2003 Parapan American Games

The 2003 Parapan American Games, officially the II Pan American Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Over 1,500 athletes from 28 countries competed in the games.[1] The games served as a qualifier for the 2004 Summer Paralympics. For the second time, the Parapan American Games were held in the same year but at a different location than the Pan American Games; however, the games were initially supposed to be held in the Dominican Republic, but they were unable to host them.[2] This was the last year that the two events would be held in different cities, as the 2007 Parapan American Games and 2007 Pan American Games were both held in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

II Parapan American Games

Host city	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Nations	28
Athletes	1,500
Events	9 sports
Opening	December 3
Closing	December 10
← Mexico City 1999 Rio 2007 →

The Games

Venues

Venue	Sports
Estadio Atlético Panamericano	Athletics
Complejo Chapadmalal	Boccia
Club Hípico/Ecuestre Mar del Plata	Equestrian
CEF 1 – Hotel Provincial	Wheelchair fencing
Natatorio Panamericano	Swimming
Club Náutico Mar del Plata	Wheelchair tennis
OAM y Colegio Einstein	Sitting volleyball

Source: IPC

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Boccia ()
• Cycling ()
• Equestrian ()
• Sitting volleyball ()
• Swimming ()
• Wheelchair basketball ()
• Wheelchair tennis ()
• Wheelchair fencing ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico (MEX)	101	74	45	220
2	Brazil (BRA)	81	53	31	165
3	Argentina (ARG)*	49	48	41	138
4	Venezuela (VEN)	30	20	22	72
5	Canada (CAN)	13	7	3	23
6	United States (USA)	10	8	6	24
7	Colombia (COL)	5	6	9	20
8	Uruguay (URU)	4	3	2	9
9	Costa Rica (CRC)	4	1	2	7
10	Peru (PER)	2	2	2	6
11	Cuba (CUB)	2	0	1	3
12	Chile (CHI)	1	5	6	12
13	Ecuador (ECU)	1	1	1	3
14	Bolivia (BOL)	0	1	1	2
Totals (14 nations)		303	229	172	704

[4][5]

See also

2003 Pan American Games

References

1. "Mar del Plata 2003 Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2. "Protecto de Resolucion". Argentinian Senate (pdf) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
3. "Parapan American Games". Disability Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
4. "Medallero: Juegos Paramanicanos" (in Portuguese). IPCAmerica. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
5. "Jogos Parapan-Americanos de Mar Del Plata 2003" (in Portuguese). ahe!. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.