The 1999

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was the second edition of the global

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for military personnel, organised by the

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(CISM). It was hosted in

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from 8 to 17 August.

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, Argentina, was the original choice of host, but withdrew due to organisational problems. The opening ceremony was held at the

Stadion Maksimir Maksimir Stadium ( hr, Stadion Maksimir, ) is a multi-use stadium in Zagreb, Croatia. It takes its name from the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir. The venue is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, the top club of the country with 23 le ...

,1999- 2nd Military World Games, Zagreb, Croatia
2011 Military World Games (archived). Retrieved on 2014-11-17. which also served as a venue for the

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matches. Russia easily topped the medal table with 46 golds among its 112 medals. China was the next most successful with 29 golds in its haul of 66 medals, while Italy ranked third with sixteen gold medals. The hosts Croatia performed well given their comparative size, finishing fourth with eleven gold medals.Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . A total of twenty-two sports were contested at the competition. An increase of five from the previous edition in 1995. Four swimming world records were broken during the competition:

Lorenzo Vismara Lorenzo Vismara (born 10 August 1975 in Saronno, Varese) is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events. He participated for Italy in the Summer ...

set records in the 50-metre and 100-metre

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events, while his compatriot

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also broke freestyle records over the 400-metre and 1500-metre distances.

Sports

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Venues

Medal table

References

;Sport, nation and venue information *Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .

External links

CISM website
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