1983 Pan American Games

IX Pan American Games
Host	Caracas , Venezuela
Nations	36
Athletes	3,426
Events	269 in 23 sports
Opening	August 14
Closing	August 29
Opened by	President Luis Herrera Campins
Cauldron lighter	Francisco Rodriguez
Main venue	Estadio Olimpico
	← 1979 San Juan 1987 Indianapolis →

The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas , Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing. ^[2]^[3]

Host city selection [ edit ]

Four cities submitted bids to host the 1983 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO); however, only one city, Hamilton, Ontario submitted their bid on time. On April 23, 1977, Caracas , Venezuela was selected over Hamilton , Canada in a two-city vote to host the IX Pan American Games by the PASO at its general assembly in San Juan , Puerto Rico. ^[4]^[5]

Medal count [ edit ]

¹	Host nation

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States ^a	137 / 148	92 / 101	56 / 53	285 / 302
2	Cuba ^a	79 / 78 / 80	53 / 51 / 49	43 / 45	175 / 174
3	Canada ^a	18 / 22	44 / 42	47 / 55	109 / 119
4	Brazil	14	20	23	57
5	Venezuela ¹ ^a	12 / 14	26 / 25	35 / 37	73 / 76

Sports [ edit ]

Doping [ edit ]

Doping positives
Athlete	Nation	Sport	Prohibited substance	Note
Daniel Nunez	Cuba	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Alberto Blanco	Cuba	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Jeff Michaels	United States	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Guy Greavette	Canada	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Jacques Oligier	Chile	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Michael Vian	Canada	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Enrique Montiel	Nicaragua	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Jose Adarmes	Venezuela	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Mario Durruty	Cuba	Fencing	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Juan Nunez	Dominican Republic	Athletics	Fencamfamine	^[6]^[7]^[8]
Francisco Lopez	Argentina	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Caballero Dolcey	Colombia	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Fernando Vera	Chile	Cycling	Anabolic steroid	^[6]^[9]^[10]
Lazaro Beltran	Cuba	Volleyball	Ephedrine	^[6]
Juan De la Cruz	Dominican Republic	Athletics	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Jose Lozada	Puerto Rico	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]

Mascot [ edit ]

The 1983 Games' mascot was a lion holding a 1983 sign named Santiaguito . ^[11]

References [ edit ]

^ "Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games" . The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 15 August 1983 . Retrieved 16 July 2020 .
^ Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete , Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.
^ "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star , August 25, 1983, p. E4.
^ "Caracas hara Panamericanos" [Caracas has Pan American]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. AFP . 23 April 1977. p. 2-B . Retrieved 3 February 2019 .
^ "Caracas shaky as Games' site" . Winnipeg Free Press . Hamilton, Canada. CP . 26 April 1977. p. 48 . Retrieved 3 February 2019 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Ernesto Rodrigues III: IGUALITO QUE CARACAS 1983 Archived 2015-07-27 at the Wayback Machine , olimpicosargentinos.com.ar, 26 July 2015
^ Games spoiled by controversy , The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983
^ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2
^ Caracas Crackdown On Drugs Continue Archived 2020-01-21 at the Wayback Machine , The Palm Beach Post, 26 August 1983
^ Frank Litsky: Chilean Cyclist Is Disqualified , NY Times, 26 August 1983
^ "IX Pan American Games - Caracas (Venezuela) 1983" . Quadro de Medalhas . Retrieved 2018-10-29 .

External links [ edit ]

Caracas 1983 - IX Pan American Games - Official Report at PanamSports.org

Preceded by San Juan	IX Pan American Games Caracas (1983)	Succeeded by Indianapolis

[1] "Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games" . The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 15 August 1983 . Retrieved 16 July 2020 .

[taylor-2] Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete , Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.

[3] "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star , August 25, 1983, p. E4.

[ET-4] "Caracas hara Panamericanos" [Caracas has Pan American]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. AFP . 23 April 1977. p. 2-B . Retrieved 3 February 2019 .

[WFP-5] "Caracas shaky as Games' site" . Winnipeg Free Press . Hamilton, Canada. CP . 26 April 1977. p. 48 . Retrieved 3 February 2019 .

[olimpico-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Ernesto Rodrigues III: IGUALITO QUE CARACAS 1983 Archived 2015-07-27 at the Wayback Machine , olimpicosargentinos.com.ar, 26 July 2015

[7] Games spoiled by controversy , The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983

[Berendonk-8] Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2

[9] Caracas Crackdown On Drugs Continue Archived 2020-01-21 at the Wayback Machine , The Palm Beach Post, 26 August 1983

[10] Frank Litsky: Chilean Cyclist Is Disqualified , NY Times, 26 August 1983

[11] "IX Pan American Games - Caracas (Venezuela) 1983" . Quadro de Medalhas . Retrieved 2018-10-29 .

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