1990 Goodwill Games

International event in Seattle, US December 2022 1990 Goodwill Games 1990 Goodwill Games Soviet Stamp.png 200 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, Washington United States 1990 7 20 1990 8 5 Moscow 1986 Saint Petersburg 1994 The 1990 Goodwill Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition in Moscow, the second games took place in Seattle, United States, highlighting the competition's role in fostering good Soviet–U.S. relations. The games were opened at the University of Washington's Husky Stadium with a speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan,Ted Turner's Goodwill Games open in Seattle on July 20, 1990.. HistoryLink. Retrieved on June 23, 2010. as well as an address by Arnold Schwarzenegger and performances by the Moody Blues and Gorky Park. The top three nations in the medal table remained the same as in the previous edition: the Soviet Union won 66 gold medals and a total of 188 medals, the United States was a close runner-up with 60 gold medals and 161 medals overall, while East Germany was a distant third with 11 golds. thumb|A renovated Husky Stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the second games. thumb|The napkin on which the preliminary financial arrangements for the Games were sketched out The games' motto was "Uniting the World's Best", and a total of 2,312 athletes from 54 countries engaged in the 17-day program of 21 sports. Each country's contingent of athletes did not parade separately at the opening ceremony, but instead all athletes entered the stadium as one large mass (emphasizing the theme of international unity).Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (pgs. 164–168). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. The size of the sporting program meant that some events were held in other Washington cities, including Tacoma, Spokane, and the Tri-Cities area.Past Goodwill Games – 1990 and Seattle https://web.archive.org/web/20120224213954/http://www.goodwillgames.com/html/past_1990frame.html February 24, 2012 . Goodwill Games. Retrieved on June 23, 2010. A number of venues in the region were built or renovated for the Games: Federal Way gained an aquatics venue (King County Aquatic Center) through the games, while Seattle itself gained a new track for Husky Stadium and new flooring for the Edmundson Pavilion. The Seattle Space Needle had a large purpose-built gold medal hung around the structure during the Games.Space Needle selling big Goodwill medal. Spokane Chronicle, pg. A5, (August 1, 1990). Retrieved on June 23, 2010. The competition featured a significant cultural aspect compared to the previous edition. Around 1,400 Soviet athletes went to the US and stayed with host families in Seattle. Soviet cosmonauts also visited schools in the city and the Moscow State Circus gave a number of performances. A Goodwill Games Arts Festival was held in conjunction with the sporting event – 1,300 artists took part in the festival, which featured a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet, a museum exhibition of Soviet history, and a 2 million-dollar stage production of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. Similarly to the 1986 Goodwill Games, the 1990 edition of the event was not financially successful and Ted Turner personally lost $44 million as a result. Two world records were broken during the Games: the 200-meter breaststroke mark was topped by all three medalists in the race, with American Mike Barrowman improving the record to two minutes and 11.53 seconds. Soviet athlete Nadezhda Ryashkina completed a world record of 41:56.21 in the 10 km race walk. Preparations Seattle was awarded hosting rights for the 1990 Games by Turner on June 6, 1986, ahead of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Atlanta.Newnham Blaine June 6, 1986 Goodwill Games here: Seattle named next host city A1 The Seattle Times Sports 22em Athletics Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling Diving Figure skating Football Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Swimming Synchronized swimming Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Venues Although the games were billed as occurring in Seattle, events took place at venues throughout Washington state: Cheney Stadium (baseball)Hallenbeck Mark May 1991 Traffic Impacts During the Goodwill Games 1, 10–13 https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/232.1.pdf Washington State Department of Transportation February 29, 2024 in Tacoma Enumclaw Fair Grounds (equestrian phase, modern pentathlon) in Enumclaw, Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion (volleyball) in Seattle Husky Stadium (athletics) in Seattle Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center (diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo) in Federal Way Seattle Center Coliseum (basketball) in Seattle Spokane Coliseum (weightlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, volleyball)https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19900621&id=orszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4498,629279 June 21, 1990 Spokesman-Review The 1990 Goodwill Games are Coming to Spokane in Spokane Tacoma Dome (figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey final)https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900719/1082958/local-athletes-dot-games-lineup----some-coaches-have-area-ties Local Athletes DOT Games Lineup, Some Coaches Have Area Ties The Seattle Times July 19, 1990 in Tacoma Tri-Cities Coliseum (ice hockey, figure skating)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NVxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1e8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774,153984&dq=tri-cities-coliseum+goodwill-games&hl=en Tri-Cities Coliseum Gets Ice Hockey, Skating Spokesman-Review March 16, 1989 in Kennewick Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center, Lake Washington (rowing) Marymoor Velodrome (track cycling) in Redmond Medal table thumb|American Kristi Yamaguchi won her first major international gold medal in figure skating at the Games. USA 66 68 54 60 53 48 yes 11 8 24 8 7 9 BUL 1971 6 7 3 6 4 3 4 3 8 4 1 6 4 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 10 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 MGL 1945 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 ETH 1987 0 2 0 0 1 6 BRA 1968 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Participation A total of 54 nations were represented at the 1990 Games with a total of 2312 athletes attending the games. However, around 3500 athletes had received invitations to the games and the attendance was a marked decline from the inaugural edition. 22em Brazil 1968 Bulgaria 1971 Ethiopia 1987 Mongolia 1945 Venezuela 1930 References External links Official website Men Basketball Goodwill Games 1990 Seatle (USA) 23-30.07 - Winner Yugoslavia Category:Goodwill Games Goodwill Games Goodwill Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by the United States Category:Sports competitions in Seattle Goodwill Games Category:Multi-sport events in the United States Goodwill Games Goodwill Games Goodwill Games