1999 Pan American Games
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Winnipeg 1999 Pan American Games. |
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| Host city | Winnipeg | ||
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| Country | Canada | ||
| Motto | Fiesta de las Americas (Americas' Fest) | ||
| Nations participating | 42 | ||
| Athletes participating | 5083 | ||
| Events | 330 in 35 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | July 23 | ||
| Closing ceremony | August 8 | ||
| Officially opened by | Governor General Roméo LeBlanc | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Sherman Greenfeld and Denyse Julien | ||
| Judge's Oath | Janice McClintock | ||
| Main venue | Winnipeg Stadium | ||
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The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The competition was marred by a total of 7 positive drug tests.
Financially, the 1999 games were a success, generating a surplus of $8.9 million through a combination of fiscal restraint and the contribution of nearly 20,000 volunteers.
The 1999 Pan American Games were the second Pan American Games hosted by Canada and Winnipeg. Previously, Winnipeg hosted the 1967 Pan American Games.
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^ The medal counts for the United States and Cuba are disputed.
330 events in 35 sports were contested.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
The 1999 games marked the debut of the following competitions in the Pan American Games
Perhaps the greatest drug scandal in the sport of track and field, since Ben Johnson's 1988 disqualification, occurred here when the world's only eight foot high jumper Javier Sotomayor tested positive for cocaine. A Cuban national hero, his subsequent suspension was fought from the highest levels, Fidel Castro claiming it was a conspiracy. Despite a second positive test for cocaine a few months later, Sotomayor eventually had his suspension reduced by a year, just in time to win a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics. A year later he retired facing another positive drug test.
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