Winnipeg, Canada, has been designated the host city for the XIIIth Pan American Games, July 23-Aug. 8, 1999. An estimated 5,000 athletes from 42 nations will compete in 41 different sports. The United States will send approximately 750 athletes.
The Pan American Games are held every four years preceding the Olympic Games. The Pan Am Games consists of all Summer Olympic sports, plus some non-Olympic sports, since they serve as an Olympic-qualifying event for many sports. In terms of the number of sports and athletes, the Pan American Games are second in size only to the Olympics.
The first Pan American Games were held in 1951, but its history goes back two decades earlier. In 1932, the South American delegation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proposed the formation of an organization to promote amateur sports in the Americas. The idea developed and led to the first Pan American Sports Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1940. The 16 countries represented at the meeting formed the Pan American Sports Committee. They also agreed to hold the first Pan American Games in 1942 in Buenos Aires, but World War II forced their postponement.
The idea stayed alive, and at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, a second congress was held, renewing the commitment to hold the Games. The first Pan American Games opened on Feb. 25, 1951, in Buenos Aires, with 2,513 athletes from 21 countries. The organization governing the Games was renamed the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in 1955 and is currently made up of 42 nations of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. The PASO headquarters are in Mexico City.
Date of Competition
Volleyball: July 23 - August 2, 1999
Beach Volleyball: July 29, July 31 - August 4, 1999
Location of Competition Venue
Volleyball:
Investors Group Athletic Centre (University of Manitoba)
Winnipeg Arena
Beach Volleyball:
Winnipeg Stadium
WOMEN'S INDOOR 1st - Brazil GOLD 2nd - Cuba SILVER 3rd - United States BRONZE 4th - Dominican Republic 5th - Canada 6th - Peru MEN'S INDOOR 1st - Cuba GOLD 2nd - Brazil SILVER 3rd - Canada BRONZE 4th - Argentina 5th - Venezuela 6th - Colombia 7th - United States 8th - Barbados WOMEN'S BEACH 1st - BRA (BEHAR, Adriana - BEDE, Shelda) GOLD 2nd - USA (PAVLEY, Jennifer - MILLER, Marsha) SILVER 3rd - MEX (ALMARAL, Laura - HUERTA, Mayra) BRONZE 4th - CAN (BROEN-OUELLETTE, B. - LUSSIER, C.) MEN'S BEACH 1st - CAN (HOLDEN, Jody - LEINEMANN, Conrad) GOLD 2nd - BRA (ADRIANO - LULA) SILVER 3rd - BRA (LOPES, Roberto - FRANCO VIEIRA) BRONZE 4th - CUB (CHAMBERS, Ihosvany - MILIAN, Lazaro)
WOMEN'S INDOOR
POOL A (7/23/99)
Brazil 5-0
Cuba 4-1
United States 3-2
Dominican Republic 2-3
Peru 1-4
Canada 0-5
Semifinal (7/30/99)
(2) Cuba def. (3) United States 3-0; 25-20 25-21 25-23
(1) Brazil def. (4) Dominican Republic 3-0; 25-20 25-13 25-12
FINAL (7/30/99)
5th-6th Canada def. Peru 3-1; 25-20 25-21 21-25 25-22
3rd-4th United States def. Dominican Rep. 3-0; 28-26, 25-19, 25-12
1st-2nd Brazil def. Cuba 3-2; 20-25 25-22 25-27 25-22 15-13
MEN'S INDOOR
POOL A (7/25,26,28/99)
Argentina 3-0
United States 2-1
Canada 1-2
Columbia 1-2
POOL B (7/24,26,27/99)
Brazil 3-0
Cuba 2-1
Venezuela 1-2
Barbados 0-3
SEMIFINAL (7/30,31/99)
FINAL (7/31 & 8/2/99)
7th-8th United States def. Barbados 3-0; 15-25 23-25 18-25
5th-6th Venezuela def. Columbia 3-0; 16-25 20-25 23-25
3rd-4th Canada def. Argentina 3-1; 25-22 19-25 26-28 23-25
1st-2nd Cuba def. Brazil 3-2; 25-20 14-25 17-25 25-23 15-12
WOMEN'S BEACH
POOL A
USA (Pavley-Miller)
VEN (Zambrano-Abreu)
CUB
BRA
POOL B
USA (Pagano-Busch)
CUB
CAN (Harkness-Lesage)
BRA
POOL C
HON
CAN
ESA
MEX
QUARTERFINAL (8/3/99)
CAN (Broen-Lussier) def. USA (Pagano-Busch) 1-0; 15-7
USA (Pavley-Miller) def. BRA (Paludo-Bento) 1-0; 17-15
SEMIFINAL (8/3/99)
BRA (BEHAR, Adriana - BEDE, Shelda) def.
CAN (BROEN-OUELLETTE, B. - LUSSIER, Christine) 15-1
USA (PAVLEY, Jennifer - MILLER, Marsha) def.
MEX (ALMARAL, Laura - HUERTA, Mayra) 15-10
FINAL (8/4/99)
3rd-4th MEX (ALMARAL, Laura - HUERTA, Mayra) def.
CAN (BROEN-OUELLETTE, B. - LUSSIER, C.) 2-1; 12-6, 7-12, 12-8
1st-2nd BRA (BEHAR, Adriana - BEDE, Shelda) def.
