1983 Pan American Games

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IX Pan American Games
1983 Pan American Games logo.svg
Host Caracas, Venezuela
Nations36
Athletes3,426
Events269 in 23 sports
OpeningAugust 14
ClosingAugust 29
Opened by President Luis Herrera Campins
Cauldron lighter Francisco Rodríguez [1]
Main venue Estadio Olímpico

The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games (Spanish : IX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing. [2] [3]

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Host city selection

Four cities submitted bids to host the 1983 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO); however, only one city, Hamilton, Ontario submitted their bid on time. On April 23, 1977, Caracas, Venezuela was selected over Hamilton, Canada in a two-city vote to host the IX Pan American Games by the PASO at its general assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [4] [5]

Medal count

1Host nation

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States a 137/14892/10156/53285/302
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba a 79/78/8053/51/4943/45175/174
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada a 18/2244/4247/55109/119
4Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 14202357
5Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 1 a 12/1426/2535/3773/76

Sports

These links lead to articles discussing the events of the respective discipline at the 1983 Pan American Games

Doping

Doping positives
AthleteNationSportProhibited substanceNote
Daniel Núñez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Alberto Blanco Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Jeff Michels Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Guy Greavette Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Jacques Oligier Flag of Chile.svg  Chile WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Michael Vian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Enrique Montiel Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
José Adarmes Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Mario Durruty Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba FencingAnabolic steroid [6]
Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Athletics Fencamfamine [6] [7] [8]
Francisco López Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Caballero Dolcey Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]
Fernando Vera Flag of Chile.svg  Chile CyclingAnabolic steroid [6] [9] [10]
Lázaro Beltrán Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba VolleyballEphedrine [6]
Juan De la Cruz Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic AthleticsAnabolic steroid [6]
José Lozada Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico WeightliftingAnabolic steroid [6]

Mascot

The 1983 Games' mascot was a lion holding a 1983 sign named Santiaguito. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games". The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 15 August 1983. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.
  3. ↑ "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star , August 25, 1983, p. E4.
  4. ↑ "Caracas hará Panamericanos" [Caracas has Pan American]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. AFP. 23 April 1977. p. 2-B. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Caracas shaky as Games' site". Winnipeg Free Press. Hamilton, Canada. CP. 26 April 1977. p. 48. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ernesto Rodrigues III: IGUALITO QUE CARACAS 1983 Archived 2015-07-27 at the Wayback Machine , olimpicosargentinos.com.ar, 26 July 2015
  7. ↑ Games spoiled by controversy, The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983
  8. ↑ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN   3-540-53742-2
  9. ↑ Caracas Crackdown On Drugs Continue Archived 2020-01-21 at the Wayback Machine , The Palm Beach Post, 26 August 1983
  10. ↑ Frank Litsky: Chilean Cyclist Is Disqualified, NY Times, 26 August 1983
  11. ↑ "IX Pan American Games - Caracas (Venezuela) 1983". Quadro de Medalhas. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
Preceded by IX Pan American Games
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(1983)		Succeeded by
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