1982 Southern Cross Games

Multi-sport event in Rosario, Argentina II Southern Cross Games SouthAmGames 1982.png 200 The official logo of the 1982 Southern Cross Games Rosario ARG alt 10 961 249 in 20 sports 1982 11 26 1982 12 05 Reynaldo BignonePresident of Argentina (de facto) Gerardo Constantini Estadio Gigante de Arroyito 1978 La Paz 1986 Santiago The II Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held in 1982 in Rosario, Argentina, with some events in Santa Fe, Buenos Aires (sailing) and Esperanza. This was the second and last edition under this name of what would be renamed the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR). ROSARIO 82, ARGENTINA, II JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 26 de noviembre de 1982, Fecha de clausura: 5 de diciembre de 1982 http://odesur.org/rosario-82-argentina/ ODESUR Spanish June 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315052313/http://www.odesur.org/rosario-82-argentina/ 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. Torch lighter was rower Gerardo Constantini. Colombia and Venezuela had their first appearance at the games resulting in a total of 10 teams participating. __TOC__ Venues The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito was the main venues of the games, hosting the opening ceremony and the football tournaments. Many events were held at different venues located within the limits of Parque de la Independencia, the largest and most important public park in the city, including Newell's Old Boys' and Club Atlético Provincial's indoor arenas, both opened in 1982 to host the event. The Jorge Newbery Municipal Sports Complex, also in the park, hosted the swimming and tennis, while the recently opened Patinódromo Municipal "Roberto Tagliabué" (Municipal Skating Rink) was the site for roller sports events.http://www.rosario.gov.ar/sitio/lugaresVisual/verTodosLosDeportes.do?nivel=Deportes&ult=De_1 Inicio | rosario.gob.ar | rosario.gob.ar The city of Santa Fe hosted the sailing events, the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti (Card) was the venue for athletics and the stadium of National Technological University – Santa Fe Regional Faculty held volleyball matches.http://www.unosantafe.com.ar/sociales/Club-Velocidad-y-Resistencia-Donde-el-objetivo-es-la-superacion-constante-20150412-0025.html Club Velocidad y Resistencia: Donde el objetivo es la superación constante 2015-04-12 es 2015-07-30 2015-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702165619/http://www.unosantafe.com.ar/sociales/Club-Velocidad-y-Resistencia-Donde-el-objetivo-es-la-superacion-constante-20150412-0025.html dead Participants 10 ODESUR member participated Colombia and Venezuela participated debuted on the games, 961 althletes competed on the games Argentina Bolivia Brazil 1968 Chile Colombia Ecuador 1900 Paraguay 1954 Peru Uruguay Venezuela 1954 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 114 92 66 yes ARG alt 37 51 47 30 18 27 29 34 12 BRA 1968 13 17 21 11 14 12 8 3 13 VEN 1930 6 2 6 1 1 8 0 3 3 PAR 1954 Sports A total number of 961 athletes from 10 countries competed for medals in twenty sports: 22em Aquatic sports 30px Swimming 30px Synchronized 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 Trampoline 30px Judo† Roller sports 30px Artistic roller skating 30px Roller hockey 30px Roller speed skating 30px Rowing 30px Sailing 30px Shooting 30px Table tennis 30px Tennis† 30px Volleyball† 30px Weightlifting 30px Wrestling Notes †: Competition reserved to junior representatives (U-20). ‡: Equestrian is not explicitly listed in the overview of the competitions held at the 1982 games. However, medal winners are published for individual and team show jumping events. References External links Rosario 82 ODESUR page Category:South American Games S S S Category:1982 in South American sport Category:Multi-sport events in Argentina Category:Sports competitions in Rosario, Santa Fe Category:November 1982 sports events in South America Category:December 1982 sports events in South America