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International athletics championship event
The National Senior Games (Senior Olympics) are a sports competition for senior citizens in the United States . It is conducted by the National Senior Games Association (NSGA) once every two years. Akin to the Summer Olympics , it is a multi-sport event devoted to adults above the age of 50. It consists of regional competitions held yearly in all states of the US.
History [ edit ]
The games were founded by Warren Blaney.[1] In 1969, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission approved the 1970 meet.[2] In June 1970 the first Senior Olympics took place at the Los Angeles Coliseum (1970 known as Senior Sports International Meet).[3] The games continued in the 1970s and 1980s in the Los Angeles and Orange County, California.[4] Today the meet is known as the Senior Games (or Senior Olympics). The Senior Games are now held in every state in the USA.[5] In 1985 National Senior Olympics Organization (NSOO) was formed, and in 1990 NSGA took over control of the Senior Games.[6]
A 1987 version attracted 2,500 people. Recent attendance (Louisville , 2007) had over 10,000 competitors and 20,000 spectators, with oldest competitors being over 100 years old.[7]
In 2021 there are currently five regions under NSGA: Great Lakes, Northeast, Pacific, Southeast, and West.[8] These national games are supported by the National Senior Games Association.[9]
The Huntsman World Senior Games is an international senior sports competition begun in 1987. The 27 athletic events held in Southern Utah begin with the torch lighting in traditional Olympic fashion during the Opening Ceremonies.[10]
Summary [ edit ]
Man with a bronze medal in swimming from the 2022 Senior Games.
M50 800 meters at 2022 games
The Senior Summer Olympics are conducted from 1970 the present day.[11]
Number
Year
Host City
Number of Sports
Number of Athletes
1
1987
St. Louis
15
2,500
2
1989
St. Louis
16
3,400
3
1991
Syracuse
18
3,400
4
1993
Baton Rouge
18
7,200
5
1995
San Antonio
18
8,200
6
1997
Tucson
10
10,300
7
1999
Orlando
12
12,000
8
2001
Baton Rouge
18
8,700
9
2003
Hampton Roads
18
10,700
10
2005
Pittsburgh
18
11,100
11
2007
Louisville
18
12,000
12
2009
Palo Alto
18
10,000
13
2011
Houston
18
10,100
14
2013
Cleveland
19
10,881
15
2015
Bloomington -Minneapolis -St.Paul
19
9,989
16
2017
Birmingham
19
10,530
17
2019
Albuquerque
20
13,882
18
2021 (postponed to 2022)
Fort Lauderdale
21
11,938
19
2023
Pittsburgh
TBD
TBA
The Senior Winter Olympics were held from 2000 to 2011.[12]
State Games Regions [ edit ]
NSGA State Regions:[13]
Northeast (12 ): Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
Southeast (12 ): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Great Lakes (8 ): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
West (9 ): Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
Pacific (10 ): Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Senior State Games [ edit ]
Source:[14]
Empire State Senior Games
USOC Festivals
The USOC Sports Festivals were in the 80s. Teams of North, East, South and West competed in a domestic Olympics.
Many states have held and still hold Sports Festivals.
Master and Senior Games
NSGA Qualifying Games
Veterans Games
Canada Games
Individual Sports Competitions in the Senior Games:
Team Sports Competitions:
Non-Ambulatory Sports Competitions:
Non-Ambulatory Bowling
Non-Ambulatory Cornhole
Ambulatory Shuffleboard
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX, Mar 10, 1975. [1 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ Coliseum Commission 1969; via LA84 Library. [2 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ San Bernardino County Sun, June 23, 1970. [3 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ MastersHistory. [4 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ NSGA. [5 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ NSGA 1987. [6 ] Retrieved Jan 18, 2021
^ NSGA 1987. [7 ] Retrieved Jan 18, 2021
^ NSGA Jan 18, 2021. [8 ] Retrieved Jan 18, 2021
^ NSGA. [9 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ World Senior Games. [10 ] Retrieved Oct. 29, 2020
^ https://nsga.com/history/
^ https://nsga.com/wintergames/
^ https://nsga.com/nsga-regions/
^ https://nsga.com/state-games-information/
External links [ edit ]
Bay Area Senior Games
Wyoming Winter Senior Olympics
Wyoming Summer Senior Olympics
National Senior Games Association
NSGA Results and Records
NSGA Dates and locations of previous Senior Games
World Senior Games
Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins age 103 wins several gold medals
Deborah Wheeler, Local octogenarian wins in Olympics , The Walton Sun, July 5, 2007
Dan Farrand, Golden memories: Local athletes win medals at Senior Olympics , NewsTimesLive, Jul 06 2007
Associated Press, Gray grit: boom times for Senior Games , July 4, 2007
Masters Events
PBS Documentary, Age of Champions
State by State Senior Games links
Wisconsin Senior Olympics
World Masters Games
Desert Recreation: Palm Desert Senior Games
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