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1998 Goodwill Games
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/GoodwillGames98logo.png) Official logo of the games.
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Host city
| New York City
,
New York
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Country
| USA
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Nations
| 60
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Athletes
| 1500
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Opening
| 19 July 1998
(
1998-07-19
)
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Closing
| 2 August 1998
(
1998-08-02
)
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The
1998 Goodwill Games
was the fourth edition of the international sports competition the
Goodwill Games
, which were created by
Ted Turner
in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the
Olympic Games
of the 1980s. The competition was held in and around
New York City
in the
United States
from July 19 to August 2, 1998. Approximately 1,500 athletes from more of 60 countries participated, competing in 15 sports.
[1]
The United States topped the medal table of the games with 41 gold medals and 132 medals in total. In second place was Russia, with 35 gold medals and 94 medals in total. Cuba finished in third place, with 8 gold medals and 17 medals in total.
Athletes who won gold medals at the 1998 Goodwill Games include
Michelle Kwan
,
Dominique Moceanu
,
Michael Johnson
,
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
,
Dan O'Brien
,
Felix Savon
,
Jenny Thompson
and
Alexander Popov
.
[2]
Approximately 1,500 athletes from more of 60 countries participated, competing in 15 sports.
[1]
Two world records were broken at these Games, one by the American relay in the
4×400 meters
in athletics, and the other by South African swimmer
Penny Heyns
in the 50 meters breaststroke.
[3]
[4]
The event is also notable for a training accident involving
Chinese
gymnast
Sang Lan
, which injured her
spinal cord
and left her partially paralyzed.
[2]
Sports
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Venues
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Some events were held in New York City, while many were held in nearby suburbs in
Long Island
, including
Uniondale
.
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[5]
Participating nations
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The following nations were invited to the games:
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Medal table
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References
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a
b
"Goodwill Games Fact Sheet"
. Goodwill Games. Archived from
the original
on 18 December 2000
. Retrieved
March 11,
2022
.
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a
b
c
Moving on: Despite red ink, Games head to Brisbane and maybe Lake Placid
Archived
2012-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine
,
CNN/Sports Illustrated
, August 16, 1998
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Therin, Frederic (August 29, 2001).
"Enfants de la guerre froide, les Goodwill Games cherchent encore leur public"
.
Le Monde
(in French). Paris:
Groupe Le Monde
. Retrieved
March 11,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
Bell, Daniel (2003).
Encyclopedia of International Games
(pgs. 164?168). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina.
ISBN
0-7864-1026-4
.
- ^
"Goodwill Games 1998: Sports and Venues"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-08-16.
- ^
"Potential Participating Countries"
. Goodwill Games. June 4, 1998. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2001
. Retrieved
March 11,
2022
.