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{{Short description|Rowing venue near Seoul, South Korea}}
{{Infobox Korean name
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|hangul=미사경정공원
|hanja=渼沙里 漕艇競技場
|rr=Misa jojeong gyeonggijang
|mr=Misa chojŏng kyŏnggijang
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'''Misa Regatta''' is a boat racing track and park located in the neighborhood of Misa-dong in [[Hanam]], [[Gyeonggi Province]], South Korea. It is 20&nbsp;km east of [[Seoul]]. It was established for the [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] and [[canoeing]] competition during the [[1986 Asian Games]] and the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.gg.go.kr/tour/sightseeingSite.jsp?seq=63&page=7&caller=list |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182537/http://english.gg.go.kr/tour/sightseeingSite.jsp?seq=63&page=7&caller=list |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-17 |title=Misari Regatta |publisher=[[Gyeonggi Province]] government website |accessdate=2008-05-09 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v1p1.pdf 1988 Summer Olympics official report.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118220933/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v1p1.pdf |date=2008-11-18 }} Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 186-7.</ref> The place has a 4.4 million square meters in total, the lake area of which covers 2,212 m in length, 140m in width and depth 3m. The area was originally a small island surrounded by sand which made its scenery as beautiful as if it were waving, so was named "Misa-ri" (sand waving) in [[Korean language|Korean]].<ref name="encyber">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=741863&contentno=741863 |title=Misari Regatta (미사리조정경기장 渼沙里漕艇競技場) |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]] |accessdate=2008-05-09 |language=Korean }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889265 Canoeing and canoodling by the waterfront] at the [[JoongAng Ilbo|JoongAng Daily]]

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{{1988 Summer Olympic venues}}
{{Olympic venues canoeing}}
{{Olympic venues rowing}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province]]
[[Category:Sport in Gyeonggi Province]]
[[Category:Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic canoeing venues]]
[[Category:Olympic rowing venues]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hanam]]
[[Category:Venues of the 1986 Asian Games]]


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