The Summer National Senior Games -
The Senior Olympics

The Summer National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics has grown to be one of the largest multi-sports athletic competitions in the world. Following is a breakdown of the history of the growth of the Summer National Senior Games:

Year Location Number of Athletes

1987 St. Louis, MO 2,500
1989 St. Louis, MO 3,400
1991 Syracuse, NY 5,000
1993 Baton Rouge, LA 7,200
1995 San Antonio, TX 8,200
1997 Tucson, AZ 10,300
1999 Orlando, FL 12,000
2001 Baton Rouge, LA 8,700
2003 Hampton Roads, VA 10,700
2005 Pittsburgh, PA 12,000*
2007 Louisville, KY 12,000*
 
*anticipated

The Winter National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics provide an opportunity for a new and different population of senior athletes to compete in a national sports event. The Games also provide state senior games athletes an opportunity to compete in both summer and winter sports on a national level.

The inaugural biennial Winter National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics were held February 28 through March 3, 2000, in Lake Placid, N.Y. 239 athletes from 22 states competed in 5 winter sports. The next winter games are scheduled for late 2004 in a location to be announced.

The site and date(s) for the 2001 Senior Olympic Hockey Championships will be announced shortly. We anticipate this event will be held in late September or October of 2004.

The second Senior Olympic Hockey Championships were held January 17-21, 2003 at the Amherst Pepsi Center in Buffalo, New York.

The first-ever Senior Olympic Hockey Championships were held at Lake Placid, N.Y. in January, 2002. Twenty-three teams from nine states participated in the event held at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games and the United States’ "Miracle on Ice.

Senior Olympic Contact Information

 
Alabama Senior Olympic Games
Contact: Ronnie Floyd
Phone: 334-242-4496
Address:
Alabama Senior Olympics
Gov. Comm. on Phys Fitness & Sports
560 S. McDonough
Montgomery, AL 36130

Alaska
No games held in Alaska at this time

Arizona Senior Olympics
Contact: Irene Stillwell
Phone: 602-534-3500
Address:
Arizona Senior Olympics
P.O. Box 33278
Phoenix, AZ 85067-3278
www.seniorgames.org

Arkansas Senior Olympics
Contact: Gail Ezelle
Phone: 501-321-1441 or 800-720-7276
Address:
Arkansas Senior Olympics
P.O. Box 3377
Hot Springs, AR 71914
www.srsports.org

California Senior Games Championships
Phone: 916-277-6077
Address:
California Senior Games Association
City of Sacramento
6005 Folsom Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95819
www.geocities.com/casrgames

Colorado Rocky Mountain Senior Games
Contact: Sheri Lobmeyer
Phone: 970-350-9433 or 970-350-9437
Address:
Rocky Mountain Senior Games
Greeley Senior Activity Center
1010 Sixth St.
Greeley, CO 80631
www.rmseniorgames.com


Connecticut Senior Olympics
Contact: Patrick T. Fisher
Phone: 860-528-4588
Address:
Nutmeg State Games
290 Roberts St.
E. Hartford, CT 06108
www.seniorgamesct.org

Delaware Senior Olympics
Contact: Mary Costello
Phone: 302-736-5698 or 888-881-6128
Address:
Delaware Senior Olympics
1121 Forrest Ave.
Dover, DE 19904
www.delawareseniorolympics.org

Florida Senior Games State Championships
Contact: Stephen Rodriguez
Phone: 850-488-8347
Address:
Florida Senior Games St. Championships
Florida Sports Foundation
2930 Kerry Forest Pkwy.
Tallahassee, FL 32309
www.flasports.com

Georgia Golden Olympics
Contact: Vicki Pilgrim
Phone: 404-657-6644
Address:
Georgia Golden Olympics
P.O. Box 958
Winder, GA 30680
www.georgiagoldenolympics.org

Hawaii Senior Olympics
Contact: Mark Zeug
Phone: 808-732-8805
Address:
Hawaii Senior Olympics
1493 Halekoa Dr.
Honolulu, HI 96821
www.hawaiiseniorolympics.com

Idaho Senior Games
Contact: Karin Hoffer-Boles
Phone: 208-549-2411 or 800-859-0324
Address:
Idaho Senior Games
P.O. Box 311
Weiser, ID 83672-0311
www.idahoseniorgames.com

