South American Games

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South American Games

The South American Games (a.k.a. ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) are a regional multi-sport eventMulti-sport event

A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports....
held between nations from South AmericaSouth America

South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west b...
, organized by the South American Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Sudamericana, ODESUR).

The first Games were held in 1978 in La PazLa Paz

La Paz or is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department....
, BoliviaBolivia

Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia , named after Simon Bolivar, is a landlocked country in central South Amer...
. They have since been held every four years, with the next edition to be in MedellínMedellín

Medelln is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia....
, ColombiaColombia

The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America....
in November 2010. The Games have had an equivalent to the Olympic FlameOlympic Flame

* 1952 Summer Olympics: Paavo Nurmi, winner of nine Olympic gold medals in distance running in the 1920s....
since their inception: the South American Flame, which is relayed from Tiahuanaco, BoliviaBolivia

Bolivia, officially the Republic of Bolivia , named after Simon Bolivar, is a landlocked country in central South Amer...
, to the host city.

Games

Year	Games	Host City	Dates	Athletes	Nations	Sports
1978	I1978 Southern Cross Games The I Southern Cross Games were a multi-sport event held in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia, with some events in Cochabamba and Sant...	La PazLa Paz La Paz or is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department....	3 November - 12 November	480	8	16
1982	II1982 Southern Cross Games The II Southern Cross Games were a multi-sport event held in 1982 in Rosario, Argentina, with some events in Santa Fe, Bueno...	RosarioRosario Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, and the third most populous in the country, after Buenos...	26 November - 5 December	961	10	19
1986	III1986 South American Games The III South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1986 in Santiago, Chile, with some events in Concepción and Vi...	SantiagoSantiago, Chile Santiago is Chile's capital and largest city....	28 November - 8 December	969	10	17
1990	IV1990 South American Games Overview The IV South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1990 in Lima, Peru, with some events in Arequipa and Trujillo....	LimaLima Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru, as well as the capital of Lima Province....	1 December - 10 December	1,070	10	16
1994	V1994 South American Games Overview The V South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1994 in Valencia, Venezuela, with some events in Puerto Cabello ...	ValenciaValencia, Carabobo Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, Venezuela....	19 November - 28 November	1,599	14	19
1998	VI1998 South American Games The VI South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1998 in Cuenca, Ecuador, with some events in Gualaceo, Paute, G...	CuencaCuenca, Ecuador Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador, capital of the Azuay province....	21 October - 31 October	1,525	14	24
2002	VII2002 South American Games The VII South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro,...	Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro pron. IPA ) is the name of both a state and a city in south-eastern Brazil.... , São PauloFacts About São Paulo So Paulo is the capital of the state of So Paulo in southeastern Brazil.... , CuritibaCuritiba Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paran.... and BelémBelém colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" \| Belm\|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...	1 August - 11 August	2,069	13	24
2006	VIII2006 South American Games The VIII South American Games are a multi-sport event to be held in November 2006 in Buenos Aires,...	Buenos AiresBuenos Aires Overview \|-\| \|\| AR-C\|-\| Chief of govt. \|\| Jorge Telerman...	9 November - 19 November		15	28
2010	IX2010 South American Games The IX South American Games are a multi-sport event to be held in 2010 in Medell?n, Colombia....	MedellínMedellín Medelln is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia....

All-time medal count

The total medal count for all the Games until 2006 is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medalsGold medal

A gold medal generally represents the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibil...
earned by each country. The number of silver medalsSilver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, et...
is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medalsFacts About Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc...
.

South American Games Medal Count
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		742	568	501	1811
2		406	355	313	1074
3		356	293	285	934
4		264	337	375	976
5		212	176	161	549
6		140	210	270	620
7		133	184	225	542
8		59	93	120	272
9		29	68	129	226
10		9	22	41	72
11		7	11	14	32
12		6	7	14	27
13		6	3	5	14
14		1	2	7	10
15		0	2	10	12
Total		2370	2331	2470	7171

Sports

The 1998 sports are not readily available.

Sport or Discipline	78Facts About 1978 Southern Cross Games The I Southern Cross Games were a multi-sport event held in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia, with some events in Cochabamba and Sant...	821982 Southern Cross Games Overview The II Southern Cross Games were a multi-sport event held in 1982 in Rosario, Argentina, with some events in Santa Fe, Bueno...	821986 South American Games The III South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1986 in Santiago, Chile, with some events in Concepción and Vi...	901990 South American Games The IV South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1990 in Lima, Peru, with some events in Arequipa and Trujillo....	941994 South American Games The V South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 1994 in Valencia, Venezuela, with some events in Puerto Cabello ...	022002 South American Games The VII South American Games were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro,...	062006 South American Games The VIII South American Games are a multi-sport event to be held in November 2006 in Buenos Aires,...
ArcheryArchery Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows....			X			X	X
Artistic GymnasticsArtistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines on different apparatus, obviou...	X	X	X	X
Athletics (track and field)Athletics (track and field) Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that inv...	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Aquatics			X			X
BaseballBaseball Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, and East Asia....	X	X		X	X
BasketballBasketball Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one another by throwing a ball through ...	X	X
BocceBocce Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and ptanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roma...							X
BowlingBowling Overview Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a flat surface to knock down objects call...			X	X	X	X	X
BoxingBoxing Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport and martial art in wh...	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
CanoeCanoe A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed.... /KayakKayak Summary A kayak is a small human-powered boat....					X	X	X
CyclingCycling Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land....	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
EquestrianismEquestrianism Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses....	X						X
FencingFencing In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the art and science of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing, or bludgeoning w...	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Field hockeyField hockey Summary Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world....							X
Football (soccer)Football (soccer) Football is a team sport played between two teams, of 11 players each, and is widely considered to be the most popular spor...	X	X	X		X
FutsalFutsal Futsal is the indoor version of association football that is officially sanctioned by football's international governing bod...						X	X
GolfGolf Golf is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball ga...						X
GymnasticsGymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kine...					X	X	X
Handball						X	X
JudoJudo Judo is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan....	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
KarateKarate Karate or karate-do is a martial art of Okinawan origin....					X	X	X
RowingSport rowing Overview In the context of sports, rowing is a system of competition that refines the rowing of boats into a discipline....		X	X			X	X
RugbyRugby football Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed a...							X
SailingSailing Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat, across a body of water....		X	X	X		X	X
ShootingShooting Shooting is the act of firing a gun. ...	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
SkatingSkating There are several varieties of skating:...		X				X	X
SoftballSoftball Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher a...					X
SwimmingSwimming Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body....	X	X		X	X		X
Table tennisFacts About Table tennis Table tennis is one of the most popular sports in the world in terms of player numbers, as well as being one of the newest o...		X		X	X	X	X
TaekwondoTaekwondo Taekwondo is a martial art originating in Korea....			X	X	X	X	X
TennisTennis Tennis is a game played between either two players or two teams of two players ....	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
TriathlonTriathlon A triathlon is an athletic event made up of three contests ....						X	X
VolleyballVolleyball Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or other parts of their bo...	X	X
Water skiingWater skiing Water skiing is a surface water sport and recreational activity is often said to have been invented in Lake City, Minnesota ...							X
WeightliftingWeightlifting Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars, the execution of which is a ...	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
WrestlingWrestling Wrestling is a sport in which two opponents attempt to control the other without the use of striking....	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

External links

ODESUR page

South American Games

Games

All-time medal count

Sports

See also

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