1983 Pan American Games

IX Pan American Games
Host	Caracas, Venezuela
Nations	36
Athletes	3,426
Events	269 in 23 sports
Opening	August 14
Closing	August 29
Opened by	President Luis Herrera Campins
Cauldron lighter	Francisco Rodríguez
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico
	← 1979 San Juan 1987 Indianapolis →

The 1983 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.^[2]^[3]

^ "Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 15 August 1983. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.
^ "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star, August 25, 1983, p. E4.

[1] "Opening a fiestra at Snafu Games". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 15 August 1983. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[taylor-2] Taylor, William N., Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete, Second Edition, 2002, McFarland & Company, p. 150.

[3] "Canadian women shine in softball win," Toronto Star, August 25, 1983, p. E4.

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