breaking ceremonies 13 April 1995, completion spring 1996.
After The Games: Following the Centennial Olympic Games, the Morehouse Gymnasium will be the home of the school's intercollegiate basketball program.
Seating Capacity: 5,700
Accessibility:
Olympic Events (Dates): Basketball (Preliminaries) (20 - 25 Jul; 28 - 30 Jul)

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Olympic Factoid
The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July).