Gymnastics at the South American Games

Last updated January 12, 2024

Different gymnastics disciplines have been contested at the South American Games. Artistic gymnastics has been part of the program since 1978. Rhythmic gymnastics was first introduced in 1990. Trampoline gymnastics entered the program in 2018.^[1]^[2]

Editions

Sport	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022
Artistic gymnastics	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rhythmic gymnastics				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Trampoline											X	X

All-time medal table

1978–2022
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	116	78	40	234
2	Argentina (ARG)	66	83	74	223
3	Colombia (COL)	22	18	29	69
4	Venezuela (VEN)	17	28	31	76
5	Chile (CHI)	14	21	32	67
6	Peru (PER)	2	6	10	18
7	Ecuador (ECU)	0	1	6	7
8	Panama (PAN)	0	1	1	2
9	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
10	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	2	2
Totals (10 entries)		237	237	225	699

Best results by event and nation

Event		ARG	BOL	BRA	CHI	COL	ECU	PAN	PER	URU	VEN
M A G
	Team
	Individual All-Around
	Floor Exercise
	Pommel Horse
	Still Rings
	Vault
	Parallel Bars
	Horizontal Bar
W A G
	Team
	Individual All-Around
	Vault
	Uneven Bars
	Balance Beam
	Floor Exercise
R G
	Team
	Individual All-Around
	Hoop
	Ball
	Clubs
	Ribbon
	Rope
	Group All-Around
	Group Single Apparatus
	Group Mixed Apparatus
T T	Men's Individual
	Women's Individual

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References

↑ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO – Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978–2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4
↑ Cochabamba 2018 - Official website

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[cada-1] Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO – Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978–2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4

[2] Cochabamba 2018 - Official website

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