The 1998 Goodwill Games were the fourth in a row. They were held in New York ( USA ) from July 19 to August 2. Part of the competition took place in the city itself, but most of them were held in the suburbs of Long Island , including Uniondale [1] .
| Goodwill Games 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | July 19 - August 2 |
| Location |  USA , New York |
Among the athletes who won the gold medals at these Games are Michelle Kwan , Dominic Moseanu , Michael Johnson , Jackie Joyner-Kersey , Dan O'Brien , Felix Savon , Jenny Thompson and Alexander Popov [1] .
Content
Sports
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Wrestling
- Cycling
- Water polo
- Athletics
- Swimming
- Beach volleyball
- Diving
- Synchronized swimming
- Gymnastics
- Triathlon
- Figure skating
- Football
Competition Venues
- Central Park ( triathlon finish)
- Madison Square Garden ( basketball )
- Mitchel Athletic Complex ( Athletics , Soccer )
- Nassau County Aquatic Center ( diving , swimming , synchronized swimming , water polo )
- Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ( Figure Skating , Rhythmic Gymnastics , Gymnastics )
- New York Harbor (start of the triathlon )
- The Theater at Madison Square Garden ( boxing , wrestling )
- Wagner College Stadium ( Cycling )
- Wallman Rink ( Beach Volleyball ) [2]
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | USA | 41 | 49 | 42 | 132 |
| 2 | Russia | 35 | 29th | thirty | 94 |
| 3 | Cuba | eight | five | four | 17 |
| four | China | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| five | Kenya | five | four | four | 13 |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 3 | ten | sixteen |
| 7 | Australia | 2 | 6 | 2 | ten |
| eight | Belarus | 2 | five | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | five | 9 |
| ten | Iran | 2 | one | one | four |
| eleven | Brazil | 2 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Ukraine | one | five | four | ten |
| 15 | Romania | one | 3 | five | 9 |
| sixteen | Trinidad and Tobago | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Czech | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| Italy | one | 0 | one | 2 | |
| Uzbekistan | one | 0 | one | 2 | |
| 20 | Algeria | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| Mozambique | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| Nigeria | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
| 24 | France | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| 25 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Turkey | 0 | one | five | 6 |
| 27 | Morocco | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| Japan | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| thirty | Bahamas | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Canada | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Nigeria | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Spain | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| 34 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Armenia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | one | one |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Moving on: Despite red ink, Games head to Brisbane and maybe Lake Placid , CNN / Sports Illustrated , August 16, 1998
- ↑ Goodwill Games 1998: Sports and Venues . Archived on August 16, 2012.