1999 Pan American Games

International sports competition April 2020 September 2022 XIII Pan American Games 1999 Pan American Games logo.svg 170 Winnipeg, Canada Americas' Fest 42 5,083 330 in 34 sports July 23 August 8 Governor General Roméo LeBlanc Cauldron lighter Alwyn MorrisSilken Laumann Winnipeg Stadium 1995 Mar del Plata 2003 Santo Domingo The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games (fr XIII Jeux panaméricains) or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and cities. Canoeing competitions started the day before the games officially began. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated in the games to vie for a total of 330 medal events in 34 sports and 42 disciplines.August 9, 1999 'Best ever' Pan Am Games end http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/08/09/panam990809.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080510130040/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/08/09/panam990809.html May 10, 2008 July 27, 2009 CBC News Financially, the 1999 games were a success, generating a surplus of $8.9 millionhttp://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/anew/anew00/anew0004.html Pan Am surplus higher than expected April 24, 2000 CharityVillage Ltd January 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101116090749/http://charityvillage.com/cv/archive/anew/anew00/anew0004.html November 16, 2010 dead through a combination of fiscal restrainthttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/1999/08/07/winnipeg_panam_ap/ Gambling on the Games August 7, 1999 Turner Sports Digital Services, Inc January 8, 2012 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot and the contribution of nearly 20,000 volunteers.http://www.olympic.ca/media/files/programs/1999_annual_report.pdf Canadian Olympic Association 1999 Annual Report May 10, 2000 Canadian Olympic Association January 8, 2012 Brad Ohlman https://www.webcitation.org/65gMprQ3r?url=http://media.olympic.ca/files/programs/1999_annual_report.pdf February 24, 2012 dead The 1999 Pan American Games were the second Pan American Games hosted by Canada and Winnipeg. Previously, Winnipeg hosted the 1967 Pan American Games. Bidding process Bids for the 1999 Pan American Games thumb|Winnipeg (pictured in 2019) was selected by the Canadian Olympic Association as the official bid city from Canada for the 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg beat both Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Bogotá, Colombia in 1994 to win hosting rights for the event.http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/winnipeg-ready-to-host-1999-pan-am-games Winnipeg ready to host 1999 Pan Am Games July 3, 1999 www.cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) August 5, 2017 In 1988, a delegation from Winnipeg announced that once it got approval from the Canadian Olympic Association, the city would submit a bid to host the 1999 Pan American Games. On December 5, 1992, Winnipeg secured the Canadian bidding rights, defeating Toronto by one vote. Other Canadian cities in the running were Halifax, Edmonton, and Sherbrooke.Kidd Bruce Torres Cesar 19 April 2018 Historicizing the Pan-American Games https://books.google.com/books?id=x0tWDwAAQBAJ Routledge 218–222 978-1-138-21983-02016 1999 Pan Am Games "Winnipeg Bid - Step 1: Toronto" Television production https://vimeo.com/140114591 25 January 2019 mp4 Toronto, Canada In House Strategies Inc Toronto would later go on to host the 2015 Pan American Games, 16 years later.November 6, 2009 Toronto wins bid to host 2015 Pan Am Games http://www.cp24.com/toronto-wins-bid-to-host-2015-pan-am-games-1.451439 The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada CP24 February 14, 2015 October 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029110337/http://www.cp24.com/toronto-wins-bid-to-host-2015-pan-am-games-1.451439 dead Any country that had previously held the games was allotted two votes; those countries were Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, United States, and Venezuela, making 50 votes in total, and a city needed a majority vote (26) to win. Canada and Colombia were not allowed to vote, as they each had a city making a bid.https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-185414 El Sueno: Panamericanos-99 The Dream: Pan American Games 1999 31 July 1994 El Tiempo 25 January 2019 es After the first round of voting, Bogotá was eliminated having the fewest voting with 10 votes. In the second