1994 South American Games

The V South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1994 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, with some events in Puerto Cabello (boxing, judo, karate, wrestling) and Caracas (shooting). The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR). An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere, emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.

Torch lighter at the Polideportivo Misael Delgado was local swimmer Ramón Volcán. Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and Panamá had their first appearance at the games, enhancing the number of participating nations to 14.

The games were initially awarded to Montevideo, Uruguay, but the local officials declined in 1992.

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

 * Aquatic sports
 * [[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming
 * [[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics
 * [[Image:Baseball pictogram.svg|30px]] Baseball
 * [[Image:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bowling
 * [[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing
 * [[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]] Canoeing
 * Cycling
 * [[Image:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Road Cycling
 * [[Image:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg|30px]] Track Cycling
 * [[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing
 * [[Image:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] Football
 * Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Artistic Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Rhythmic Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo
 * [[Image:Karate pictogram.svg|30px]] Karate
 * [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting
 * [[Image:Softball pictogram.svg|30px]] Softball
 * [[Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table Tennis
 * [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo
 * [[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis
 * [[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting
 * [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling