2001 Goodwill Games
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]
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| Host city | Brisbane, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Opening | 29 August 2001 |
| Closing | 9 September 2001 |
The small scale opening ceremony was held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall and featured The Corrs 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
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre – artistic gymnastics, basketball, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, weightlifting
- ANZ Stadium – athletics
- South Bank Piazza – beach volleyball
- Chandler Velodrome – cycling
- Chandler Aquatic Centre – diving, swimming
- Brisbane Entertainment Centre – figure skating
- Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast – surf lifesaving
Sports
There were 155 events across 14 sports:[7][8]
Athletics ()
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Beach volleyball ()
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Cycling ()
Diving ()
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Gymnastics ()
Surf lifesaving ()
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Trampolining ()
Triathlon ()
Weightlifting ()
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS)* | 29 | 25 | 20 | 74 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 24 | 30 | 19 | 73 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 20 | 30 | 71 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 |  Cuba (CUB) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROM) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 |  Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 15 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 21 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| – | Europe All-Stars | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | World All-Stars (Athletics) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| – | World All-Stars (Swimming) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 36 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 42 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (48 entries) | 155 | 156 | 143 | 454 | |
Participation
Athletes from 58 countries took part in the 2001 Goodwill Games.[9]
- Argentina (16)
- Australia (159)
- Austria (3)
- Bahamas (3)
- Belarus (13)
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Belgium (7)
Bermuda (1)- Brazil (24)
- Bulgaria (6)
- Burundi (2)
- Canada (48)
Chad (1)- China (27)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- Cuba (46)
- Czech Republic (10)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Estonia (1)
- Ethiopia (5)
- Finland (4)
- France (12)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (17)
- Great Britain (34)
- Hungary (5)
- Iran (4)
- Israel (5)
- Jamaica (9)
- Japan (11)
- Kenya (15)
- Latvia (2)
- Lithuania (1)
Mauritius (1)- Mexico (2)
- Morocco (3)
- Mozambique (1)
- Netherlands (11)
- New Zealand (50)
Norway (2)
Panama (1)- Poland (16)
- Portugal (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Romania (11)
- Russia (97)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Senegal (1)
- Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (2)- South Africa (23)
South Korea (3)- Spain (14)
Sri Lanka (1)- Sweden (13)
- Ukraine (30)
- United States (175)
- Uzbekistan (2)
Venezuela (1)
;Notes
- The number of athletes in each country's team is shown in parentheses, where known.
- A few athletes from these countries also competed for multinational all-star teams in events such as track relays and swimming relays.
References
- 2001 Goodwill Games - Quick Facts. Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
- "Goodwill Games Opening Ceremony". Out There Productions. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- Heritage and Architecture - Goodwill Bridge
- Queensland attraction - Goodwill Bridge
- Goodwill Bridge
- Buildings - Goodwill Bridge
- "Medals by country". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002.
- "Sports". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
- "Ccompetitors". Goodwill Games website. AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.
External links
- "Official Goodwill Games website". AOL Time Warner. Archived from the original on 22 December 2001.
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