1999 Military World Games

1999 Military World Games
Host city Zagreb
Country Croatia
Nations participating 82
Athletes participating 6734
Events 20 (+2 demonstration)
Opening ceremony August 8, 1999 (1999-08-08)
Closing ceremony August 17, 1999 (1999-08-17)
Main venue Stadion Maksimir
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The 1999 Military World Games was the second edition of the global multi-sport event for military personnel, organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). It was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 17 August.[1]

Mar del Plata, Argentina, was the original choice of host, but withdrew due to organisational problems. The opening ceremony was held at the Stadion Maksimir,[2] which also served as a venue for the association football matches. Russia easily topped the medal table with 46 golds among its 112 medals. China was the next most successful with 29 golds in its haul of 66 medals, while Italy ranked third with sixteen gold medals. The hosts Croatia performed well given their comparative size, finishing fourth with eleven gold medals.[3]

A total of twenty-two sports were contested at the competition. An increase of five from the previous edition in 1995. Four swimming world records were broken during the competition: Lorenzo Vismara set records in the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle swimming events, while his compatriot Emiliano Brembilla also broke freestyle records over the 400-metre and 1500-metre distances.[3]

Sports

Venues

Venue Event(s)
Stadion Maksimir Opening ceremony and football
Galgovo Stadium Football
Stadium Sisak Football
Vrapeanski Potok Shooting
Lueko Airport Parachuting (pentathlon)
Officers' School Jastrebars Military pentathlon
Jarun SRC Naval pentathlon, triathlon, rowing, canoeing
Delnice, Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev, Ponikve Orienteering
Mladost Stadium Athletics
Sutinska Vela Judo
Peseenica Sports Hall Wrestling
Dom Sportova Sports Hall Boxing, handball
Zagreb Fair Fencing
Karlovac Sports Hall Taekwondo
Mladost SRC, Salata SRC Swimming, lifesaving, diving, water polo
Kutija Sibica Handball
Drazen Petrovic Sports Hall Volleyball
Mladost Volleyball Centre Volleyball
Kres Sports Hall, Trhsko Volleyball

Medal table

  Host nation
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 46 35 31 112
2  China 29 21 16 66
3  Italy 16 20 21 57
4  Croatia 11 12 20 43
5  South Korea 10 4 4 18
6  Germany 9 11 12 32
7  France 9 5 10 24
8  United States 8 10 8 26
9  Ukraine 7 17 13 37
10  North Korea 6 5 8 19
11  Slovenia 6 4 5 15
12  Poland 5 3 4 12
13  Belarus 5 2 14 21
14  Austria 4 6 5 15
15  Kenya 4 5 5 14
16  Latvia 4 1 1 6
17  Netherlands 2 2 2 6
18  Bulgaria 2 2 1 5
19  Azerbaijan 2 1 6 9
20  Algeria 2 1 0 3
21  Ireland 2 0 3 5
22  Brazil 1 4 3 8
23  Romania 1 2 1 4
24=  Turkey 1 1 1 3
24=  Finland 1 1 1 3
26  Belgium 1 0 3 4
27  Egypt 1 0 3 4
28=  Qatar 1 0 1 2
28=  Tunisia 1 0 1 2
30=  Senegal 1 0 0 1
30=  Tanzania 1 0 0 1
32  Greece 0 7 2 9
33  Norway 0 5 7 12
34  Lesotho 0 3 1 4
35  Czech Republic 0 2 1 3
36  Cyprus 0 2 0 2
37  Slovakia 0 1 4 5
38  Lithuania 0 1 3 4
39  Georgia 0 1 2 3
40  Saudi Arabia 0 1 1 2
41  Namibia 0 1 0 1
42=  South Africa 0 0 2 2
42=   Switzerland 0 0 2 2
44=  Barbados 0 0 1 1
44=  Botswana 0 0 1 1
44=  Canada 0 0 1 1
44=  Ivory Coast 0 0 1 1
44=  Spain 0 0 1 1
44=  Sudan 0 0 1 1
44=  Sweden 0 0 1 1
Total 122 108 135 365

References

  1. ↑ "CISM MILITARY WORLD GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 1999- 2nd Military World Games, Zagreb, Croatia. 2011 Military World Games (archived). Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
  3. 1 2 Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  4. 1 2 1999 Military World Games. CISM. Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
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