Oakland, California is a magnet for sports fans of all types. Whatever the season, Oakland pro and amateur games frequently garner large crowds and broad national media coverage. In the last three decades, Oakland's professional sports teams have won six world championships in three major sports.
The O.co Coliseum and Oracle Arena complex is home to the Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, and Golden State Warriors. The Oakland Ice Center, located in downtown, provides recreational skating, practice facilities for amateur and professional figure skaters, as well as a prime venue for ice hockey team and tournament play. Lake Merritt, the nation's largest urban saltwater lake, is a sought after site for regional and national sprint races and regattas.
Oakland's sports history and reputation have made it a natural home for major regional, national and international events, including:
2012 Oakland Running Festival - Waterfront, Hilton & Marriott Hotels
2011 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics - Oakland Marriott City Center
2011 Oakland Running Festival - Waterfront, Hilton & Marriott Hotels
2010 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics - Oakland Marriott City Center
2010 Oakland Running Festival - Waterfront, Hilton & Marriott Hotels
2010 Wheelchair Basketball/West Coast Championship - Homewood Suites by Hilton
2010 World Footbag Championships - Oakland Marriott City Center
2009 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics - Oakland Marriott City Center
2009 Oakland Running Festival - Waterfront, Hilton & Marriott Hotels
2009 Senior Games - Oakland Marriott City Center
2009 NCAA Division/Women's Region Championship - Claremont Hotel Club & Spa
2008 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics - Oakland Marriott City Center
2008 U.S. Youth Games - Oakland Marriott City Center
2008 AAU Bay Area Spring Jam - Airport & Embarcadero Hotels
2008 American Collegian Hockey Assn/Regional Chapter Tournament - Oakland Marriott City Center
2007 Alameda Island Blazers - Executive Inn & Suites
2007 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics - Oakland Marriott City Center
2006 NCAA Men's Basketball West Regional Finals - Oakland Arena - In association with the University of San Francisco
2006 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics
2005 Pacific Coast Classic Men's Gymnastics
2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Flatwater Sprint Canoe/Kayak - Lake Merritt
2003 U.S. Canoe & Kayak Sprint National Championships - Lake Merritt
2003 West America Regional Martial Arts Tournament - Oakland Convention Center
2002 U.S. National Dragon Boat Championship Races - Lake Merritt
2000 NBA All-Star Game
1997 National Tae Kwon Do Championships - Oakland Convention Center
1996 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Trials - Henry J. Kaiser Arena
1995 U.S. Women's Gymnastics Junior Trials - Oakland Convention Center
1995 U.S. Men's Gymnastics Pan American Games Trials - Oakland Convention Center
1995 Bank of the West Tennis Classic - Henry J. Kaiser Arena
1994 Bank of the West Tennis Classic - Henry J. Kaiser Arena
1992 World Figure Skating Championships - Oakland Arena
1990 World Series - Oakland Coliseum
1989 U.S. Rowing Masters National Rowing Regatta - Lake Merritt
