1999 Parapan American Games

The 1999 Parapan American Games, officially the I Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities that took place in Mexico City, Mexico. Organized by the International Paralympics Committee, it marked the first official Parapan American Games. Over 1,000 athletes from 18 countries competed in the games.[1] The games served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Paralympics, as gold-medal winners at Mexico 1999 secured a place at Sydney 2000.[2] These Parapan American Games were held in the same year but at a different location than the 1999 Pan American Games, which were hosted in Winnipeg, Canada.

I Parapan American Games

Host city	Mexico City, Mexico
Nations	18
Athletes	1,000
Events	4 sports
Opening	November 4
Closing	November 14
Mar del Plata 2003 →

The Games

Participating nations

18 nations competed at the Games.[1][2]

Argentina  Barbados  Brazil  Canada  Chile  Colombia

Costa Rica  Cuba  El Salvador  Honduras  Jamaica  Mexico

Panama  Peru  Puerto Rico  United States  Uruguay  Venezuela

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Swimming ()
• Table tennis ()
• Wheelchair basketball ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico (MEX)*	121	105	81	307
2	Brazil (BRA)	107	69	36	212
3	Argentina (ARG)	62	48	47	157
4	United States (USA)	24	27	19	70
5	Cuba (CUB)	18	19	7	44
6	Uruguay (URU)	11	10	8	29
7	Venezuela (VEN)	9	10	11	30
8	Puerto Rico (PUR)	8	2	4	14
9	Canada (CAN)	4	3	3	10
10	Chile (CHI)	4	2	3	9
11	Peru (PER)	3	4	4	11
12	Jamaica (JAM)	3	2	1	6
13	Colombia (COL)	2	6	4	12
14	Costa Rica (CRC)	1	1	1	3
15	El Salvador (ESA)	1	1	0	2
Totals (15 nations)		378	309	229	916

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1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada

The 1999 Pan American Games were hosted in Winnipeg, rather than in Mexico City.

References

1. "Cidade do México 1999" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2. "Mexico 1999 Parapan American Games". American Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
3. "Jogos Parapan-Americanos de Cidade do México 1999" (in Portuguese). ahe!. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.