1983 Pan American Games

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The logo of 1983 Pan American Games

The ninth 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.[1] After 15 athletes, mostly weightlifters, tested positive, many others -- including 12 American track and field athletes[2] -- came down with injuries, got sick, or found other reasons to withdraw from competition and avoid the test.[1]

Medal table

  • Host nation in bold
Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  United States 137 92 56 285
2  Cuba 79 53 43 175
3  Canada 18 44 47 109
4  Brazil 14 20 23 57
5  Venezuela 12 26 35 73
6  Mexico 7 11 24 42
7  Argentina 2 11 22 35
8  Puerto Rico 2 7 6 15
9  Colombia 1 7 13 21
10  Chile 1 3 9 13
11  Peru 1 1 6 8
12  Uruguay 1 0 2 3
13  Ecuador 1 0 0 1
14  Dominican Republic 0 7 7 14
15  Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 2 3
16  Bahamas 0 1 0 1
 Guatemala 0 1 0 1
18  Jamaica 0 0 6 6
19  Belize 0 0 1 1
 Panama 0 0 1 1
Total 276 285 303 864

Sports

Sailing

References

  1. ^ a b Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.
  2. ^ "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star, August 25, 1983, p. E4.


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