1978 Southern Cross Games

Multi-sport event in La Paz, Bolivia I Southern Cross Games SouthAmGames 1978.png 100 La Paz BOL 8 480 171 in 16 sports 1978 11 03 1978 11 12 Juan PeredaPresident of Bolivia Edgar Cueto Roberto Prado Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles 1982 Rosario The I Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held from November 3 to November 12, 1978, in La Paz, Bolivia, with some events in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. La Paz already organized last year's Bolivarian Games and, with the necessary infrastructure already being present, hosted the majority of the events. Cochabamba hosted men's basketball, judo, tennis, and men's volleyball, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, hosted equestrian, fencing, women's volleyball, and weightlifting. This was the first edition of what would later be the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR). LA PAZ 78, BOLÍVIA, I JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 3 de noviembre de 1978, Fecha de clausura: 12 de noviembre de 1978 http://odesur.org/la-paz-78-bolivia/ ODESUR Spanish June 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315052219/http://www.odesur.org/la-paz-78-bolivia/ 2014-03-15 dead An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere, Rodríguez III Ernesto 2010 LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 Alarco Ediciones Buenos Aires https://www.scribd.com/doc/41949572/Libro-I-Juegos-Odesur-Ernesto-Rodriguez-III June 2, 2012 Spanish 978-987-1367-18-4 192 1st https://web.archive.org/web/20120104102158/http://www.scribd.com/doc/41949572/Libro-I-Juegos-Odesur-Ernesto-Rodriguez-III 2012-01-04 dead emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams. There is a further publication emphasizing on the Bolivian athletes. ODESUR http://www.deportes.gob.bo/historia/ODESUR.docx Fondo de Inversión para el Deporte, La Paz - Bolivia Spanish June 6, 2012February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The South American Torch was lit by Bolivian athletes Roberto Prado in La Paz, Isabel Alemán in Cochabamba, and José Ernesto Roca in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The Athlete's Oath was sworn by cyclist Edgar Cueto in La Paz, by judoka Ladislao Moravek in Cochabamba, and by fencer Luís Darío Vásquez in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Participants 8 ODESUR nations participated of the first games with 480 athletes Argentina Bolivia Brazil 1968 Chile Ecuador 1900 Paraguay 1954 Peru Uruguay 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. BOL 91 53 45 ARG alt 31 25 20 20 42 44 yes 13 8 6 9 16 10 4 16 12 2 3 4 PAR 1954 1 0 0 BRA 1968 Sports A total number of 480 athletes competed for medals in sixteen sports: 22em Aquatics 30px Swimming 30px Athletics 30px Baseball† 30px Basketball 30px Boxing Cycling 30px Road Cycling 30px Track Cycling 30px Equestrian 30px Fencing 30px Football Gymnastics 30px Artistic gymnastics 30px Judo 30px Shooting 30px Tennis 30px Volleyball 30px Weightlifting 30px Wrestling Note:† One source only references 15 events with no indication for baseball in the medal lists. References External links La Paz 78 ODESUR page Category:South American Games South American Games S Southern Southern Category:Multi-sport events in Bolivia Category:Sports competitions in La Paz Category:November 1978 sports events in South America Category:20th century in La Paz Category:Sport in Cochabamba Category:Sports competitions in Santa Cruz de la Sierra Category:History of Santa Cruz de la Sierra