Everything about 2003 Pan American Games totally explained
The 14th
Pan American Games were held in
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990's, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.
The
United States pre-registered the most at 713 athletes;
Saint Lucia entered the least at 6. The host country entered 562 athletes.
Game Highlights
Opening Ceremony
The games opened at the new Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 18,000. The exhibition featured some 10,000 performers, some dressed in costumes ranging from skeletons to men in tuxedoes and top hats, typifying a Dominican carnival.
Local baseball heroes
Juan Marichal and
Pedro Martinez were on hand for the ceremony. They completed the final lap of the torch and with
Luis Pujols, the nephew of the
San Francisco Giants coach of the same name, dressed in a Dominican baseball uniform, swung a bat at a baseball sitting atop the mini-flame which triggered the cauldron.
The ceremony also was attended by Dominican Republic President
Hipolito Mejia, Pan American Sports Organization president
Mario Vasquez Rana and New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
Budget and Venues
The Dominican Republic spent at least $175 million for the 17-day sporting event. Two Olympic parks were built, and laborers were forced to work right up until the opening ceremony because of construction delays, electrical blackouts, and questionable venue quality. In the end, the Dominican Republic produced beautiful and refurbished beautiful new sites.
Although a few logistical incidents occurred (a team was unable to shower when the athletes village lacked water, teams were missing tennis balls or towels),
While praising the first rate facilities, critics decried the huge cost overruns, the high payroll of the organizers, and concerns over the Dominican Republic's ability to maintain the venues after the Games.
Medal Table
Host country in bold.
| 2003 Pan American Games Medal Count |
|
| Pos |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
|
|
80 |
73 |
270 |
|
|
|
41 |
39 |
152 |
|
|
|
57 |
42 |
128 |
|
|
|
40 |
54 |
123 |
|
|
|
27 |
32 |
79 |
|
|
|
21 |
27 |
64 |
|
|
|
20 |
27 |
63 |
|
|
|
8 |
24 |
43 |
|
|
|
12 |
19 |
41 |
|
|
|
2 |
6 |
13 |
|
|
|
4 |
9 |
16 |
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
|
10 |
10 |
22 |
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
8 |
10 |
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
9 |
12 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 23 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 24 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 26 |
|
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 28 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
Sports
The 2003 games marked the return of
waterskiing to the Games.
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