The IX 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) 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 between 19–30 March 2010 in Medellín

Medellín

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR), who awarded the Games to the city with 8 votes over the bid by previous host Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 (6 votes).

Medal count

The medal count for these games 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		144	124	104	372
2		133	119	103	355
3		89	77	97	263
4		54	76	107	237
5		25	32	52	109
6		19	19	33	71
7		16	21	57	94
8		2	1	8	11
9		1	8	4	13
10		1	7	4	12
11		1	1	2	4
12		1	0	3	4
13		0	0	2	2
14		0	0	2	2
15		0	0	2	2
Total		486	485	580	1551

Sports

• Archery
  Archery at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 28 archery events at the 2010 South American Games. Medals were given to each individual distance at the qualifying round, to the overall result at the qualifying round, to the olympic tournament and the team event for recurve and compound bows for men and women.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (28)
• Athletics
  Athletics at the 2010 South American Games
  The athletics events at the 2010 South American Games were held from March 20–23 at the Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium in Medellín, Colombia. The competition also acted at the 4th South American Under-23 Championships. A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by male athletes and 21 by female athletes...
  
   (44)
• Badminton
  Badminton at the 2010 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 .There were six badminton events at the...
  
   (6)
• Baseball
  Baseball at the 2010 South American Games
  Baseball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín, Colombia, was held from March 22 to March 27. All games were played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.-Medalists:-First round:---------Standings:-Final Round:-----See also:...
  
   (1)
• Basketball
  Basketball at the 2010 South American Games
  Basketball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 20 to March 29. All games were played at Coliseo Iván de Bedout.-Medal table:-First Round:-5th/6th Placement:-Bronze Medal Match:-Gold Medal Match:-Group A:...
  
   (2)
• Beach volleyball
  Beach volleyball at the 2010 South American Games
  Beach Volleyball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 25 to March 28. All games were played at Plaza Mayor.-Medal table:-Group A:---------------------Group B:---------Group C:----------------...
  
   (2)
• Bowling
  Bowling at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 15 bowling events at the 2010 South American Games.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (15)
• Boxing
  Boxing at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 14 boxing events at the 2010 South American Games: 11 men's events and 3 women's events. Competitions were held over March 22–27. All games were played at Sabaneta.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
   (14)
• Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 2010 South American Games
  Canoeing at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 27 to March 29. All games were played at Villa Náutica Embalse de Guatapé.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
   (24)

• Cycling
  Cycling at the 2010 South American Games
  There were four cycling events at the 2010 South American Games: road cycling, track cycling, mountain bike and BMX racing, adding up to 28 events. The events were held over March 17–23.-Medal table:-Road cycling:-Track cycling:...
  
   (28)
• Diving
  Diving at the 2010 South American Games
  There were ten diving events at the 2010 South American Games. The events were held over March 20–23.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (9)
• Equestrian
  Equestrian at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 7 equestrian events at the 2010 South American Games. The events were held over March 21–24.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (7)
• Fencing
  Fencing at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 12 fencing events at the 2010 South American Games: 6 men's events and 6 women's events. The events were held over March 24–29.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (12)
• Football
  Football at the 2010 South American Games
  Football at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 22 to March 28. All games were played at Estadio Envigado, Estadio Itagüi.-Medal table:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------...
  
   (1)
• Futsal (1)
• Gymnastics
  Gymnastics at the 2010 South American Games
  Gymnastics at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 22 to March 29. All games were played at Coliseo de Gimnasia.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Medalists:...
  
   (23)
• Handball
  Handball at the 2010 South American Games
  Handball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 20 to March 30. All games were played at Coliseo Unidad Deportiva Ditaires Itagüi.-Medal table:-Men:-------------------------------------Women:----...
  
   (2)
• Judo
  Judo at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 22 judo events at the 2010 South American Games: 9 men's individual events, 9 women's individual events, men's and women's team and men's nage-no-kata and katame-no-kata. The events were held over March 19–22.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (22)

• Karate
  Karate at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 18 karate events at the 2010 South American Games: 9 men's events and 9 women's events. The events were held over March 26–28.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (18)
• Roller skating (32)
• Rowing
  Rowing at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 14 rowing events at the 2010 South American Games: 6 women's events and 8 men's events. The events were held over March 20–22.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (14)
• Sailing
  Sailing at the 2010 South American Games
  Sailing at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 23 to March 25. All games were played at Embalse de Guatapé.-Medal table:-Events:...
  
   (6)
• Shooting
  Shooting at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 34 shooting events at the 2010 South American Games. Competitions were held over March 20–26.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
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• Softball
  Softball at the 2010 South American Games
  Softball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 21 to March 25. All games were played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.-Medal table:-First round:---------Semifinals:-Bronze Medal match:-Gold Medal match:...
  
   (1)
• Squash
  Squash at the 2010 South American Games
  There were seven squash events at the 2010 South American Games. The events were held over March 20–25.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (7)
• Swimming
  Swimming at the 2010 South American Games
  The swimming events at the 2010 South American Games were held from March 23, 25 and 26-29; and were grouped into two disciplines: swimming and open water swimming.Events were contested at:...
  
   (44)
• Synchronized swimming
  Synchronized swimming at the 2010 South American Games
  Synchronized swimming at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 26 to March 29. All games were played at Complejo Acuático.-Medal Summary:-Medalists:...
  
   (3)

• Table tennis
  Table tennis at the 2010 South American Games
  Table tennis at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 21 to March 26. All games were played at Coliseo Menor Rodrigo Pérez Castro.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (7)
• Taekwondo
  Taekwondo at the 2010 South American Games
  Taekwondo at the 2010 South American Games. Competitions were held over March 27–29. All games were played at Coliseo de Combate.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
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• Tennis
  Tennis at the 2010 South American Games
  There were four tennis events at the 2010 South American Games. The events were held over March 19–24.-Medal table:-Medalists:...
  
   (5)
• Triathlon
  Triathlon at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 8 triathlon events at the 2010 South American Games.-Medal table:-Medalists:-References:*...
  
   (8)
• Volleyball
  Volleyball at the 2010 South American Games
  Volleyball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 20 to March 29. All games were played at Coliseo de Envigado, Coliseo Yesid Santos.-Medal table:-Group A:-------------Group B:------------------------...
  
   (2)
• Water polo
  Water polo at the 2010 South American Games
  Water polo at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 20 to March 25. All games were played at Piscina Olímpica Horacio Martínez de Copacabana.-Medal table:-First Round:----------------------------------------...
  
   (2)
• Waterskiing
  Waterskiing at the 2010 South American Games
  Water Ski at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 27 to March 30. All games were played at Club Campestre Llano grande.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
   (10)
• Weightlifting
  Weightlifting at the 2010 South American Games
  There were 15 weightlifting events at the 2010 South American Games. Competitions were held over March 26–29. All games were played at Plaza Mayor.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...
  
   (15)
• Wrestling (20)

External links

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