2009 Beach South American Games
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The I Beach South American Games
was a multi-sport event
held from 2 to 13 December 2009 in Montevideo
and Punta del Este
, Uruguay
. The Games was organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medal
s earned by each country. The number of silver medal
s is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medal
s.
South American Games
The South American Games , formerly the Southern Cross Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization .The first...
was a multi-sport event
Multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...
held from 2 to 13 December 2009 in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
and Punta del Este
Punta del Este
Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. The Games was organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
Medal count
The medal count for these Beach GamesSouth American Games
The South American Games , formerly the Southern Cross Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization .The first...
is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s earned by each country. The number of silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
s is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
s.
| 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sports
- Beach handball
- Beach rugby
- Beach soccer
- Beach volleyball
- Fitness (demonstration)
- Marathon swimmingSwimming at the 2009 Beach South American GamesAt the 2009 Beach South American Games four marathon swimming events were held. The 5 km events were held on December 11 and the 10 km events on December 13.-Medalists:...
- Sailing
- Surfing
- TriathlonTriathlon at the 2009 Beach South American GamesAt the 2009 Beach South American Games 2 triathlon events were held. Both events were held on December 5, with the women's event at 10:00 and the men's event at 12:00.Three heats were held for each discipline with the three times summed for the final classification....
- Water ski