Senior Olympics

The National Senior Games are a sports competition for senior citizens in the United States. It is conducted by the National Senior Games Association 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

The games were founded by Warren Blaney. In 1969, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission approved the 1970 meet. In June 1970 the first Senior Olympics took place at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The games continued in the 1970s and 1980s in the Los Angeles and Orange County, California. Today the meet is known as the Senior Games. The Senior Games are now held in every state in the USA. In 1985 National Senior Olympics Organization was formed, and in 1990 NSGA took over control of the Senior Games.
A 1987 version attracted 2,500 people. Recent attendance had over 10,000 competitors and 20,000 spectators, with oldest competitors being over 100 years old.
In 2021 there are currently five regions under NSGA: Great Lakes, Northeast, Pacific, Southeast, and West. These national games are supported by the National Senior Games Association.
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.

Summary

Summer

The Senior Summer Olympics are conducted from 1970 to the present day.

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	Fort Lauderdale	21	11,938
19	2023	Pittsburgh	21	11,681
20	2025	Des Moines	TBD	TBD

Winter

The Senior Winter Olympics were held from 2000 to 2011.

Number	Year	Host city	Number of Athletes
1	2000	Lake Placid	265
2	2002	Lake Placid	240
3	2003	Buffalo	640
4	2004	Blaine	560
5	2005	Blaine	440
6	2006	Blaine	500
7	2007	Blaine	420
8	2008	Providence	500
9	2009	Fort Lauderdale	410
10	2010	Rochester	260
11	2011	Rochester	250

State Games Regions

NSGA State Regions:

Northeast : Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
Southeast : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Great Lakes : Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
West : Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
Pacific : Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Senior State Games

Source:
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.

Keystone State Games in Pennsylvania
Empire State Games in New York
Prairie State Games in Illinois

;Master and Senior Games
NSGA Qualifying Games
Veterans Games
Canada Games

Sports

Individual Sports Competitions in the Senior Games:

Team Sports Competitions:

Non-Ambulatory Sports Competitions:

Non-Ambulatory Bowling
Non-Ambulatory Cornhole
Non-Ambulatory Pickleball
Ambulatory Shuffleboard