1994 South American Games

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V South American Games
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1994 South American Games logo
Host city Valencia
CountryFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Nations14
Athletes1,599
Events19 sports
OpeningNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
ClosingNovember 28, 1994 (1994-11-28)
Opened by Rafael Caldera
Torch lighter Ramón Volcán
Main venue Polideportivo Misael Delgado

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.

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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

14 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

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 (Venezuela)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina  (ARG)1056152218
2Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela  (VEN)*766565206
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)355027112
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)31313597
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)16203773
6Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)15273375
7Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)48921
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)42511
9Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles  (AHO)35513
10Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay  (PAR)30710
11Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)2171938
12Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia  (BOL)251522
13Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)0303
14Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba  (ARU)0123
Totals (14 entries)296295311902

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