USA (PAVLEY, Jennifer - MILLER, Marsha) 2-0; 12-5, 12-0
MEN'S BEACH
POOL A
POOL B
POOL C
QUARTERFINAL (8/3/99)
CAN (HOLDEN, Jody - LEINEMANN, Conrad) def.
MEX (IBARRA, Juan Alberto - SOTELO, Joel) 15-13
CUB (CHAMBERS, Ihosvany - MILIAN, Lazaro) def.
PUR (VELASCO, Amaury - DE JESUS, Willie)
SEMIFINAL (8/3/99)
CAN (HOLDEN, Jody - LEINEMANN, Conrad) def.
BRA (LOPES, Roberto - FRANCO VIEIRA) 15-12
BRA (ADRIANO - LULA) def.
CUB (CHAMBERS, Ihosvany - MILIAN, Lazaro) 16-14
FINAL (8/4/99)
3rd-4th BRA (LOPES, Roberto - FRANCO VIEIRA) def.
CUB (CHAMBERS, Ihosvany - MILIAN, Lazaro) 2-0; 12-5, 12-9
1st-2nd CAN (HOLDEN, Jody - LEINEMANN, Conrad) def.
BRA (ADRIANO - LULA) 2-1; 12-8, 11-12, 13-11
| No. | Dates | Host City, Country | Sports | Nations | Athletes |
| I | Feb. 25-March 8, 1951 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18 | 21 | 2,513 |
| II | March 12-26, 1955 | Mexico City, Mexico | 17 | 22 | 2,583 |
| III | Aug. 27-Sept. 7, 1959 | Chicago, Ill., USA | 18 | 25 | 2,263 |
| IV | April 20-May 5, 1963 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 19 | 22 | 1,165 |
| V | July 22-Aug. 6, 1967 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 19 | 29 | 2,361 |
| VI | July 31-Aug. 13, 1971 | Cali, Colombia | 17 | 32 | 2,935 |
| VII | Oct. 12-26, 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico | 20 | 33 | 3,146 |
| VIII | July 1-15, 1979 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 22 | 34 | 3,700 |
| IX | Aug. 14-29, 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | 22 | 36 | 3,426 |
| X | Aug. 7-23, 1987 | Indianapolis, Ind, USA | 27 | 38 | 4,453 |
| XI | Aug. 2-18, 1991 | Havana and Santiago, Cuba | 27 | 39 | 4,519 |
| XII | March 11-26, 1995 | Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Parana and Santa Fe, Argentina | 34 | 42 | 5,144 |
| XIII | July 24-Aug. 8, 1999 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 41 | 42 | 6,500 (est.) |
Archery (M, W) 1979, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Badminton (M, W) 1995, '99
Baseball (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Basketball (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
Basketball (W) 1955, '59, '63, '67, '71, '75,
'79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Bowling (M, W) 1991, '95, '99
Boxing (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Canoe\Kayak (M, W) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Cycling (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Cycling (W) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Equestrian (Mixed) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Fencing (M, W) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Field Hockey (M) 1967, '71, '75, '79, '83, '87,
'91, '95, '99
Field Hockey (W) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Gymnastics*
Gymnastics Artistic (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Gymnastics Artistic (W) 1959, '63, '67, '71, '75, '79,
'83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Gymnastics Rhythmic (W) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Judo (M) 1963, '67, '75, '79, '83, '87,
'91, '95, '99
Judo (W) 1983, '87, '91, '95, '99
Karate (M, W) 1995, '99
Modern Pentathlon (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '87, '99
Pelota (M, W) 1995
Polo [Horse] (M) 1951
Racquetball (M, W) 1995, '99
Roller Skating* (M, W, 1979, '87, '91, '95, '99
Mixed)
Rowing (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Rowing (W) 1983, '87, '91, '95, '99
Sailing (M, W, Mixed) 1951, '59, '63, '67, '71, '75,
'79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Shooting (M, W, Mixed) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Soccer (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Soccer (W) 1999
Softball (M, W) 1979, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Squash (M, W) 1995, '99
Swimming*
Diving (M, W) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Swimming (M, W) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Synchronized Swimming 1955, '59 (D), '63, '67(D), '71,
(W) '75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Water Polo (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Table Tennis (M, W) 1983, '87, '91, '95, '99
Taekwondo (M) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Taekwondo (W) 1995, '99
Team Handball (M) 1987, '91, '95, '99
Team Handball (W) 1987, '95, '99
Tennis (M, W) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '75,
'79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Track and Field (M, W) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Triathlon (M, W) 1995, '99
Volleyball (M, W) 1955, '59, '63, '67, '71, '75
'79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Water Skiing (M, W) 1995, '99
Weightlifting (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Wrestling*
Freestyle (M) 1951, '55, '59, '63, '67, '71,
'75, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95, '99
Greco-Roman (M) 1975, '79, '83, '87, '91, '95,
'99
Sambo (M, W) '83
*The International Olympic Committee counts the
artistic and rhythmic disciplines in gymnastics
as one sport (gymnastics); the three
disciplines of artistic, hockey and speed
roller skating as one sport (roller skating);
the aquatic disciplines of diving, swimming,
synchronized swimming and water polo as one
sport (swimming); and the freestyle and
Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines as one sport
(wrestling). Therefore, the number of sports in
each Pan American Games may vary in other
reference materials if individual disciplines
are counted as sports.
D = Demonstration only.