 | |
| Nations | 15 |
|---|---|
| Events | 10 sports |
| Opening | 2 December 2009 |
| Closing | 13 December 2009 |
| Ceremony venue | Estadio Arenas del Plata |
The I Beach South American Games was a multi-sport event held from 2 to 13 December 2009 in Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay. The Games was organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
15 nations of the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) competed in these Beach Games. [1]
The medal count for these Beach 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 (Uruguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 |  Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Peru (PER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Uruguay (URU)* | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 |  Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
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