A1: The Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, is an Olympic-style competition for athletes age 50 and over. In its 28th year, the Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, is a program of the Florida Sports Foundation that serves as the state's lead organization in promoting and developing Florida’s sports industry and tourism opportunities.

A2: The 2019 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, are Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 15, 2019.

A3: Simply visit florida.fusesports.com, fill out the information requests one at a time, pay your registration fee, and submit! Just follow the step-by-step instructions on the screen. Individual sport entry fees begin at $16 and vary by sport. For sports with multiple events, additional fees will be added for each event. Both paper form and online registration were made available for competing athletes from early September until November 17, 2019. The paper form deadline is due with a postmarked date of November 15 while online registration could be completed until midnight on November 17.

A4: Competition for 24 sports and events will be held at 16 different sites throughout The Greater Fort Lauderdale Area.

A5: Approximately 2,500 senior athletes are expected to compete in the 2019 Florida Senior Games. At the 2018 Florida Senior Games, athletes from 47 of the 50 United States and seven other countries, including Barbados, Canada, Cayman Islands, Netherlands, Slovakia, United Kingdom, US Minor Islands competed.

A6: Since the 1999 Sunshine State Games and the Florida Senior Games State Championships transition to the Florida Sports Foundation, amateur sports opportunities have been provided for more than 500,000 athletes of all ages through the annual Olympic-style Sports Festivals. The in-state Amateur Sports programs provide almost $10 million annually in economic impact to more than 30 local communities.

A7: Florida residents must qualify at one of over 21 Florida Senior Games Series Qualifiers. Series Qualifiers are held January through April and September through November. Athletes residing in Florida must finish in the top five of their age group in their sport to qualify for the Florida Senior Games. Out-of-state athletes are not required to qualify. Senior athletes have the opportunity to compete in 24 sports at the 2019 Florida Senior Games. Certain sports and events require a qualifying performance at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier while others have no qualifying standards and are open to all senior athletes wishing to participate.

Archery, Bag Toss, Basketball (3-on-3), Billiards, Dominoes, Powerlifting, Power Walk/Race Walk, Racquetball, Road Race 5K, Tai Chi, and Volleyball are open competitions with no qualifying performance required.

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1992: Bradenton/712/Not selected/Not selected
1993: Bradenton/928/Not selected/Not selected
1994*: Bradenton/1,764/Doris Prokopi, Land O’Lakes/Wayne Wakefield, Bradenton
1995: Kissimmee-St. Cloud/1,101/Mary Melehan, Englewood/Leonard Stone, Barefoot Bay
1996*: Kissimmee-St. Cloud/2,041/Hope Fage, Largo/F.L. McFadden, Lakeland
1997: Sarasota/ 1,440/Ethel Lehmann, Largo/Seymour Duckman, Daytona Beach
1998*: Sarasota/2,371/Lucia Schatteleyn, Englewood/Donald Ritenour, Belleview
1999: Kissimmee-St. Cloud/1,216/Patricia Bond, Bradenton/Gordon Johnson, Dundee
2000*: Kissimmee-St. Cloud/1,568/Erika Messner, Clermont/Al Treichel, Spring Hill
2001: Polk County/1,487/Sperry Rademaker, Floral City/Howard Hall, Port Charlotte
2002*: Polk County/2,037/Janice Lathouwers, The Villages/Allen Bjork, Sebring
2003: The Villages/2,387/Madelaine Cazel, The Villages/James Anderson, New Port Richey
2004*: The Villages/2,982/Lillian Webb, Sebring/Harry Carothers, Pinellas Park
2005: The Villages/2,575/Patricia Sargeant, Melbourne/Andy McGuffin, Umatilla
2006*: Lee County/2,062/Sari Kisbany, Redington Shores/Roger Gentilhomme, Dunedin
2007: Lee County/1,664/Claudette Braswell, Lake Wales/Larry Wallen, Jacksonville
2008*: Lee County/2,049/Suzy Nothhouse, Estero/Dean Davis, Fort Myers
2009: Lee County/1,857/Patrice Hirr, The Villages/John Shultz, Inverness
2010*: Lee County/2,239/Avis Vaught, The Villages/Richard Merrill, Lady Lake
2011: Polk County/1,850/Essie Faria, North Miami/Segismundo Pares, Ocala
2012*: Polk County/2,331/Linda Frisch, The Villages/James Richling, Port St. Lucie
2013: Lee County/1,946Nina Hammer, Bonita Springs/Tom Bliss, Merritt Island
2014*: Lee County/2,418/Danuta Kubelik, Crystal River/Walt Deal, St. Petersburg
2015: Clearwater/Pinellas County/2,164/Janet Brown, Lakeland/Rudy Vazmina, Sarasota
2016: Clearwater/Pinellas County/3,012/Kathy Petrillo, Jupiter/John Horwath, The Villages
2017: Clearwater/Pinellas County/1,928/Carol Teel, The Villages/Mike Welter, Cape Coral
2018: Clearwater/Pinellas County/2,831/Deb Harrison, The Villages/Brian Hankerson, Hollywood

*National Senior Games qualifying event in even numbered years – over 50,000 athletes since 1992

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