The 1999 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding area. The Pan American Games ran from July 23 to August 8, 1999.[1]

Planning

A total of 32 sporting venues were used for the games. The Pan Am Pool, built for the 1967 games, featured in the 1999 games for all aquatic events. The venue underwent a $3.3 million renovation for the games.[2] Other new venues included the $8.7 million Investors Group Athletic Centre built for multiple sports and the $12 million CanWest Global Park for the baseball competition.[2]

The main stadium for the games was the Winnipeg Stadium, which staged the ceremonies and the beach volleyball competitions.[3]

A portion of the Pan American Games Society (1999) budget supported the refurbishment of University of Manitoba campus residences to serve as the Athletes Village, the upgrade of various sport and training facilities including the Pan Am Stadium (University Stadium), which had hosted events of the 1967 games.[4]

The Winnipeg Velodrome, also built for the 1967 games, had become obsolete and disused for cycling and so was demolished prior to the 1999 games. The 1999 games used a temporary facility at Red River Exhibition Park.

Winnipeg venues

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Assiniboine ParkArchery
Athletics (race walk)		[5]
CanWest Global ParkBaseball (preliminaries through medal round)[6]
Centennial Concert HallWeightlifting[5]
Duckworth CentreBoxing
Karate
Racquetball (preliminaries)		[7][8]
Grant Park High SchoolRoller sports (speed)[9]
Investors Group Athletic CentreBasketball (preliminaries)
Gymnastics (rhythmic)
Volleyball (preliminaries)		[5]
Kildonan East CollegiateField hockey[5]
Le Club La VerendryeBowling[7]
Maples ComplexFencing
Modern pentathlon		[5]
Max Bell CentreInline hockey
Roller sports (figure)		[5]
Pan Am PoolDiving
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Water polo		[5][10]
Red River Exhibition Park (Red River Meadows)Equestrian (jumping)[5]
Red River College soccer fieldFootball (women)[5]
Red River College GymTable tennis[5]
University StadiumAthletics[5]
Winnipeg ArenaBasketball (preliminaries and medal round)
Gymnastics (artistic)
Volleyball (preliminaries and medal round)		[5]
Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall ABadminton
Handball		[5]
Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall BJudo
Taekwondo
Wrestling		[5]
Winnipeg Lawn Tennis ClubTennis[10]
Winnipeg Squash Racquet ClubSquash (preliminaries)[10]
Winnipeg Soccer ComplexFootball (men)[5]
Winnipeg StadiumBeach volleyball
Ceremonies (opening/closing)		[5]
Winnipeg Winter ClubRacquetball (preliminaries + finals)
Squash (preliminaries + finals)		[5][10]

Venues outside of Winnipeg

Venue Sports City/Town Capacity Ref.
Birds Hill Provincial ParkCycling (road)
Roller sports (speed road events)
Triathlon		—[5]
Birds Hill Provincial Park Equestrian FacilityEquestrian (dressage and eventing)—10,000  [5]
Birch Ski AreaCycling (mountain biking)Roseisle[11]
Gimli Yacht ClubSailingGimli1,000[12]
John Blumberg Softball ComplexSoftballHeadingley8,500[13]
Minnedosa LakeCanoeing
Rowing		Minnedosa[5]
Stonewall Quarry ParkBaseball (Preliminaries + quarterfinal)Stonewall[5]
Transcona Water Ski SiteWater skiingTranscona[5]
Winnipeg Revolver And Pistol AssociationShooting (pistol + rifle)West St. Paul[14]
Winnipeg Trap & Skeet ClubShooting (shotgun)Oak Bluff[14]

Map of host cities/towns

References

  1. ↑ "'Best ever' Pan Am Games end". CBC News. August 9, 1999. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Bergman, Brian (July 26, 1999). "A fanfare for the Pan-Ams". Maclean's. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Gibson, Shane (July 23, 2019). "'The city was on a high': 1999 Pan Am Games held in Winnipeg 20 years ago". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "1999 Pan Am Games News – Legacies". University of Manitoba. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Winnipeg 1999 Results book" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ Donatelli, Joe (July 27, 1999). "Baseball: O, upset! Canada stuns U.S. at Pan Am". Kitsap Sun. Bremerton, Washington, United States. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "1999 News Releases" (Press release). City of Winnipeg. August 7, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  8. ↑ Mojer, Linda. "13th Pan American Games Racquetball". www.lindamojer.com/. Retrieved July 14, 2020. The court will be used during the preliminary Pan Am Games competition, along with two courts at the Duckworth Centre. Quarterfinal play through the finals will be held at the Winnipeg Winter Club in the portable court. The finals for the racquetball competition of the Pan Am Games have been sold out.
  9. ↑ "Sport". Government of Manitoba. www.gov.mb.ca/. June 14, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Robb, Sharon (July 22, 1999). "The Events and Athletes of the Xiii Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba". Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mountain Biking at Birch Trails". www.canadatrails.ca/. Canadian Trails. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Gimli Yacht Club 50 years and still making a splash with the sailing best". www.canadianyachting.ca/. Canadian Yachting. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2020. Bringing the story full-circle the Club hosted the Sailing Competition of the Pan American Games for a second time in 1999
  13. ↑ "John Blumberg Softball Complex". Government of Manitoba. www.gov.mb.ca/. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  14. 1 2 Pearson, Barry W. (2003). "Club History". www.wrparange.com/. Winnipeg Revolver And Pistol Association. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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