1978 Southern Cross Games
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The I Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia, with some events in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. This was the first edition of what would be later be the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
A total number of 480 athletes competed for medals in sixteen sports: Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
[edit] 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.
| 1978 South American Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Argentina |
91 | 53 | 45 | 189 |
| 2 |  Chile |
31 | 25 | 20 | 76 |
| 3 |  Bolivia |
20 | 42 | 44 | 109 |
| 4 |  Ecuador |
13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 |  Peru |
9 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 |  Uruguay |
4 | 16 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 |  Paraguay |
2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 171 | 163 | 141 | 475 | |
[edit] External links
- La Paz 78 ODESUR page
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