Argentina at the South American Games

Argentina at the South American Games
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Comité Olímpico Argentino
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 796 644 604 2,044
South American Games appearances (overview)
1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Argentina was one of the founding members of the South American Games participating in the very first edition held in La Paz, Bolivia in 1978. It is the most successful country in the competition having a total of 2044 medals and has led the medal table seven times in nine editions.

Argentina is represented by the Argentine Olympic Committee and have host this event twice in 1982 and 2006 in the cities of Rosario and Buenos Aires respectively

Medal count

Medals by games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1978 La Paz	91	53	45	189
1982 Rosario	114	92	66	272
1986 Santiago	80	40	45	169
1990 Lima	68	73	46	187
1994 Valencia	105	61	52	218
1998 Cuenca	101	60	74	235
2002 Brazil	76	89	80	245
2006 Buenos Aires	107	96	93	296
2010 Medellin	54	76	107	237
Total	796	644	608	2044

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	60	48	34	142
Boxing	20	21	31	72
Handball	3	1	0	4
Basketball	2	1	0	3
Baseball	0	1	2	3
Football	2	0	0	2
Field Hockey	2	0	0	2
Volleyball	2	0	0	2
Futsal	0	1	1	2
Roller Hockey	0	1	0	1
Total	NC	NC	NC	NC

References