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.
 1994 South American Games logo | |
| Host city | Valencia |
|---|---|
| Country |  Venezuela |
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | 1,599 |
| Events | 19 sports |
| Opening | November 19, 1994 |
| Closing | November 28, 1994 |
| Opened by | Rafael Caldera |
| Torch lighter | Ramón Volcán |
| Main venue | Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
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.
Participants
edit14 ODESUR members participated on the games, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles and Panama Debuted on the games for the first time, Colombia previously did not participated because they participated the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Medal count
editThe 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 (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina (ARG) | 105 | 61 | 52 | 218 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 76 | 65 | 65 | 206 |
| 3 |  Colombia (COL) | 35 | 50 | 27 | 112 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 31 | 31 | 35 | 97 |
| 5 |  Chile (CHI) | 16 | 20 | 37 | 73 |
| 6 |  Peru (PER) | 15 | 27 | 33 | 75 |
| 7 |  Uruguay (URU) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 |  Panama (PAN) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 |  Paraguay (PAR) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 17 | 19 | 38 |
| 12 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 13 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 296 | 295 | 311 | 902 | |
Sports
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References
edit- ^ VALENCIA 94, VENEZUELA - V JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS - Fecha de apertura: 19 de noviembre de 1994 - Fecha de clausura: 28 de noviembre de 1994 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved August 24, 2012
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Valencia 94 ODESUR page