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9 unusual facts about Goodwill Games


Bomani Parker

He also fought in the Goodwill Games and grew to become one of the greatest American Golden Gloves contenders.

Campbell Rose

Campbell moved to Brisbane in early 1999, as Chief Executive of the 2001 Goodwill Games - The Ted Turner initiative to bring the world's best athletes together to compete in good will.

Central Park Medical Unit

In addition to its three ambulances, CPMU also operates a rapid-response bike patrol, particularly during major events such as the New York City Marathon, the 1998 Goodwill Games, and concerts in Central Park (like the 2003 Dave Matthews Band Concert and the 2008 Bon Jovi Concert).

Diana MacManus

As a member of the USA National team she competed at the 2001 Goodwill Games held in Brisbane, Australia where she won two silver medals.

Ed Hightower

He also officiated the 1990 World Championship of Basketball in South America , the European Basketball Championship in 1993, and the Goodwill Games in 1994 and 1998.

Josh Whitesell

He was also a 1st-team All-CIF Division I and 1st-team All-Citrus Belt League selection, voted San Bernardino County Player of the Year by the San Bernardino Sun, played for the San Bernardino County North All-Star team, selected to the CBCA Southern California All-Star team, and played for US Team in the Goodwill Games against Japan in Long Beach.

Marc Zumoff

Zumoff has done play-by-play for NBA-TV and for Turner Sports' coverage of the NBA, including both regular season and playoff games, the network's coverage of the Goodwill Games.

Paul Laciga

Laciga and his younger brother Martin (born 1975) teamed from 1995 through 2004 to place fifth in two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004) while competing together in four FIVB World Championships (1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003) and the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York.

Rashard Lewis

In 2001, Lewis was selected to play for the USA in the Goodwill Games, in which they won the gold medal.


Ernie Vandeweghe

In addition, he had two other children who were world-class athletes; his daughter Tauna won a U.S. national swimming championship in the backstroke (and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics), and his son Bruk medalled in beach volleyball in the 1994 Goodwill Games.


see also

1994 Goodwill Games

In the gymnastics competition, Alexei Nemov set a Goodwill Games record for the number of medals won at a single edition, having won four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze.

Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

An episode of A Different World entitled "Goodwill Games" revolves around the premise of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert competing in Hillman College's Campus All-Star Challenge tournament.