2002 South American Games
vii south american game spanish juegos sudamericanos portuguese jogos sulamericanos multisport event held rio de janeiro são paulo curitiba belém brazil game organized south american sport organization odesur belém game officially opened governor state pará almir gabriel torch lighter bowler dayse silva originally awarded córdoba argentina game moved bogotá colombia following economic crisis argentina later violence colombian government guerrilla caused bolivia chile paraguay venezuela threaten leave game resulted relocation brazil colombia boycoted game protest decision odesur member participated game netherlands antilles returned game colombia boycotted game protest participation aruba argentina bolivia brazil host chile ecuador guyana netherlands antilles panama paraguay peru suriname uruguay venezuela medal count game tabulated table sorted number gold medal earned country number silver medal taken consideration next number bronze medal host nation brazil † competition contested junior representative u ‡ competition contested youth representative u estádio mangueirão athletics ginásio da escola superior de educação física aquatic boxing wrestling iguaçu park canoeing curitbaparanagua highway cycling road barigui park cycling mountain bike botanical garden velodrome cycling track tarumã gymnasium gymnastics botafogo gymnasium fencing maracanazinho gymnasium futsal tijuca tennis club judo taekwondo lagoa rodrigo de freitas rowing cefan archery aman resende shooting posto triathlon iate clube sailing lago alpha village itu aquatic skiing paradise golf club mogi da cruzes golf municipal gymnasium são bernardo campo handball ibirapuera gymnasium karate olympic training research centre weightlifting table tennis banco brasil athletic association figure skating sambodromo anhembi speed skating bom retiro stadium softball clube atlético monte líbano tennis funstation bowling shopping analia franco bowling brasil odesur page official site webarchiveorg many link dead result etc