1978 Southern Cross Games
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The I Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) were a multi-sport event held from November 3 to November 12, 1978, in La Paz, Bolivia, with some events in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
La Paz already organized last year's Bolivarian Games and, with the necessary infrastructure already being present, hosted the majority of the events. Cochabamba hosted men's basketball, judo, tennis, and men's volleyball, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, hosted equestrian, fencing, women's volleyball, and weightlifting.
This was the first edition of what would later be the South American Games, organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).[1] An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere,[2] emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams. There is a further publication emphasizing on the Bolivian athletes.[3]
The South American Torch was lit by Bolivian athletes Roberto Prado in La Paz, Isabel Alemán in Cochabamba, and José Ernesto Roca in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The Athlete's Oath was sworn by cyclist Edgar Cueto in La Paz, by judoka Ladislao Moravek in Cochabamba, and by fencer Luís Darío Vásquez in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[3]
Participants
8 ODESUR nations participated of the first games with 480 athletes
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
- File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
- File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador
- File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
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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
A total number of 480 athletes competed for medals in sixteen sports:
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- Aquatics
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
- File:Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball†
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
- Cycling
- File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football
- Gymnastics
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting
- File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball
- File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
- File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling
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Note:† One source only references 15 events with no indication for baseball in the medal lists.[2]
References
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External links
- La Paz 78 ODESUR page
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- 1978 Southern Cross Games
- South American Games
- 1978 in multi-sport events
- International sports competitions hosted by Bolivia
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- Multi-sport events in Bolivia
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- November 1978 sports events in South America
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- Sports competitions in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- History of Santa Cruz de la Sierra