1999 Military World Games

1999 Military World Games Svjetske vojne igre 1999 200px Zagreb Croatia 82 6734 20 (+2 demonstration) 1999 8 8 1999 8 17 Stadion Maksimir 1995 Rome 2003 Catania The 1999 Military World Games was the second edition of the global multi-sport event for military personnel, organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). It was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 17 August.http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mwg.htm CISM MILITARY WORLD GAMES gbrathletics.com 1 January 2013 Mar del Plata, Argentina, was the original choice of host, but withdrew due to organisational problems. The opening ceremony was held at the Stadion Maksimir,1999- 2nd Military World Games, Zagreb, Croatia. 2011 Military World Games (archived). Retrieved on 2014-11-17. which also served as a venue for the association football matches. Russia easily topped the medal table with 46 golds among its 112 medals. China was the next most successful with 29 golds in its haul of 66 medals, while Italy ranked third with sixteen gold medals. The hosts Croatia performed well given their comparative size, finishing fourth with eleven gold medals.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. A total of twenty-two sports were contested at the competition. An increase of five from the previous edition in 1995. Four swimming world records were broken during the competition: Lorenzo Vismara set records in the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle swimming events, while his compatriot Emiliano Brembilla also broke freestyle records over the 400-metre and 1500-metre distances. Sports 22em Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Fencing Football Handball Judo Lifesaving (demonstration)1999 Military World Games https://web.archive.org/web/20110810072124/http://www.cism-milsport.org/eng/005_WORLD_GAMES/1999_zagreb/1999_zagreb.asp 2011-08-10 . CISM. Retrieved on 2014-11-17. Military pentathlon Military pentathlon pictogram.svg Naval pentathlon No Orienteering Rowing (demonstration) Shooting Swimming Taekwondo Triathlon Water polo Wrestling Volleyball Venues VenueEvent(s)Stadion MaksimirOpening ceremony and footballGalgovo StadiumFootballStadium SisakFootballVrapčanski PotokShootingLučko AirportParachuting (pentathlon)Officers' School JastrebarskoMilitary pentathlonJarun SRCNaval pentathlon, triathlon, rowing, canoeingDelnice, Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev, PonikveOrienteeringMladost StadiumAthleticsSutinska VelaJudoPeščenica Sports HallWrestlingDom SportovaBoxing, handballZagreb FairFencingKarlovac Sports HallTaekwondoMladost SRC, Šalata SRCSwimming, lifesaving, diving, water poloKutija ŠibicaHandballDražen Petrović Basketball HallBasketball, VolleyballMladost Volleyball CentreVolleyballKres Sports Hall, TrnskoVolleyball Medal table Flagcountry 1987 46 35 31 29 21 16 16 20 21 11 12 20 10 4 4 9 11 12 9 5 10 8 10 8 7 17 13 6 5 8 6 4 5 5 3 4 5 2 14 BLR 1995 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 6 AZE 1991 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 5 7 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 GEO 1990 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References Sport, nation and venue information Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. External links CISM website Military World Games Category:Military World Games Military World Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by Croatia Military World Games, 1999 Military World Games, 1999 Military World Games Military World Games, 1999