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). An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere, emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.
In Belém, the games were officially opened by the governor of the state of Pará, Almir Gabriel. Torch lighter was bowler Dayse Silva.
Originally awarded to Córdoba, Argentina, the Games were moved to Bogotá, Colombia, following an economic crisis in Argentina. Later, violence between the Colombian government and guerrillas caused Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela to threaten to leave the Games, which resulted in the relocation to Brazil. Colombia did not send a delegation to protest this decision.
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.
Sports
Archery
Athletics†
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Fencing
Futsal
Golf
Gymnastics
Judo
Handball
Karate
Roller sports
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming‡
Triathlon
Table Tennis†
Taekwondo
Tennis‡
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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
External links
Brasil 2002 ODESUR page
Official site (from web.archive.org, many links are dead as results etc.)
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