1994 South American Games

V South American Games

1994 South American Games logo
Host city	Valencia
Country	Venezuela
Nations participating	14
Athletes participating	1,599
Events	19 sports
Opening ceremony	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
Closing ceremony	November 28, 1994 (1994-11-28)
Officially opened by	Rafael Caldera
Torch lighter	Ramón Volcán
Main venue	Polideportivo Misael Delgado
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The V South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1994 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, with some events in Puerto Cabello (boxing, judo, karate, wrestling) and Caracas (shooting). The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).^[1] An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere,^[2] emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.

Torch lighter at the Polideportivo Misael Delgado was local swimmer Ramón Volcán. Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and Panamá had their first appearance at the games, enhancing the number of participating nations to 14.

The games were initially awarded to Montevideo, Uruguay, but the local officials declined in 1992.

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.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	105	61	52	218
2	Venezuela	76	65	65	206
3	Colombia	35	50	27	112
4	Brazil	31	31	35	97
5	Chile	16	20	37	73
6	Peru	15	27	33	75
7	Uruguay	4	8	9	21
8	Panama	4	2	5	11
9	Netherlands Antilles	3	5	5	13
10	Paraguay	3	0	7	10
11	Ecuador	2	17	19	38
12	Bolivia	2	5	15	22
13	Suriname	0	3	0	3
14	Aruba	0	1	2	3
Total		296	295	311	902

Sports

References

External links

• Valencia 94 ODESUR page