1999 Military World Games

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]

1999 Military World Games
Svjetske Vojne Igre 1999
Host cityZagreb
CountryCroatia
Nations participating82
Athletes participating6734
Events20 (+2 demonstration)
Opening ceremonyAugust 8, 1999 (1999-08-08)
Closing ceremonyAugust 17, 1999 (1999-08-17)
Main venueStadion Maksimir

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
Vrapčanski Potok Shooting
Lučko Airport Parachuting (pentathlon)
Officers' School Jastrebarsko Military pentathlon
Jarun SRC Naval pentathlon, triathlon, rowing, canoeing
Delnice, Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev, Ponikve Orienteering
Mladost Stadium Athletics
Sutinska Vela Judo
Peščenica Sports Hall Wrestling
Dom Sportova Boxing, handball
Zagreb Fair Fencing
Karlovac Sports Hall Taekwondo
Mladost SRC, Šalata SRC Swimming, lifesaving, diving, water polo
Kutija Šibica Handball
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Volleyball
Mladost Volleyball Centre Volleyball
Kres Sports Hall, Trnsko Volleyball

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia463531112
2 China29211666
3 Italy16202157
4 Croatia11122043
5 South Korea104418
6 Germany9111232
7 France951024
8 United States810826
9 Ukraine7171337
10 North Korea65819
11 Slovenia64515
12 Poland53412
13 Belarus521421
14 Austria46515
15 Kenya45514
16 Latvia4116
17 Netherlands2226
18 Bulgaria2215
19 Azerbaijan2169
20 Algeria2103
21 Ireland2035
22 Brazil1438
23 Romania1214
24 Finland1113
 Turkey1113
26 Belgium1034
 Egypt1034
28 Qatar1012
 Tunisia1012
30 Senegal1001
 Tanzania1001
32 Greece0729
33 Norway05712
34 Lesotho0314
35 Czech Republic0213
36 Cyprus0202
37 Slovakia0145
38 Lithuania0134
39 Georgia0123
40 Saudi Arabia0112
41 Namibia0101
42 South Africa0022
  Switzerland0022
44 Barbados0011
 Botswana0011
 Canada0011
 Ivory Coast0011
 Spain0011
 Sudan0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (50 nations)199199235633

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. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  4. 1999 Military World Games. CISM. Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
Sport, nation and venue information
  • Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
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