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2006 South American Games

Multi-sport event in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Field	Value
name	VIII South American Games
logo	SouthAmGames 2006.jpg
size	150
caption	The official logo of the Buenos Aires South American Games.
host_city	Buenos Aires
country	Argentina
nations	15
athletes	2,770
events	28 sports
opening
closing
opened_by	Daniel Scioli
torch_lighter	Carlos Espínola
stadium	Estadio del Parque Roca
previous	[2002 Brazil](2002-south-american-games)
next	[2010 Medellín](2010-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).{{ Citation |access-date = August 25, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130816030858/http://www.odesur.org/buenos-aires-2006-argentina/ |archive-date = 2013-08-16 |url-status = dead elsewhere, 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The Games were originally awarded to the first edition host La Paz, Bolivia, but this decision was retracted following domestic instability in Bolivia during 2005.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 (170)
Guyana (4)
Netherlands Antilles (22)
Panama (15)
Paraguay (138)
Peru (144)
Suriname (15)
Uruguay (265)
Venezuela (328)

Venues

Buenos Aires

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.

Sports

[[File:Archery pictogram.svg|30px]] Archery
[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics†
[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|30px]] Badminton
[[File:Baseball pictogram.svg|30px]] Baseball
[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing
[[File:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]] Canoeing
[[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Cycling
[[File:Equestrian pictogram.svg|30px]] Equestrian
[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing
[[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|30px]] Field Hockey
[[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] Football
[[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Gymnastics
[[File:Handball pictogram.svg|30px]] Handball
[[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo
[[File:Karate pictogram.svg|30px]] Karate
[[File:Softball pictogram.svg|30px]] Softball
[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg|30px]] Rowing
[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg|30px]] Modern Pentathlon
[[File:Sailing pictogram.svg|30px]] Sailing
[[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting
[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming
[[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table Tennis
[[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo
[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis‡
[[File:Triathlon pictogram.svg|30px]] Triathlon
[[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px]] Volleyball
[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting
[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling

Notes

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

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

References

Rodríguez III, Ernesto. (2010). "LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010". Alarco Ediciones.

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