Illinois Senior Olympics
Contact: Sheila Shields
Phone: 217-753-0701
Address:
Illinois Senior Olympics
Bunn Park Pavilion
2500 South 11th St
Springfield, IL 62703

Indiana Senior Games
Contact: Steve Patrow
Phone: 812-464-7800 or 800-253-2188
Address:
Indiana Senior Games
P.O. Box 3938
Evansville, IN 47737-3938
www.swirca.org

Iowa Senior Games
Contact: Susan Skinner
Phone: 515-226-2898
Address:
Iowa Senior Games
3550 George M. Mills Civic Pkwy.
West Des Moines, IA 50265
www.iowaseniorgames.org

Kansas Senior Olympics
Contact: Becky Sewell
Phone: 785-368-3798
Address:
Kansas Senior Olympics
Parks & Recreation of Topeka
1534 S.W. Clay
Topeka, KS 66604
www.topeka.org/parksrec/index.shtml.


Kentucky Senior Games
Contact: Eddie Bowen
Phone: 270-358-4321
Address:
Kentucky Senior Games
215 College Heights
Hodgenville, KY 42748
www.scrtc.com/~wenk4jz

Louisiana Senior Olympic Games
Contact: Butch Gipson
Phone: 225-925-1748
Address:
Louisiana Senior Olympic Games
P.O. Box 14748
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
www.lsog.net

Maine Senior Games
Contact: Anita Chandler
Phone: 207-775-6503
Address:
Maine Senior Games
P.O. Box 10480
Portland, ME 04104

Maryland Senior Olympics
Contact: Phil Adams
Phone: 410-704-4456
Address:
Maryland Senior Olympics
Towson University Unit 1939
Towson, MD 21252
www.towson.edu/solympics

Massachusetts Senior Games
Contact: Andrew Carter
Phone: 413-748-3812 or 413-748-3810
Address:
Massachusetts Senior Games
Springfield College
263 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109-3797
www.maseniorgames.org

Michigan Senior Olympics
Contact: Marye Miller
Phone: 248-608-0255 or 248-608-0250
Address:
Michigan Senior Olympics
312 Woodward
Rochester, MI 48307
www.michiganseniorolympics.org

Minnesota Northland Senior Games
Contact: Erin Wenneson
Phone: 218-723-3724
Address:
Northland Senior Games
12 E. 4th St.
Duluth, MN 55805

Mississippi Senior Olympics
Contact: Joyce Anderson
Phone: 601-925-7994
Address:
Mississippi Senior Olympics
Baptist Healthplex
102 New Prospect St.
Clinton, MS 39056

Missouri State Senior Games
Contact: Jack Miles
Phone: 573-882-1462
Address:
Missouri State Senior Games
University of Missouri
1105 Carrie Francke Dr., Room 01
Columbia, MO 65211
www.smsg.org/senior_games

Montana Senior Olympics
Contact: Kay Newman
Phone: 406-586-5543
Address:
Montana Senior Olympics
2200 Bridger Dr.
Bozeman, MT 59715

Nebraska Senior Games
Contact: Scott Hayden
Phone: 308-233-3228 or 308-237-4644
Address:
Nebraska Senior Games
Kearney Park & Recreation
P.O. Box 1180
Kearney, NE 68848-1180
www.nebraskaseniorgames.com

Nevada Senior Games
Contact: Vincent Addamo
Phone: 702-242-1590
Address:
Nevada Senior Games
3890 N. Buffalo Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89129
www.nevadaseniorolympics.com

New Hampshire Granite State Senior Games
Contact: Charles Houser
Phone: 603-622-9041
Address:
Granite State Senior Games
610 Front St., Ste. B
Manchester, NH 03102-2610
www.nhseniorgames.org

New Jersey Senior Olympics
Contact: Michael Garamella
Phone: 973-618-1111
Address:
New Jersey Senior Olympics
P.O. Box 271
Caldwell, NJ 07006

New Mexico Senior Olympics
Contact: Cecilia Acosta
Phone: 505-623-5777
Address:
New Mexico Senior Olympics, Inc.
P.O. Box 2690
Roswell, NM 88202-2690
www.nmseniorolympics.org

