Estadio Nacional disaster - Wikipedia
The Estadio Nacional disaster occurred on 24 May 1964 at the Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) in Lima, Peru, during a match between football teams from Peru and Argentina. [1] An unpopular …
Remembering Soccer's Darkest Day: 60 Years After Peru's Estadio ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Just over sixty years ago, on May 24, 1964, a soccer match in Lima became one of the deadliest stadium disasters in history. What began with a disputed call by a referee ended in tragedy, …
Riot erupts at Lima, Peru soccer match, killing hundreds - HISTORY
Nov 13, 2009 · When the referee disallowed an apparent goal for Peru, the stadium went wild. The resulting panic and crowd-control measures taken caused stampedes in which people were crushed …
The anatomy of stadium disasters: causes, consequences and …
Nov 1, 2023 · This is a descriptive analysis of stadium disasters occurring between 1901 and 2021 which may provide useful insight for event safety personnel and disaster medicine specialists to …
Remembering the Lima Football Tragedy, 50 Years On
May 27, 2014 · On May 24, 1964, 300 people were killed at the Lima National Stadium as a crowd fleeing tear gas were crushed against the close doors of the sports venue.
1964 Lima stadium disaster - Working With Crowds
The terrible events of Hillsborough in 1989, Heysel in 1985 and Ibrox in 1971 are well-known but in 1964 the worst ever football disaster took place in the Estadio Nacional stadium in Lima, Peru. At least 328 …
The Estadio Nacional Disaster 1964 - Football Stadiums
Nov 9, 2016 · Anyone who had stayed inside the stadium managed to avoid death and injury, with all of the lives lost coming from internal haemorrhaging or asphyxia within the tunnels that led out of the …
The Estadio Nacional Disaster—Sometimes Football is War
“LIMA, Peru, May 24 — At least 300 persons were killed today when an unpopular decision by a referee at a soccer game touched off a riot at National Stadium. Five hundred others were injured. The …
Lima Soccer Stadium Temporarily Closed After Violence Breaks Out
Apr 1, 2014 · A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed in the incident, which was caught on video and published by local media. The confrontation was allegedly over the distribution of tickets …
Lima Football Riot 1964 - The Worst Soccer Tragedy Of All Time - A ...
When Argentina played Peru in an Olympic qualifying match, a disallowed goal led to fans rioting. When tear gas was used to quell the disturbance, panicked s...