2006 South American Games

The VIII South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with some events taking place in Mar del Plata (canoeing, cycling, futsal, handball, roller sports, rowing, triathlon).[1] An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere,[2] emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.

VIII South American Games
The official logo of the Buenos Aires South American Games.
Host cityBuenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Nations participating15
Athletes participating2,770
Events28 sports
Opening ceremonyNovember 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)
Closing ceremonyNovember 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)
Officially opened byNéstor Kirchner
Torch lighterCarlos Espínola
Main venueEstadio del Parque Roca

The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR), who awarded the Games to the city with 10 votes over the bids by previous hosts Cuenca, Ecuador (3 votes) and Lima, Peru (1 vote).

The Games were originally awarded to the first edition host La Paz, Bolivia, but this decision was retracted following domestic instability in Bolivia during 2005. This country did not participate in the subsequent selection process after ODESUR denied its request to reconsider the decision.

Torch lighter at the Estadio del Parque Roca was multiple Olympic medalist, windsurfer Carlos Espínola.

Venues

Buenos Aires
Cyclist Juan Curuchet with the South American Torch in Mar del Plata.
Bandoneonito, mascot of the 2006 South American Games.

Mar del Plata

Other areas

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 (Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina (ARG)*1079693296
2 Venezuela (VEN)9885101284
3 Colombia (COL)977274243
4 Brazil (BRA)96105101302
5 Chile (CHL)374258137
6 Ecuador (ECU)14273879
7 Peru (PER)8132243
8 Uruguay (URY)491326
9 Paraguay (PRY)24511
10 Guyana (GUY)1102
11 Bolivia (BOL)0257
12 Panama (PAN)0213
13 Aruba (ABW)0112
14 Netherlands Antilles (ANT)0022
15 Suriname (SUR)0011
Totals (15 nations)4644595151438

Sports

Notes

†: The competition was reserved to representatives aged under 23.

‡: The competition was reserved to junior representatives (U-20).

References
  1. BUENOS AIRES 2006, ARGENTINA - VIII JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS - Fecha de apertura: 9 de noviembre 2006 - Fecha de clausura: 19 de noviembre 2006 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2013-08-16, retrieved August 25, 2012
  2. 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
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