2002 South American Games
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The VII South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém; all in Brazil. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).[1] [2]
In Belém, the games were officially opened by the governor of the state of Pará, Almir Gabriel. Torch lighter was bowler Dayse Silva.[3][4]
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Medal count
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA)* | 148 | 95 | 90 | 333 |
| 2 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 97 | 70 | 64 | 231 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 76 | 89 | 80 | 245 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI) | 24 | 41 | 46 | 111 |
| 5 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 23 | 32 | 37 | 92 |
| 6 |  Peru (PER) | 6 | 28 | 30 | 64 |
| 7 |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 |  Uruguay (URU) | 2 | 8 | 21 | 31 |
| 9 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 |  Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 |  Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 |  Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 380 | 373 | 407 | 1160 | |
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Notes
†: The competition was contested by junior representatives (U-20).
‡: The competition was contested by youth representatives (U-18).
Venues
Belem
- Estádio do Mangueirão- Athletics
- Ginásio da Escola Superior de Educação Física - Aquatics, Boxing and Werstling
Curitiba
- Iguaçu Park - Canoeing
- Curitba-Paranagua Highway - Cycling (road)
- Barigui Park - Cycling (Mountain Bike)
- Botanical Garden Velodrome - Cycling (track)
- Tarumã Gymnasium - Gymnastics
Rio de Janeiro
- Botafogo Gymnasium - Fencing
- Maracanazinho Gymnasium- Futsal
- Tijuca Tennis Club - Judo, Taekwondo
- Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas - Rowing
- CEFAN - Archery
- AMAN, Resende- Shooting
- Posto 6 - Triathlon
- Iate Clube - Sailing
São Paulo
- Lago Alpha Village, Itu- Aquatic Skiing
- Paradise Golf Club, Mogi das Cruzes - Golf
- Municipal Gymnasium, São Bernardo do Campo - Handball
- Ibirapuera Gymnasium- Karate
- Olympic Training and Research Centre - Weightlifting and Table Tennis.
- Banco do Brasil Athletic Association - Figure Skating
- Sambodromo do Anhembi - Speed Skating
- Bom Retiro Stadium - Softball
- Clube Atlético Monte Líbano - Tennis
- Funstation Bowling Shopping Analia Franco - Bowling
References
- ^ BRAZIL 2002, BRAZIL - VII SOUTH AMERICAN GAMES - Opening date: 01 August 2002 - Closing date: 11 August 2002 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-17, retrieved August 25, 2012
- ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the originalon 2012-01-04, retrieved June 2, 2012
- ^ Comenzaron los VII Juegos ODESUR (in Spanish), EL DIARIO S.A., La Paz, Bolivia, July 31, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012
- ^ Los Odesur comenzaron bajo torrencial aguacero (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, August 2, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012
External links
- Brasil 2002 ODESUR page
- Official site (from web.archive.org, many links are dead as results etc.)