round, Winnipeg and Santo Domingo reached a 25-to-25 tie. Canadian Bidding Committee Co-Chairman Don Mackenzie managed to convince delegates from three National Olympic Committees to change their votes before the tiebreaker round, focusing on the fact that "Santo Domingo had no place for water-skiing, but Portage la Prairie has one of the best water-skiing facilities in Canada." Winnipeg went on to defeat Santo Domingo by a vote of 28 to 22.Taylor Scott 2 August 1994 We've got the Games! https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-aug-02-1994-p-1/ Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 25 January 2019 Santo Domingo later won the rights to the next games in 2003. + 1999 Pan American Games bidding results City NOCRound 1Round 2Round 3 Winnipeg 22 25 28 Santo Domingo 18 25 22 Bogotá 10 — — Development and preparation Venues Venues of the 1999 Pan American Games thumb|left|Winnipeg Stadium A total of 32 sporting venues were used for the games. The Pan Am Pool, built for the 1967 games, featured in the 1999 games for all aquatic events. The venue underwent a $3.3 million renovation for the games.Bergman Brian 26 July 1999 A fanfare for the Pan-Ams https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1999/7/26/a-fanfare-for-the-pan-ams Maclean's Toronto, Ontario, Canada 14 July 2020 July 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716132629/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1999/7/26/a-fanfare-for-the-pan-ams dead Other new venues included the $8.7 million Investors Group Athletic Centre built for multiple sports and the $12 million CanWest Global Park for the baseball competition. The main stadium for the games was the Winnipeg Stadium, which staged the ceremonies and the beach volleyball competitions.Gibson Shane 23 July 2019 'The city was on a high': 1999 Pan Am Games held in Winnipeg 20 years ago https://globalnews.ca/news/5669677/the-city-was-on-a-high-1999-pan-am-games-held-in-winnipeg-20-years-ago/ Global News Toronto, Ontario, Canada 14 July 2020 A portion of the Pan American Games Society (PANAM'99) budget supported the refurbishment of University of Manitoba residences to serve as the Athletes Village, the upgrade of various sports and training facilities including the Pan Am Stadium (University Stadium), which had hosted events of the 1967 games.http://www.umanitoba.ca/panam/news/legacies.shtml 1999 Pan Am Games News – Legacies University of Manitoba January 8, 2012 The Winnipeg Velodrome, also built for the 1967 games, had become obsolete and disused for cycling and so was demolished prior to the 1999 games. The cycling venue was a temporary facility at Red River Exhibition Park. The Games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1999 Pan American Games took place on Friday July 23, 1999, beginning at 19:30 p.m. CDT and lasted for two hours and forty-five minutes at the Winnipeg Stadium.Morris Jim 24 July 2020 Pan American Games open in Winnipeg http://www.winnipeg.cbc.ca/archives/panam99/index_fl.html Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada 15 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000303021211/http://www.winnipeg.cbc.ca/archives/panam99/index_fl.html 3 March 2000 A crowd of 30,000 spectators attended the ceremony. Seven Aboriginal Canadians, who were denied entrance into the 1967 Pan American Games, also in Winnipeg, this time entered the stadium with the torch while on canoes. Former Olympians Alwyn Morris and Silken Laumann were the final two torchbearers who lit the cauldron.Schoffner Chuck 24 July 1999 Pan Am Games Under Way https://apnews.com/951c3f3163e31e36f10c5ec05b173bf7 Associated Press New York City, New York, United States 15 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716032855/https://apnews.com/951c3f3163e31e36f10c5ec05b173bf7 16 July 2020 A total of 3,400 performers took part in the ceremony, including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and singer Jeremy Kushnier. Singer Chantal Kreviazuk sang the national anthem, O Canada as part of the ceremony.Colbourn Glen 22 July 2020 Singers, athletes get ready for opening of Pan Am Games http://www.winnipeg.cbc.ca/archives/panam99/index_fl.html Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada 15 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20011019120251/http://www.winnipeg.cbc.ca/archives/panam99/news/cp/990722/g072232.html 19 October 2001 Governor General Roméo LeBlanc officially opened the games. One of the dignitaries in attendance