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Venues of the 1999 Pan American Games

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

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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

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Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Assiniboine Park Archery
Athletics (race walk)		 [5]
CanWest Global Park Baseball (preliminaries through medal round) [6]
Centennial Concert Hall Weightlifting [5]
Duckworth Centre Boxing
Karate
Racquetball (preliminaries)		 [7][8]
Grant Park High School Roller sports (speed) [9]
Investors Group Athletic Centre Basketball (preliminaries)
Gymnastics (rhythmic)
Volleyball (preliminaries)		 [5]
Kildonan East Collegiate Field hockey [5]
Le Club La Verendrye Bowling [7]
Maples Complex Fencing
Modern pentathlon		 [5]
Max Bell Centre Inline hockey
Roller sports (figure)		 [5]
Pan Am Pool Diving
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Water polo		 [5][10]
Red River Exhibition Park (Red River Meadows) Equestrian (jumping) [5]
Red River College soccer field Football (women) [5]
Red River College Gym Table tennis [5]
University Stadium Athletics [5]
Winnipeg Arena Basketball (preliminaries and medal round)
Gymnastics (artistic)
Volleyball (preliminaries and medal round)		 [5]
Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall A Badminton
Handball		 [5]
Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall B Judo
Taekwondo
Wrestling		 [5]
Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club Tennis [10]
Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club Squash (preliminaries) [10]
Winnipeg Soccer Complex Football (men) [5]
Winnipeg Stadium Beach volleyball
Ceremonies (opening/closing)		 [5]
Winnipeg Winter Club Racquetball (preliminaries + finals)
Squash (preliminaries + finals)		 [5][10]

Venues outside of Winnipeg

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Venue Sports City/Town Capacity Ref.
Birds Hill Provincial Park Cycling (road)
Roller sports (speed road events)
Triathlon		 — [5]
Birds Hill Provincial Park Equestrian Facility Equestrian (dressage and eventing) — 10,000   [5]
Birch Ski Area Cycling (mountain biking) Roseisle [11]
Gimli Yacht Club Sailing Gimli 1,000 [12]
John Blumberg Softball Complex Softball Headingley 8,500 [13]
Minnedosa Lake Canoeing
Rowing		 Minnedosa [5]
Stonewall Quarry Park Baseball (Preliminaries + quarterfinal) Stonewall [5]
Transcona Water Ski Site Water skiing Transcona [5]
Winnipeg Revolver And Pistol Association Shooting (pistol + rifle) West St. Paul [14]
Winnipeg Trap & Skeet Club Shooting (shotgun) Oak Bluff [14]

Map of host cities/towns

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References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Pearson, Barry W. (2003). "Club History". www.wrparange.com/. Winnipeg Revolver And Pistol Association. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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