2000 Winter Goodwill Games
Host city Lake Placid, New York
CountryUnited States
Nations20
Athletes500
Opening16 February 2000 (2000-02-16)
Closing20 February 2000 (2000-02-20)

The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games was the first and only winter edition of the international sports competition Goodwill Games. The competition was held in and around Lake Placid in the United States from February 16 to February 20, 2000. Approximately 500 athletes from 20 countries participated, competing in 11 sports.[1]

The United States won the games with 34 gold medals and 132 medals in total. In second place was Canada, with 8 gold medals and 15 medals in total. Germany finished in third place, with 8 total medels.[2]

Television coverage was provided exclusively on TNT in the United States, with the network airing 16 hours of coverage. [3]

One world record was set during these games; by Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanva during the 500 meters of short track speedskating.[4]

Sports

Venues

Events were held in and just outside of Lake Placid. [5]


Participating nations

The following nations were invited to the games:[6]

  •  AUS
  •  BLR
  •  CAN
  •  CHN
  •  CZE
  •  FIN
  •  FRA
  •  GER
  •  GBR
  •  ITA
  •  JPN
  •  MEX
  •  NOR
  •  RUS
  •  SLO
  •  KOR
  •  ESP
  •  SWE
  •   SUI
  •  USA

References

  1. ↑ Gould, Jim (February 18, 2000). "Goodwill Games; Medals and Risk Show The Luge Is No Joke".
  2. ↑ "The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games". Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Zad, Martie (February 5, 2000). "USA airs dog show". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Allen, Karen (February 21, 2000). "Turner Plans to keep Goodwill Games alive". The Courier-News. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Lake Placid readies for first Winter Goodwill Games". The Ithaca Journal. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ "The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games". Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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