| Roller sports at the XIII Pan American Games | |
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«1995 2003» |
Roller skating and inline hockey were contested at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
| Roller sports at the XIII Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
«1995 2003» |
Roller skating and inline hockey were contested at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Short Distance | Diego Rosero  Colombia | Chad Hedrick  United States | Derek Downing United States |
| Combined Long Distance | Chad Hedrick United States | José Bustamante Colombia | Derek Downing United States |
| Marathon | Chad Hedrick United States | Diego Rosero Colombia | José Bustamante Colombia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free skating | Walter Iglesias  Argentina | Eric Anderson United States | Diego Alencar  Brazil |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Short Distance | Andrea González Argentina | Berenice Moreno Colombia | Erika Rueda Colombia |
| Combined Long Distance | Theresa Cliff United States | Julie Brandt United States | Andrea González Argentina |
| Half Marathon | Andrea Haritchelhar Argentina | Andrea González Argentina | Erika Rueda Colombia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free skating | Patricia Houle United States | Florencia Sachero Argentina | Janaína Espíndola Brazil |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance |  United States Melissa Quinn Adam White |  Uruguay Karina Rocha Germán Alves |  Canada Sherri Bint Ron Woods |
| Mixed doubles free skating |  Argentina Gabriela Mugica Flavio Fissolo | United States April Corley Brian Richardson | Brazil Luciana Roiha Max Santos |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | United States | Argentina | Brazil |
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Colombia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
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Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999. McFarland. pp. 152–164. ISBN 978-0786443369.
