Alternative History
Jogos Pan-Americanos de 1983

The ninth Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing. After 15 athletes, mostly weightlifters, tested positive, many others -- including 12 American track and field athletes -- came down with injuries, got sick, or found other reasons to withdraw from competition and avoid the test.


Medal table[]

  • Host nation in bold
Place Nation 1 2 3 Total
1 US flag 48 stars United States 137 92 56 285
2 Flag of Cuba Cuba 79 53 43 175
3 CanadasFlag Canada 18 44 47 109
4 File:Flag of Brazil 1968-1992.png Brazil 14 20 23 57
5 Venezuela
Flag of Venezuela 1930-2006
12 26 35 73
6 Flag of Mexico Mexico 7 11 24 42
7 Argentina
Flag of Argentina
2 11 22 35
8 Puerto Rico 2 7 6 15
9 Colombia 1 7 13 21
10 Chile 1 3 9 13
11 Peru 1 1 6 8
12 Uruguay 1 0 2 3
13 Ecuador 1 0 0 1
14 Dominican Republic 0 7 7 14
15 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 2 3
16 Bahamas 0 1 0 1
Guatemala 0 1 0 1
18 Jamaica 0 0 6 6
19 Belize 0 0 1 1
Panama 0 0 1 1
Total 276 285 303 864

Sports[]

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Football (soccer)
  • Judo
  • Swimming
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling