1998 Goodwill Games
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The 1998 Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...

was the fourth edition of the international sports competition, created by Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...

 in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 of the 1980s. The competition was held in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, United States from July 19 to August 2, 1998.

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1 41 49 42 132
2 35 29 30 94
3 8 5 4 17
4 7 7 6 20
5 5 4 4 13
6 3 3 10 16
7 2 6 2 10
8 2 5 2 14
9 2 2 5 9
10 2 1 1 4
11 2 0 1 3
12 2 0 1 3
13 2 0 0 2
14 1 5 4 10
15 1 3 5 9
16 1 1 0 2
17 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
20 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
23 0 2 2 4
24 0 2 1 3
25 0 2 0 2
26 0 1 5 6
27 0 1 1 2
0 1 1 2
0 1 1 2
30 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
34 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
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