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2001 Goodwill Games

2001 Goodwill Games

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The 2001 Goodwill Games was the fifth and final edition of the international multi-sport event. The competition was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 9 September 2001. A total around 1300 athletes took part in 14 sporting competitions.[1]

Quick Facts Host city, Country ...

The small scale opening ceremony was held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall and featured The Corrs, Bardot and Keith Urban. There was a live audience of 10,000 and the ceremony was broadcast live to an international audience of 450 million viewers.[2]

The Goodwill Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist bridge spanning the Brisbane River, is named after the games.[3][4][5][6]

Venues

Sports

There were 155 events across 14 sports:[7][8]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

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Participation

Athletes from 58 countries took part in the 2001 Goodwill Games.[9]


;Notes
  1. The number of athletes in each country's team is shown in parentheses, where known.
  2. A few athletes from these countries also competed for multinational all-star teams in events such as track relays and swimming relays.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    2001 Goodwill Games - Quick Facts. Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
  2. [2]
    "Goodwill Games Opening Ceremony". Out There Productions. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    Heritage and Architecture - Goodwill Bridge
  4. [4]
    Queensland attraction - Goodwill Bridge
  5. [5]
    Goodwill Bridge
  6. [6]
    Buildings - Goodwill Bridge
  7. [7]
    "Medals by country". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002.
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    "Sports". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
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    "Ccompetitors". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.

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