The Maier Arena Tønsberg (formerly the Tønsberg Stadion and Tønsberg Kunstisbane) is a stadium and artificial ice skating rink in Tønsberg, used for long-track speed skating. The track was previously also used for athletics. It is the home track for the speed skating group of Tønsberg's Gymnastics Association and the rink is located 57 meters above sea level.
History The arena opened on 27 January 1924 for speed skating.
Tønsberg Stadion (as it was known at the time) hosted motorcycle speedway, when it held the finals of the 1950 and 1957 Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship.
The most important event to be held at the stadium was the 1961 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women.
In 1996, the natural ice rink was converted into an artificial rink.
In 2002, the rink organised the Norwegian sprint championship.
In 2012, the rink organised the Norwegian all-round championship.
In 2015, the stadium was renamed, taking the name of Tønsberg's Gymnastics Association's Olympic champion Fred Anton Maier, who died later that year. A statue of Maier was erected at the stadium's south entrance.
Major Championships 1926 - National Championships NK all-round men 1938 - National Championships NK all-round women 1949 - National Championships NK all-round men 1961 - World Allround Women's World Championships 1964 - National Championships NK all-round men 1972 - National Championships all-round men
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