1993 U.S. Olympic Festival

The 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival was held from July 23 to August 1, 1993 in San Antonio, Texas. It was the twelfth edition of the junior multi-sport event held in the United States by the United States Olympic Committee. Statistics Statistics for event: 3,500 athletes attending 125 Olympians attending Total sports: 37http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-07-24/sports/1993205064_1_san-antonio-antonio-spurs-festival https://web.archive.org/web/20141018125817/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-07-24/sports/1993205064_1_san-antonio-antonio-spurs-festival dead October 18, 2014 The Baltimore Sun San Antonio Olympic Festival | Olympic Festival gets big embrace in San Antonio City hopes 10-day event turns into coming-out party - tribunedigital-baltimoresun 2017-06-04 1,517 credentials issued 30 hours of TV coverage on TNT and prime network stationshttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/07/23/olympic-festival-under-way/ Orlando Sentinel Olympic Festival Under Way - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel 2017-06-10 19,000 volunteershttps://www.courant.com/1993/07/24/festival-bigger-better/ Hartford Courant Festival Bigger, Better - tribunedigital-thecourant 2017-06-10 The festival opened on July 23, 1993 with the opening ceremonies at the Alamodome to a crowd of 62,702 and would continue for ten days. Event locations Event Location Opening ceremoniesAlamodome Archery Our Lady of the Lake University Badminton Incarnate Word University Baseball V.J. Keefe Field Basketball Hemisfair Arena Bowling University Bowl Boxing Freeman Coliseum Canoe/Kayak - sprint Canyon Lake Canoe/Kayak - whitewater Guadalupe river Cycling - time trials City of Devine (Suburb of San Antonio, to the Southwest) Cycling - criterium Ft. Sam Houston Cycling - road races Olmos Basin Diving Palo Alto Natatorium Equestrian Freeman Coliseum Fencing Incarnate Word University Field hockey Alamo Stadium Figure skating Alamodome Gymnastics - Artistic HemisFair Arena Gymnastics - Rhythmic Blossom gym Ice Hockey Alamodome Judo Our Lady of the Lake University Modern Pentathlon Palo Alto College Racquetball Racquetball and Fitness Club of San Antonio Roller skating San Antonio Convention Center Rowing Canyon Lake Sailing Canyon Lake Shooting Lackland Air Force Base Soccer Blossom Athletic Complex Softball - Men's Alva Jo Fisher Complex Softball - Women's Alva Jo Fisher Complex Speed skating Alamodome Swimming Palo Alto Natatorium Synchronized Swimming Palo Alto Natatorium Table Tennis Palo Alto College Taekwando Paul Taylor Fieldhouse Team Handball San Antonio Convention Center Tennis McFarlin Tennis Center Volleyball UTSA Convocation Center Water polo Palo Alto Natatorium Weightlifting Lila Cockrell Theater Wrestling Paul Taylor Fieldhouse Closing ceremonies Alamodome Notable athletes Athletes Sport Michelle Kwan Figure Skating Shannon Miller Gymnastics Alex Rodriguez "A-Rod" Baseball Tim Thomas Ice Hockey Rasheed Wallace Basketball Athlete housing locations Location Lackland Air Force Base Incarnate Word College Our Lady of the Lake University St. Mary's University References US Olympic Festival Olympic festival Category:Sports festivals in the United States US Olympic Festival Category:Sports in San Antonio US Olympic Festival Category:United States Olympic Committee Category:Festivals in San Antonio