was Anne, Princess Royal.Pan Am games open in Winnipeg https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pan-am-games-open-in-winnipeg-1.192125 cbc.ca Participating teams All 42 nations of PASO competed. thumb|A map of all 42 participating nations 22em ANT 1999 ARG 1999 ARU 1999 BAH 1999 BAR 1999 BIZ 1999 322 July 1999 Belize to Pan Am games https://archive.channel5belize.com/archives/22630 www.archive.channel5belize.com Belize City, Belize Greater Belize Media 23 May 2026 BER 1999 BOL 1999 BRA 1999 IVB 1999 CAN 1999 618 CAY 1999 CHI 1999 COL 1999 CRC 1999 CUB 1999 DMA 1999 DOM 1999 ECU 1999 ESA 1999 GRN 1999 GUA 1999 GUY 1999 HAI 1999 HON 1999 JAM 1999 MEX 1999 AHO 1999 NCA 1999 PAN 1999 PAR 1999 PER 1999 PUR 1999 LCA 1999 SKN 1999 1 VIN 1999 SUR 1999 TRI 1999 USA 1999 704Scoggins Chip 24 July 1999 Flag Bearer 'crushed' by Selection https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-07-24-9907240053-story.html Chicago Tribune Chicago, United States 16 July 2020 URU 1999 VEN 1999 ISV 1999 Sports 330 events in 34 sports were contested. Beach volleyball and inline hockey made their Pan American Games debut.Vidal Shannah-Lee 9 February 2019 Winter got you down? Winnipeg has plenty of fun, indoor activities to beat the cold https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-indoor-activities-winter-1.5012821 CBC News Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 18 July 2020 While women's tournaments in football, and water polo were held for the first time.https://www.waterpolo.ca/News3044.aspx Canadian women's water polo team nominated for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games 28 May 2015 www.waterpolo.ca Water Polo Canada 18 July 2020 Canada has won medals in women's water polo at every edition of the Pan Am Games since capturing gold in the event's debut at Winnipeg 1999. July 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200719151813/https://www.waterpolo.ca/News3044.aspx dead18 July 1999 Competing in Winnipeg, thinking Sydney https://www.newspapers.com/image/336939313/?terms=pan%2Bamerican%2Bgames%2B324 Sioux City Journal Sioux City, Iowa, US 18 July 202022 May 1999 Canadians Highly Rates https://www.newspapers.com/image/736219297/?terms=1999%20pan%20american%20games%20%22women%27s%20soccer%22r&match=1 Winnipeg Sun Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1 October 2022 49 Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. 22em Aquatics Diving 4 Swimming 32 Synchronized swimming 2 Water polo 2 Archery 4 Athletics 46 Badminton 5 Baseball 1 Basketball 2 Bowling 4 Boxing 12 20px|alt=|link= Canoeing (12) (Canoeing at the 1999 Pan American Games) Cycling (Cycling at the 1999 Pan American Games) 20px Mountain biking (2) 20px Road (4) 20px Track (12) Equestrian 6 Fencing 10 20px Field hockey (2) (Field hockey at the 1999 Pan American Games) Football 2 Gymnastics (Gymnastics at the 1999 Pan American Games) 20px|Gymnastics Artistic (14) 20px|Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic (2) Handball 2 Judo 14 Karate 11 Modern pentathlon 2 Racquetball 4 Roller sports Artistic roller skating 4 m Inline speed skating 6 m Inline hockey 1 m Rowing 14 Sailing 10 Shooting 14 Softball 2 Squash 4 Table tennis 4 Taekwondo 8 Tennis 4 Triathlon 2 Volleyball Volleyball 2 Beach volleyball 2 Water skiing 6 Weightlifting 15 Wrestling 16 World records set Weightlifting – 77 kilogram clean & jerk – 202.5 kilograms hoisted by Idalberto Aranda (Cuba) Impact of positive doping results Perhaps the greatest drug scandal in the sport of track and field, since Ben Johnson's disqualification at the 1988 Summer Olympics, occurred here when Javier Sotomayor the current high jump world record holder tested positive for cocaine. A Cuban national hero, his subsequent suspension was fought from the highest levels, with Fidel Castro claiming it was an anti-Cuba conspiracy staged by the United States.Shipley Amy 2000-09-24 Jumper Cries Foul https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/09/25/jumper-cries-foul/4ae75ceb-fff9-48ed-8b4d-1edc13f4ffa2/ 2024-05-02 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 Despite a second positive test for cocaine a few months later, Sotomayor eventually had his suspension reduced by a year,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/4766397/Athletics-New-twist-to-Cuban-drugs-scandal.html Athletics: New twist to Cuban drugs scandal Owen Slot reveals how the IAAF let Javier Sotomayor off the hook despite a second positive test for cocaine August 12, 2000 April 2, 2018 www.telegraph.co.uk just in time to win the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A year later he retired, when he faced another positive drug test.