Venues of the 1999 Pan American Games
# Venues of the 1999 Pan American Games

The 1999 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding area. The Pan American Games ran from July 23 to August 8, 1999.

## Planning

A total of 32 sporting venues were used for the games. The Pan Am Pool, built for the 1967 games, featured in the 1999 games for all aquatic events. The venue underwent a $3.3 million renovation for the games. Other new venues included the $8.7 million Investors Group Athletic Centre built for multiple sports and the $12 million CanWest Global Park for the baseball competition.

The main stadium for the games was the Winnipeg Stadium, which staged the ceremonies and the beach volleyball competitions.

A portion of the Pan American Games Society (1999) budget supported the refurbishment of University of Manitoba campus residences to serve as the Athletes Village, the upgrade of various sport and training facilities including the Pan Am Stadium (University Stadium), which had hosted events of the 1967 games.

The Winnipeg Velodrome, also built for the 1967 games, had become obsolete and disused for cycling and so was demolished prior to the 1999 games. The 1999 games used a temporary facility at Red River Exhibition Park.

## Winnipeg venues

| Venue | Sports |
| - | - |
| Assiniboine Park | Archery Athletics (race walk) |
| CanWest Global Park | Baseball (preliminaries through medal round) |
| Centennial Concert Hall | Weightlifting |
| Duckworth Centre | Boxing Karate Racquetball (preliminaries) |
| Grant Park High School | Roller sports (speed) |
| Investors Group Athletic Centre | Basketball (preliminaries) Gymnastics (rhythmic) Volleyball (preliminaries) |
| Kildonan East Collegiate | Field hockey |
| Le Club La Verendrye | Bowling |
| Maples Complex | Fencing Modern pentathlon |
| Max Bell Centre | Inline hockey Roller sports (figure) |
| Pan Am Pool | Diving Swimming Synchronized swimming Water polo |
| Red River Exhibition Park (Red River Meadows) | Equestrian (jumping) |
| Red River College soccer field | Football (women) |
| Red River College Gym | Table tennis |
| University Stadium | Athletics |
| Winnipeg Arena | Basketball (preliminaries and medal round) Gymnastics (artistic) Volleyball (preliminaries and medal round) |
| Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall A | Badminton Handball |
| Winnipeg Convention Centre Hall B | Judo Taekwondo Wrestling |
| Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club | Tennis |
| Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club | Squash (preliminaries) |
| Winnipeg Soccer Complex | Football (men) |
| Winnipeg Stadium | Beach volleyball Ceremonies (opening/closing) |
| Winnipeg Winter Club | Racquetball (preliminaries + finals) Squash (preliminaries + finals) |

## Venues outside of Winnipeg

| Venue | Sports | City/Town | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Birds Hill Provincial Park | Cycling (road) Roller sports (speed road events) Triathlon | — | |
| Birds Hill Provincial Park Equestrian Facility | Equestrian (dressage and eventing) | — | 10,000 |
| Birch Ski Area | Cycling (mountain biking) | Roseisle | |
| Gimli Yacht Club | Sailing | Gimli | 1,000 |
| John Blumberg Softball Complex | Softball | Headingley | 8,500 |
| Minnedosa Lake | Canoeing Rowing | Minnedosa | |
| Stonewall Quarry Park | Baseball (Preliminaries + quarterfinal) | Stonewall | |
| Transcona Water Ski Site | Water skiing | Transcona | |
| Winnipeg Revolver And Pistol Association | Shooting (pistol + rifle) | West St. Paul | |
| Winnipeg Trap & Skeet Club | Shooting (shotgun) | Oak Bluff | |
