1999 Pan American Games
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The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 which benefited from Winnipeg's experience hosting the 1967 edition of the multi-sports event.
Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray became nationally well known as a result of the Games and thanks to extensive coverage by the CBC. However, the Games themselves only had mixed success. The city reported an operating loss for the games, though they were optimistic that they could recoup the costs through tourism.
Hosts Canada celebrated its medal haul, which was the second best after the United States. However, some considered Canada's results overrated, since the US 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.
Frequent comparisons were made to the 1967 games, where the United States had fielded many rising stars, such as Mark Spitz. By comparison, the Americans had sent their "B" team in 1999. No major US networks covered the Games, 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 US 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.
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Medal Table
| 1999 Pan American Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  United States |
106 | 110 | 79 | 295 |
| 2 |  Cuba |
70 | 40 | 47 | 157 |
| 3 |  Canada |
64 | 52 | 80 | 196 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
25 | 32 | 44 | 101 |
| 5 |  Argentina |
25 | 19 | 28 | 72 |
| 6 |  Mexico |
11 | 16 | 30 | 57 |
| 7 |  Colombia |
7 | 17 | 18 | 42 |
| 8 |  Venezuela |
7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 9 |  Jamaica |
3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 |  Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Bahamas |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Chile |
1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 |  Puerto Rico |
1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 15 |  Ecuador |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 |  Bermuda |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Suriname |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Netherlands Antilles |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Peru |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 |  Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Barbados |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Panama |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Cayman Islands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Honduras |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Costa Rica |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 El Salvador |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.
Men's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m | Bernard Williams United States |
10.08 | Freddy Mayola Cuba |
10.10 | Claudinei da Silva Brazil |
10.13 |
| Wind: +0.4 | ||||||
| 200 m | Claudinei da Silva Brazil |
20.30 | Curtis Perry United States |
20.58 | Sebastián Keitel Chile |
20.82 |
| Wind: -1.9 | ||||||
| 400 m | Greg Haughton Jamaica |
44.59 | Danny McCray United States |
44.83 | Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico |
44.92 |
| 800 m | Johnny Gray United States |
1:45.38 | Norberto Téllez Cuba |
1:45.40 | Zach Whitmarsh Canada |
1:45.94 |
| 1500 m | Graham Hood Canada |
3:41.20 | Michael Stember United States |
3:41.96 | Hudson de Souza Brazil |
3:42.18 |
| 5000 m | José David Galván Mexico |
13:42.04 | Elenílson da Silva Brazil |
13:43.13 | Jeff Schiebler Canada |
13:43.66 |
| 10,000 m | Elenílson da Silva Brazil |
28:43.50 | José David Galván Mexico |
28:44.03 | Pete Julian United States |
28:44.55 |
| Marathon | Vanderlei de Lima Brazil |
2:17:20 | Rubén Maza Venezuela |
2:19:56 | Éder Fialho Brazil |
2:20:09 |
| 3000 m st. | Joël Bourgeois Canada |
8:35.03 | Francis O'Neill United States |
8:35.73 | Jean-Nicolas Duval Canada |
8:39.52 |
| 110 m H | Anier García Cuba |
13.17 CR | Yoel Hernández Cuba |
13.24 | Eugene Swift United States |
13.41 |
| Wind: +1.1 | ||||||
| 400 m H | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil |
48.23 CR | Eric Thomas United States |
48.40 | Torrance Zellner United States |
48.45 |
| 20 km Walk | Bernardo Segura Mexico |
1:20:17 | Daniel García Mexico |
1:20:28 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador |
1:20:46 |
| 50 km Walk | Joel Sánchez Mexico |
4:06:31 | Carlos Mercenario Mexico |
4:09:48 | Philip Dunn United States |
4:13:45 |
| 4 X 100 m | Brazil |
38.18 | Canada |
38.49 | Jamaica |
38.82 |
| 4 X 400 m | Jamaica |
2:57.97 CR | Brazil |
2:58.56 | United States |
