Brazil secured the overall medal standings at the XIII South American Games in Rosario, Argentina, capturing its fourth title in the history of the multi-sport event. The delegation finished the competition on September 26 with a total of 312 medals, broken down as 122 golds, 107 silvers, and 83 bronzes.
Final Day Dominance Seals the Fourth Title
The decisive push for the top spot came during the final Saturday of competition, where Brazilian athletes collected eight victories across multiple disciplines. Gold medals arrived in men’s and women’s badminton singles through Jonathan Santos and Juliana Viana, alongside victories in men’s, women’s, and mixed badminton doubles. Additional top-podium finishes in men’s and women’s water polo and men’s table tennis solidified the delegation’s unassailable lead. Brazil previously topped the standings at the 2002, 2014, and 2022 editions of the Games, which gathered participants from 15 countries.
Host Argentina Delivers Best Performance Since 2006
Argentina, which is scheduled to host the next edition of the Games in 2026, finished second in the overall medal table with 293 total medals, including 81 golds, 87 silvers, and 125 bronzes. The host nation spent large portions of the event’s history near the top of the standings. Saturday’s closing events brought Argentine titles in men’s handball, women’s racquetball, and men’s tennis, the latter featuring a sweep of the entire podium with gold, silver, and bronze finishes. The performance marks Argentina’s strongest showing at the South American Games since the 2006 edition in Buenos Aires.
Podium Finishes and Tight Contests Across the Region
Colombia secured third place in the overall standings with 192 total medals, consisting of 69 golds, 61 silvers, and 62 bronzes. The nation’s final gold medal of the event came from the women’s team squash competition.
Further down the table, Chile edged out Venezuela in a tight battle for fourth place. Powered by a gold medal from the women’s tennis team, Chile finished with 175 total medals (49 gold, 58 silver, 68 bronze). Venezuela took fifth place with 146 total medals, split into 48 golds, 43 silvers, and 55 bronzes. Peru claimed sixth place with 98 medals, highlighted by a Saturday gold from the men’s squash team and Dana Guzmán’s victory in the women’s tennis singles final.
Mid-Tier Standings and Closing Performances
Uruguay won its contest for seventh place, matching its historical best performances from Lima 1990 and Valencia 1994. The delegation finished its campaign with 54 total medals, capped by Juan Manuel Luzardo’s gold in individual equestrian. Ecuador finished eighth with 82 total medals, marking its second-worst performance in tournament history following an eleventh-place finish at Valencia 1994.
Paraguay placed ninth with 37 medals, Panama finished tenth with 16 medals, and Bolivia took eleventh place, also with 16 medals, thanks to a closing victory in men’s team racquetball. Curazao followed with two medals, Aruba secured four medals, Guyana claimed four bronze medals, and Suriname concluded the competition without a medal.
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