1998 South American Games

VI South American Games

1998 South American Games logo
Host city Cuenca
Country ECU
Nations participating 14
Athletes participating 1,525
Events 24 sports
Opening ceremony October 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)
Closing ceremony October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
Officially opened by Gustavo Noboa
Athlete's Oath Francisco Encalada
Eliana González
Torch lighter Jefferson Pérez
Main venue Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
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The VI South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1998 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, with some events in Azogues (futsal), Gualaceo (boxing), Guayaquil (bowling, canoeing, sailing, triathlon), Paute (wrestling), and Quito (fencing). 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.

The games were officially opened by Ecuadorian vice-president Gustavo Noboa. Torch lighter at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar was Olympic gold medalist, racewalker Jefferson Pérez. In honour of the peace treaty between Ecuador and Peru soon to be signed on October 26, 1998, officially ending the recent Cenepa War, the athlete's oath was sworn jointly by Ecuadorian cyclist Francisco Encalada and Peruvian table tennis player Eliana González.[3]

The games were initially scheduled for May 1998, but were postponed mainly because of severe flooding caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon which resulted in more than 300 deaths. For the first time, Guyana participated at the games. However, the Netherlands Antilles were not present, reducing the number of participating countries to 14, as in the year 1994.

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.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Argentina1016074235
2Colombia745154179
3Brazil505944153
4Venezuela504729126
5Ecuador334670149
6Chile295446129
7Peru9233870
8Suriname4037
9Bolivia271827
10Uruguay271726
11Panama2226
12Paraguay1146
13Aruba0022
14Guyana0000
Total3573574011115

Sports

  • Aquatic sports
    • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Bodybuilding
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing

  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
    • Artistic roller skating
    • Roller speed skating
  • Rowing

  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling

References

  1. CUENCA 98, ECUADOR – VI JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS – Fecha de apertura: 21 de octubre de 1998 – Fecha de clausura: 31 de octubre de 1998 (in Spanish), ODESUR, 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, retrieved June 2, 2012
  3. SE INICIA FIESTA DEL DEPORTE (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, October 22, 1998, retrieved August 24, 2012

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