1983 Pan American Games

9th edition of the Pan American Games IX Pan American Games 1983 Pan American Games logo.svg 150 Caracas, Venezuela 36 3,426 269 in 23 sports August 14 August 29 President Luis Herrera Campins Cauldron lighter Francisco Rodríguez15 August 1983 Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games https://www.newspapers.com/image/494999508/ The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 16 July 2020 Estadio Olímpico 1979 San Juan 1987 Indianapolis The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games (es IX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150."Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star, August 25, 1983, p. E4. Host city selection Bids for the 1983 Pan American Games Four cities submitted bids to host the 1983 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO); however, only one city, Hamilton, Ontario submitted their bid on time. On 23 April 1977, Caracas, Venezuela was selected over Hamilton, Canada in a two-city vote to host the IX Pan American Games by the PASO at its general assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Caracas hará Panamericanos Caracas has Pan American https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19770424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en El Tiempo AFP 23 April 1977 3 February 2019 es 2-B San Juan, Puerto RicoCaracas shaky as Games' site CP Winnipeg Free Press Hamilton, Canada 26 April 1977 48 3 February 2019 https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-apr-26-1977-p-48/ Medal count 1983 Pan American Games medal table 1 Host nation To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the link=|alt= icon next to the column title. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 USA 1983 1 a 137/148 92/101 56/53 285/302 2 CUB 1983 1 a 79/78/80 53/51/49 43/45 175/174 3 CAN 1983 1 a 18/22 44/42 47/55 109/119 4 BRA 1983 14 20 23 57 5 VEN 1983 1 1 a 12/14 26/25 35/37 73/76 Sports These links lead to articles discussing the events of the respective discipline at the 1983 Pan American Games 22em 30px|Archery Archery 30px Athletics 30px Baseball 30px Basketball 30px Boxing 30px Cycling 30px Diving 30px|Equestrian Equestrian 30px|Fencing Fencing 30px Football (soccer) 30px|Gymnastics Gymnastics 30px Field Hockey 30px Judo 30px|Rowing Rowing 30px Sailing 30px|Shooting Shooting 30px Softball 30px Sambo 30px Swimming 30px Synchronized swimming 30px Table tennis 30px Tennis 30px Volleyball 30px|Water polo Water polo 30px|Weightlifting Weightlifting 30px Wrestling Doping +Doping positivesAthleteNationSportProhibited substanceNoteDaniel Núñez Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Ernesto Rodrigues III: IGUALITO QUE CARACAS 1983 https://web.archive.org/web/20150727000154/http://olimpicosargentinos.com.ar/2015/07/26/igualito-que-caracas/ 2015-07-27 , olimpicosargentinos.com.ar, 26 July 2015Alberto Blanco Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Jeff Michels Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Guy Greavette Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Jacques Oligier Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Michael Vian Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Enrique Montiel Weightlifting Anabolic steroid José Adarmes Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Mario Durruty Fencing Anabolic steroid Juan Núñez Athletics Fencamfamine Games spoiled by controversy, The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, 3-540-53742-2Francisco López Weightlifting Anabolic steroidCaballero Dolcey Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Fernando Vera Cycling Anabolic steroidCaracas Crackdown On Drugs Continue https://web.archive.org/web/20200121145723/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19830826&id=cU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1292,4317470&hl=no 2020-01-21 , The Palm Beach Post, 26 August 1983Frank Litsky: Chilean Cyclist Is Disqualified, NY Times, 26 August 1983Lázaro Beltrán Volleyball Ephedrine Juan De la Cruz Athletics Anabolic steroid José Lozada Weightlifting Anabolic steroid Mascot The 1983 Games' mascot was a lion holding a 1983 sign named Santiaguito.https://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/en/pan-american-games/pan-american-games-1983-caracas.htm IX Pan American Games - Caracas (Venezuela) 1983 Quadro de Medalhas 2018-10-29 References External links Caracas 1983 - IX Pan American Games - Official Report at PanamSports.org San Juan IX Pan American Games Caracas (1983) Indianapolis Pan American Games Pan P Category:Multi-sport events in Venezuela Category:Pan American Games Pan American Games Category:20th century in Caracas Pan American Games