Pan American Games 1983

The IX. Pan American Games were played from August 14 to 29, 1983 in the Venezuelan capital Caracas .

The most successful nation was the United States with a total of 285 medals.

For the first time in the history of sports, Manfred Donike conducted reliable tests for testosterone consumption at the Games . A total of 19 athletes, mostly weightlifters , were convicted of doping . Many athletes, including 13 Americans, then withdrew their reports.

Results

• 1983 Pan American Games / Boxing
• Pan American Games 1983 / Football
• 1983 Pan American Games / Athletics
• 1983 Pan American Games / Tennis

Web links

• IX Jogos Pan-Americanos - Caracas 1983 - Venezuela in Quadro De Medalhas (Portuguese)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Dear Belief . In: Der Spiegel . No. 51 , 1983, p. 126-128 ( online ).
2. ↑ Rudhard Klaus Müller: doping. Methods, effects, control. Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-50845-6 , p. 17