2002 South American Games

VII South American Games
2002 South American Games logo
Host cityBelém, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Country Brazil
Nations14
Athletes2,069
Events24 sports
OpeningAugust 1, 2002 (2002-08-01)
ClosingAugust 11, 2002 (2002-08-11)
Opened byAlmir Gabriel
Torch lighterDayse Silva
Main venueEstádio do Mangueirão

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]

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 boycoted the games in a protest of this decision.

Participants

13 ODESUR members participated on the games. Netherlands Antilles returned to the games, while Colombia boycotted the games as a response of the country being stripped of its hosting rights.

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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)*1489590333
2 Venezuela (VEN)977064231
3 Argentina (ARG)768980245
4 Chile (CHI)244146111
5 Ecuador (ECU)23323792
6 Peru (PER)6283064
7 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)32712
8 Uruguay (URU)282131
9 Panama (PAN)15612
10 Paraguay (PAR)0189
11 Guyana (GUY)0178
12 Aruba (ARU)0123
13 Bolivia (BOL)0099
Totals (13 entries)3803734071,160

Sports

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 Wrestling

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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1st ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 2, 2012
  3. ^ Comenzaron los VII Juegos ODESUR (in Spanish), EL DIARIO S.A., La Paz, Bolivia, July 31, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012
  4. ^ Los Odesur comenzaron bajo torrencial aguacero (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, August 2, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012