2006 South American Games

Multi-sport event in Buenos Aires, Argentina VIII South American Games SouthAmGames 2006.jpg 150 The official logo of the Buenos Aires South American Games. Buenos Aires Argentina 15 2,770 464 in 28 sports 2006 11 9 2006 11 19 Daniel Scioli Carlos Espínola Estadio del Parque Roca 2002 Brazil 2010 Medellín 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). BUENOS AIRES 2006, ARGENTINA - VIII JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS - Fecha de apertura: 9 de noviembre 2006 - Fecha de clausura: 19 de noviembre 2006 http://odesur.org/buenos-aires-2006-argentina/ ODESUR es August 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130816030858/http://www.odesur.org/buenos-aires-2006-argentina/ 2013-08-16 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 es 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. 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 The Games were originally awarded to the first edition host La Paz, Bolivia, but this decision was retracted following domestic instability in Bolivia during 2005.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. Participants 15 ODESUR members participated on the games. Colombia returned from the games because it did not participate in the Previous games. Argentina had the most athletes (544) along with Brazil (424) and Chile (360). Guyana had the least athletes (4). Argentina (544) (Hosts) Aruba (41) Bolivia (122) Brazil (424) Chile (360) Colombia (252) Ecuador 1900 (170) Guyana (4) Netherlands Antilles (22) Panama (15) Paraguay 1990 (138) Peru (144) Suriname (15) Uruguay (265) Venezuela (328) Venues Buenos Aires thumb|right|Cyclist Juan Curuchet with the South American Torch in Mar del Plata. thumb|right|Bandoneonito, mascot of the 2006 South American Games. CeNARD - Athletics, Weightlifting, Judo, Wrestling, Taekwondo, Field Hockey and Swimming. Club Atlético River Plate - Table Tennis. Federación Argentina de Boxeo - Boxing. Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss - Tennis. Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires - Fencing. Tiro Federal - Shooting. Parque Polideportivo Roca - Archery Buenos Aires Yacht Club - Sailing. Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield - Karate, Bocce. Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Gymnastics. San Lorenzo de Almagro - Artistic roller skating. Lake of the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - Waterskiing. Mar del Plata Polideportivo Islas Malvinas - Handball and Futsal. Laguna de los Padres - Canoeing and Rowing. Patinódromo Municipal - Inline speed skating. Other areas Capilla del señor - Equestrian. Avellaneda - Bowling. Zarate - Open water swimming. 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. ARG 107 96 93 yes 98 85 101 97 72 74 96 105 101 37 42 58 14 27 38 8 13 22 4 9 13 2 4 5 PRY 1990 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Sports 100% 30px Archery 30px Athletics† 30px Badminton 30px Baseball 30px Boxing 30px Canoeing 30px Cycling 30px Equestrian 30px Fencing 30px Field Hockey 30px Football 30px Gymnastics 30px Handball 30px Judo 30px Karate 30px Softball 30px Rowing 30px Modern Pentathlon 30px Sailing 30px Shooting 30px Swimming 30px Table Tennis 30px Taekwondo 30px Tennis‡ 30px Triathlon 30px Volleyball 30px Weightlifting 30px Wrestling Notes †: The competition was reserved to representatives aged under 23. ‡: The competition was reserved to junior representatives (U-20). References External links Buenos Aires selection ODESUR news page La Paz Games cancelled Official site All Results South American Games South American Games South American Games Category:International sports competitions in Buenos Aires Category:Multi-sport events in Argentina Category:South American Games Category:2000s in Buenos Aires Category:November 2006 sports events in South America