New York Empire State Senior Games
Contact: John Doherty
Phone: 212-866-2794
Address:
Empire State Senior Games
State Office Building
163 W. 125th St., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10027
www.empirestategames.org

North Carolina Senior Games
Contact: Cindy Trumbower
Phone: 919-851-5456
Address:
North Carolina Senior Games
P.O. Box 33590
Raleigh, NC 27636
www.ncseniorgames.org

North Dakota Senior Games
Contact: Jeff Heisler
Phone: 701-298-6980
Address:
North Dakota Senior Games
Fargo Park District
701 Main Ave.
Fargo, ND 58103
www.fargoparks.com

Ohio Senior Olympics
Contact: Bob Gandee
Phone: 330-972-7243
Address:
Ohio Senior Olympics
Cincinnati Recreation Commission
805 Central Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
www.ohioseniorolympics.org

Oklahoma Senior Olympics
Contact: Dana Brown
Phone: 918-596-7866
Address:
Oklahoma Senior Olympics
707 S. Houston, Ste. #201
Tulsa, OK 74127
www.oksrgames.com

Oregon Senior Games
Contact: TBA
Phone: TBA

Pennsylvania Senior Games
Contact: Judith Brominski
Phone: 570-823-3164 ext. 7 or 888-445-4559
Address:
Pennsylvania Senior Games
c/o Keystone State Games, Inc.
P.O. Box 3131
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-3131
www.keystonegames.com

Rhode Island Ocean State Senior Olympics
Contact: Mike Lyons
Phone: 401-431-5007
Address:
Ocean State Senior Olympics
21 Dalton St.
Rumford, RI 02916

South Carolina Senior Sports Classic
Contact: Carl Hust
Phone: 803-772-0363
Address:
South Carolina Senior Sports Classic
326 Townes Rd.
Columbia, SC 29210

South Dakota Senior Games
Contact: Al Weisbecker
Phone: 605-428-3807
Address:
South Dakota Senior Games
403 East 7 St.
Dell Rapids, SD 57022
www.geocities.com/sdseniorgames/

Tennessee Senior Games
Contact: Christine Dewbre
Phone: 615-902-9261
Address:
Tennessee Senior Games
512 Schooner Cove
Hermitage, TN 37076
www.tnseniorgames.com

Texas Senior Games
Contact: Howdy Smith
Phone: 956-973-1673
Address:
Texas Senior Games
468 Tampico St.
Weslaco, TX 78596
www.tsga.org

Utah Huntsman World Senior Games
Contact: Kathie Thayne
Phone: 435-674-0550 or 800-562-1268
Address:
Huntsman World Senior Games
82 West 700 South
St. George, UT 84770
www.seniorgames.net

Vermont Green Mountain Senior Games
Contact: Ardis Smith
Phone: 802-824-6521
Address:
Green Mountain Senior Games
131 Holden Hill Rd.
Weston, VT 05161

Virginia Senior Games*
Contact: Anna Thaw or Frances West
Phone: 804-730-9447
Address:
Virginia Senior Games
6038 Cold Harbor Rd.
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
www.vrps.com

Washington State Senior Games
Contact: Debbie Rogers 360-413-0148 or
John Vlastelica 360-459-4198
Address:
Washington State Senior Games
5425 Brenner Rd NW
Olympia, WA 98502-1599
www.pugetsoundgames.com

Washington DC Golden Olympics
Contact: Ben Butler
Phone: 202-282-0753
Address:
Washington DC Golden Olympics
Dept. of Parks & Rec - Senior Services
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 240
Washington DC 20008
Email Washington DC
www.dpr.dc.gov

West Virginia Senior Sports Classic
Contact - Lowell Witters
Telephone - 304-342-6287
Address:
West Virginia Senior Sports Classic
Rt. 2, Box 314D
Charleston, WV 25314
www.wvssc.com

Wisconsin Senior Olympics
Contact: Helen Ramon
Phone: 262-821-4444
Address:
Wisconsin Senior Olympics
SE Wisconsin Agency on Aging
125 N. Executive Dr., Ste. 102
Brookfield, WI 53005
www.execpc.com/~aging

Wyoming Senior Olympics
Contact: Amber Boysen
Phone: 307-587-2550
Address:
Wyoming Senior Olympics
P.O. Box 1531
Cody, WY 82414