 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the 1990 Goodwill Games | |
| Host city | Seattle,Washington |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Opening | July 20, 1990 (1990-07-20) |
| Closing | August 5, 1990 (1990-08-05) |
The1990Goodwill Games was the second edition of the internationalmulti-sport event created byTed Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition inMoscow, the second games took place inSeattle, United States, highlighting the competition's role in fostering goodSoviet–U.S. relations. The games were opened at theUniversity of Washington'sHusky Stadium with a speech by formerU.S. PresidentRonald Reagan,[1] as well as an address byArnold Schwarzenegger and performances by theMoody Blues andGorky Park. The top three nations in the medal table remained the same as in the previous edition: theSoviet Union won 66gold medals and a total of 188 medals, the United States was a close runner-up with 60 gold medals and 161 medals overall, whileEast Germany was a distant third with 11 golds.
The games' motto was "Uniting the World's Best", and a total of 2,312 athletes from 54 countries engaged in the 17-day program of 21sports. Each country's contingent of athletes did not parade separately at the opening ceremony, but instead all athletes entered the stadium as one large mass (emphasizing the theme of international unity).[2] The size of the sporting program meant that some events were held in other Washington cities, includingTacoma,Spokane, and theTri-Cities area.[3] A number of venues in the region were built or renovated for the Games:Federal Way gained anaquatics venue (King County Aquatic Center) through the games, while Seattle itself gained a new track for Husky Stadium and new flooring for theEdmundson Pavilion.[1] The SeattleSpace Needle had a large purpose-built gold medal hung around the structure during the Games.[4]
The competition featured a significant cultural aspect compared to the previous edition. Around 1,400 Soviet athletes went to the US and stayed with host families in Seattle.[3] Sovietcosmonauts also visited schools in the city and theMoscow State Circus gave a number of performances.[2] A Goodwill Games Arts Festival was held in conjunction with the sporting event – 1,300 artists took part in the festival, which featured a performance by theBolshoi Ballet, a museum exhibition of Soviet history, and a 2 million-dollarstage production ofLeo Tolstoy'sWar and Peace.[1][3] Similarly to the1986 Goodwill Games, the 1990 edition of the event was not financially successful and Ted Turner personally lost $44 million as a result.[1]
Twoworld records were broken during the Games: the 200-meterbreaststroke mark was topped by all three medalists in the race, with AmericanMike Barrowman improving the record to two minutes and 11.53 seconds. Soviet athleteNadezhda Ryashkina completed a world record of 41:56.21 in the 10 kmrace walk.[3]
Seattle was awarded hosting rights for the 1990 Games by Turner on June 6, 1986, ahead of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Atlanta.[5]
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Wrestling (details)Although the games were billed as occurring in Seattle, events took place at venues throughoutWashington state:
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 66 | 68 | 54 | 188 |
| 2 |  United States (USA)* | 60 | 53 | 48 | 161 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 8 | 24 | 43 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 12 |  Romania (ROM) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 18 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 31 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (36 entries) | 192 | 186 | 202 | 580 | |
A total of 54 nations were represented at the 1990 Games with a total of 2312 athletes attending the games.[2] However, around 3500 athletes had received invitations to the games and the attendance was a marked decline from the inaugural edition.[1]
Australia BahamasBrazilBulgaria Canada China
Colombia
Ivory Coast Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark
Djibouti East Germany
EgyptEthiopia France Great Britain Hungary
Iceland Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya MexicoMongolia Morocco Netherlands New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Peru Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico Romania
Somalia South Korea Soviet Union Spain Suriname Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania Turkey United States
Venezuela United States Virgin Islands West Germany Yugoslavia
