Centre sportif Guy-Boissière
Multisports complex in Rouen, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centre sportif Guy-Boissière (English: Guy Boissière Sports Center) is a multisports complex in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. It consists of an ice rink and a swimming pool.
The complex was originally known as Centre sportif du Docteur Duchêne, after Doctor Auguste Duchêne (1905 – 1967), a former deputy mayor and president of FC Rouen.[3] In 2006, it was renamed after Guy Boissière (1929 – 2005), a coach for the French national swimming team between 1960 and 1991, and France's 1986 All-Sports Coach of the Year.[4] It is also referred to as Piscine-patinoire de l'île Lacroix (English: Île Lacroix Pool and Ice Rink), after the Seine island it was built on.[5]
Address | Avenue Jacques Chastellain |
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Location | Rouen |
Main venue | Ice rink |
Other sports facilities | Aquatic center |
Owner | Métropole Rouen Normandie[1] |
Acreage | 9948 m2 (original)[2] |
Its main ice surface, officially known as Patinoire Nathalie-Péchalat, is the home of ice hockey team Dragons de Rouen and the annual French Cup of synchronized skating.[6]