The V South American Games

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...

(Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were 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 in 1994 in Valencia, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, with some events in Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State about 75 km west of Caracas. As of 2001, the city has a population of around 154,000 people. The city is the home to the largest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil...

 and Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).

Medal count

The medal count for these Games

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...

 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		105	61	52	218
2		76	65	65	206
3		35	50	27	112
4		31	31	35	97
5		16	20	37	73
6		15	27	33	75
7		4	8	9	21
8		4	2	5	11
9		3	5	5	13
10		3	0	7	10
11		2	17	19	38
12		2	5	15	22
13		0	3	0	3
14		0	1	2	3
Total		296	295	311	902

Sports

• Athletics
• Baseball
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Canoeing

• Cycling
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Judo

• Karate
• Shooting
• Softball
• Swimming
• Table Tennis

• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

External links

• Valencia 94 ODESUR page