The 1994 Goodwill Games was the third edition of the multi-sport event, created by Ted Turner, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia between July 23 and August 7, 1994. The event – designed to improve Soviet Union – United States relations over the Cold War period – was originally awarded to Leningrad, but the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 saw the city return to its former name within a new Russia.[1] In total, around 2000 athletes from 56 countries participated in the 16-day event.[2] The Russian President Boris Yeltsin opened the games at Kirov Stadium on July 23.[1]
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| Host city | Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Opening | 23 July 1994 |
| Closing | 7 August 1994 |
Russia topped the medal table with 68 gold medals and 171 medals in total from the competition. The United States was the runner-up having won 37 golds and 119 medals overall, while the People's Republic of China took third place with 12 golds and 27 medals. In addition to Russia, nine other former Soviet republics won medals at the games: Ukraine and Belarus were among the top-8 in the medal table, and Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Moldova and Kazakhstan were the other new states to medal at the games.[2]
The hosting of the games provided a significant legacy of infrastructure within St. Petersburg. Around 500 kilometres (300 mi) of road was repaved, venues and landmarks were renovated, computer equipment was installed and donated, and 70 purpose-built Games buses were later integrated into the city's public transport system.[1][2] The prospect of a Russia more open to foreign investment sparked growth in the level of sponsorship and the games attracted 30 international sponsors. Television coverage also expanded; the games was broadcast throughout the United States on both TBS and the ABC Television Network, and the games events were shown in a total of 129 countries.[1]
The weightlifting events saw five world records broken as Russia lifters took a clean sweep of the gold medals. In the gymnastics competition, Alexei Nemov set a Goodwill Games record for the number of medals won at a single edition, having won four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze.[1]
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Participating nations edit
Algeria
Armenia
Australia
Austria
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Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
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Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
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Latvia
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Portugal
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Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine
Great Britain
United States
Uzbekistan
U.S. Virgin Islands
Zambia
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS)* | 68 | 50 | 53 | 171 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 119 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 |  Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 15 |  Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 48 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 54 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (56 entries) | 186 | 177 | 213 | 576 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Past Goodwill Games – 1994 Games in the "New" Russia Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
- ^ a b c Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (pgs. 164–168). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
External links edit
- Official website (archived)