 The official logo of the Medellín 2010 South American Games. | |
| Host city | Medellín |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Nations | 15 NOCs[1] |
| Events | 42[1] |
| Opening | March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19) |
| Closing | March 30, 2010 (2010-03-30) |
| Opened by | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Main venue | Estadio Atanasio Girardot |
TheIXSouth American Games (Spanish:Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese:Jogos Sul-Americanos) was amulti-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 inMedellín,Colombia.[2] The Games were organized by theSouth American Sports Organization (ODESUR), who awarded the Games to the city with 8 votes over the bid by previous hostSantiago,Chile (6 votes).[3]
15ODESUR members participated on the games with total of 3,751 athletes, this is the last participation ofNetherlands Antilles before the dissolution of their country
Argentina
Aruba
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia (hosts)
Ecuador
Guyana
Netherlands Antilles
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
VenezuelaThe medal count for these games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number ofgold medals earned by each country. The number ofsilver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number ofbronze medals.
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (COL)* | 144 | 124 | 104 | 372 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 133 | 119 | 103 | 355 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 89 | 77 | 97 | 263 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 54 | 76 | 107 | 237 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 25 | 32 | 52 | 109 |
| 6 | Peru (PER) | 19 | 19 | 33 | 71 |
| 7 | Ecuador (ECU) | 16 | 21 | 57 | 94 |
| 8 | Bolivia (BOL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 486 | 485 | 580 | 1,551 | |
Archery (28)
Athletics (44)
Badminton (6)
Baseball (1)
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Beach volleyball (2)
Bowling (15)
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Cycling (28)
Diving (9)
Equestrian (7)
Fencing (12)
Football (1)
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Gymnastics (23)
Handball (2)
Judo (22)
Karate (18)
Roller skating (32)
Rowing (14)
Sailing (6)[4]
Shooting (34)
Softball (1)
Squash (7)
Swimming (44)
Synchronized swimming (3)
Table tennis (7)
Taekwondo (16)
Tennis (5)
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Volleyball (2)
Water polo (2)
Waterskiing (10)
Weightlifting (15)
Wrestling (20)