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/nov/26/athletics.duncanmackay Javier Sotomayor faces drug ban Duncan Mackay November 26, 2001 the Guardian April 2, 2018 Canada was stripped of its gold medal for inline hockey when the team's goaltender Steve Vézina tested positive for multiple banned substances. Medal count 1999 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 1999 106 109 80 295 2 CUB 1999 70 40 47 157 3 CAN 1999 1 64 52 80 196 4 BRA 1999 25 32 44 101 5 ARG 1999 25 19 28 72 Media thumb|150px|Lorita (left) and Pato (right), the mascots of the games The 1999 Games' mascot features two birds named Pato (Wood duck) and Lorita (Parrot).http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/en/pan-american-games/pan-american-games-1999-winnipeg.htm XIII PAN AMERICAN GAMES WINNIPEG 1999 - MEDALS TABLE PAN AM 1999 - Pan American Games - Winnipeg Canada 1999 Quadro de Medalhas - English - Pan American Games www.quadrodemedalhas.com April 2, 2018 Television broadcasts of the games were produced by Paul Graham.Man Behind Curtain Steps Into Spotlight Jones Terry November 20, 2018 Edmonton Journal B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal-graham-2017/170494453/ Legacy left|thumb|upright|Pan Am Games monument at The Forks, Winnipeg The 1999 Pan Am games have been "seen by many Winnipeggers as a chance to put their city squarely in the international spotlight". Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray became nationally well known as a result of the Games and thanks to extensive coverage by the CBC, anchored by CBC Sports' Brian Williams. However, the Games themselves only had mixed success, as the Pan Am Games ranked below the Olympics and Commonwealth Games in international prestige. The Games cost $129 million CDN and finished with a financial surplus of $8.8 million CDN. Hosts Canada celebrated its medal haul, which was the second best after the United States. However, some considered Canada's results overrated, since the U.S. amassed the most medals with a mostly second-string team while Canada and Cuba had fielded their top national athletes. Cuba also managed more golds than Canada, despite having a smaller roster.https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pan-am-games-wrap-up/ Pan Am Games Wrap Up Brian Bergman The Canadian Encyclopedia August 21, 2019 Frequent comparisons were made to the 1967 Pan Am Games, also hosted by Winnipeg, where the United States had fielded many rising stars, such as Mark Spitz. By comparison, the Americans had sent their "B" team to the 1999 Games. No major U.S. networks covered the Pan Am Games, except for the Spanish-language network Univisión, while newspapers only sent second-string reporters instead and the stories never made front page news. Many high-profile athletes, of all nationalities, such as U.S. champion sprinters and Brazilian football players, were in Europe during these Pan Am games, taking part in professional events. South American nations (with the exception of Uruguay) did not send their under-23 male soccer teams after the organizing committee refused to pay appearance money to CONMEBOL.http://www.torontosun.com/2013/10/01/any-takers-for-the-pan-am-games-winnipeg-anybody Any takers for the Pan Am Games? Winnipeg? Anybody? October 1, 2013 torontosun.com April 2, 2018 1999 Parapan American Games, Mexico City 1999 Parapan American Games In 1999, the Parapan American Games were not hosted in Winnipeg, but rather in Mexico City. The inaugural event involved 1,000 athletes from 18 countries competing in four sports. See also 2017 Canada Games References https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/glamour-pride-and-cash-why-cities-compete-to-put-on-a-sports-spectacle/article25256020/ Glamour, pride and cash: Why cities compete to put on a sports spectacle The Globe and Mail Dakshana Bascaramurty July 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721122858/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/glamour-pride-and-cash-why-cities-compete-to-put-on-a-sports-spectacle/article25256020/ July 21, 2015 July 16, 2015 live Winnipeg – the only other Canadian city ever to be a Pan Am host, which it has done twice – had a modest goal as well as a modest budget. 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