1993 U.S. Olympic Festival

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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.

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Statistics

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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

EventLocation
Opening ceremonies Alamodome
ArcheryOur Lady of the Lake University
BadmintonIncarnate Word University
BaseballV.J. Keefe Field
BasketballHemisfair Arena
BowlingUniversity Bowl
BoxingFreeman Coliseum
Canoe/Kayak - sprintCanyon Lake
Canoe/Kayak - whitewaterGuadalupe river
Cycling - time trialsCity of Devine (Suburb of San Antonio, to the Southwest)
Cycling - criteriumFt. Sam Houston
Cycling - road racesOlmos Basin
DivingPalo Alto Natatorium
EquestrianFreeman Coliseum
FencingIncarnate Word University
Field hockeyAlamo Stadium
Figure skating Alamodome
Gymnastics - ArtisticHemisFair Arena
Gymnastics - RhythmicBlossom gym
Ice Hockey Alamodome
JudoOur Lady of the Lake University
Modern PentathlonPalo Alto College
RacquetballRacquetball and Fitness Club of San Antonio
Roller skatingSan Antonio Convention Center
RowingCanyon Lake
SailingCanyon Lake
ShootingLackland Air Force Base
SoccerBlossom Athletic Complex
Softball - Men'sAlva Jo Fisher Complex
Softball - Women'sAlva Jo Fisher Complex
Speed skatingAlamodome
SwimmingPalo Alto Natatorium
Synchronized SwimmingPalo Alto Natatorium
Table TennisPalo Alto College
TaekwandoPaul Taylor Fieldhouse
Team HandballSan Antonio Convention Center
TennisMcFarlin Tennis Center
VolleyballUTSA Convocation Center
Water poloPalo Alto Natatorium
WeightliftingLila Cockrell Theater
WrestlingPaul Taylor Fieldhouse
Closing ceremonies Alamodome

Notable athletes

AthletesSport
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

  1. ↑ "San Antonio Olympic Festival | Olympic Festival gets big embrace in San Antonio City hopes 10-day event turns into coming-out party - tribunedigital-baltimoresun". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Festival Under Way - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Festival Bigger, Better - tribunedigital-thecourant". Hartford Courant . Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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