3:00.94 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| High jump[1] | Kwaku Boateng Canada Mark Boswell Canada |
2.25 | - | - | Charles Clinger United States |
2.25 |
| Pole vault | Pat Manson United States |
5.60 | Scott Hennig United States |
5.55 | Jason Pearce Canada |
5.30 |
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso Cuba |
8.52 | Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands |
8.12 | Luis Meliz Cuba |
8.06 |
| Triple jump | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba |
17.19 | LaMark Carter United States |
17.09 | Michael Calvo Cuba |
17.03 |
| Shot Put | Brad Mears United States |
19.93 | Jamie Beyer United States |
18.95 | Brad Snyder Canada |
18.74 |
| Discus | Anthony Washington United States |
64.25 | Alexis Elizalde Cuba |
61.99 | Jason Tunks Canada |
61.75 |
| Hammer | Lance Deal United States |
79.61 CR | Kevin McMahon United States |
73.41 | Juan Cerra Argentina |
70.68 |
| Javelin | Emeterio González Cuba |
77.46 | Máximo Rigondeaux Cuba |
76.24 | Tom Petranoff United States |
75.95 |
| Decathlon | Chris Huffins United States |
8170 pts CR | Dan Steele United States |
8070 pts | Raúl Duany Cuba |
7730 pts |
|
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Women's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas |
11.10 | Angela Williams United States |
11.16 | Peta-Gaye Dowdie Jamaica |
11.20 |
| Wind: +1.7 | ||||||
| 200 m | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas |
22.83 | Lucimar de Moura Brazil |
23.03 | Felipa Palacios Colombia |
23.05 |
| Wind: +0.7 | ||||||
| 400 m | Ana Guevara Mexico |
50.91 | Michelle Collins United States |
51.21 | Claudine Williams Jamaica |
51.58 |
| 800 m | Letitia Vriesde Suriname |
1:59.95 | Zulia Calatayud Cuba |
2:00.67 | Meredith Valmon United States |
2:01.51 |
| 1500 m | Marla Runyan United States |
4:16.86 | Leah Pells Canada |
4:16.86 | Stephanie Best United States |
4:18.44 |
| 5000 m | Adriana Fernández Mexico |
15:56.57 | Bertha Sánchez Mexico |
15:59.04 | Blake Phillips United States |
15:59.77 |
| 10 000 m | Nora Rocha Mexico |
32:56.51 | Stella Castro Colombia |
33:05.97 | Tina Connelly Canada |
33:27.87 |
| Marathon | Erika Olivera Chile |
2:37:41 CR | Iglandini González Colombia |
2:40:06 | Viviany de Oliveira Brazil |
2:40:55 |
| 100 m H | Aliuska López Cuba |
12.76 CR | Maurren Maggi Brazil |
12.86 | Miesha McKelvy United States |
12.91 |
| Wind: +1.2 | ||||||
| 400 m H | Daimí Pernía Cuba |
53.44 CR | Andrea Blackett Barbados |
53.98 | Michelle Johnson United States |
54.22 |
| 20 km Walk | Graciela Mendoza Mexico |
1:34:19 | Rosario Sánchez Mexico |
1:34:46 | Michelle Rohl United States |
1:35:22 |
| 4 X 100 m | Jamaica |
42.62 | United States |
43.27 | Cuba |
43.52 |
| 4 X 400 m | Cuba |
3:26.70 | United States |
3:27.50 | Barbados |
3:30.72 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| High jump[2] | Solange Witteveen Argentina |
1.88 | Luciane Dambacher Brazil |
1.85 | Nicole Forrester Canada |
1.85 |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina |
4.30 | Kellie Suttle United States |
4.25 | Déborah Gyurcsek Uruguay |
4.15 |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi Brazil |
6.59 | Angie Brown United States |
6.51 | Elva Goulbourne Jamaica |
6.41 |
| Triple jump | Yamilé Aldama Cuba |
14.77 CR | Suzette Lee Jamaica |
14.09 | Magdelín Martínez Cuba |
13.98 |
| Shot put | Connie Price-Smith United States |
19.06 | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba |
18.67 | Teri Tunks United States |
18.03 |
| Discus | Aretha Hill United States |
59.06 | Kris Kuehl United States |
57.21 | Ana Elys Fernández Cuba |
56.32 |
| Hammer | Dawn Ellerbe United States |
65.36 | Yipsi Moreno Cuba |
63.03 | Caroline Wittrin Canada |
61.28 |
| Javelin | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
65.85 | Xiomara Rivero Cuba |
62.46 | Laverne Eve Bahamas |
61.24 |
| Heptathlon | Magalys García Cuba |
6290 pts CR | Shelia Burrell United States |
6244 pts | Nicole Haynes United States |
6000 pts |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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External links
References
- ↑ Original winner Javier Sotomayor was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for cocaine. ("Drugs in world athletics", BBC, 2000-07-31. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.)
- ↑ Original winner Juana Arrendel was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. ("Drugs in world athletics", BBC, 2000-07-31. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.)
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