1983_Pan_American_Games Knowpia

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 Rodríguez
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico
	← 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 Núñez	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]
José Adarmes	Venezuela	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Mario Durruty	Cuba	Fencing	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Juan Núñez	Dominican Republic	Athletics	Fencamfamine	^[6]^[7]^[8]
Francisco López	Argentina	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Caballero Dolcey	Colombia	Weightlifting	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
Fernando Vera	Chile	Cycling	Anabolic steroid	^[6]^[9]^[10]
Lázaro Beltrán	Cuba	Volleyball	Ephedrine	^[6]
Juan De la Cruz	Dominican Republic	Athletics	Anabolic steroid	^[6]
José 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 hará 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.