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Olympic Games Statistics
for South American Countries

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Country /
Number of Athletes at 2004 Summer Games
First Year
at Games
Medals Won 2004 Medal Possibilities /
Actuals
Argentina
179 athletes and sports
Summer 1920 - Antwerp Gold:
Polo - 1924, 1936
Rowing - 1952
Silver:
Football (soccer)- 1928, 1996
Sailing - 1948, 1960
Equestrian - 1964
Hockey - 2000
Bronze:
Fencing - 1928
Rowing - 1936
Volleyball - 1988
Tennis - 1992
Sailing - 2000
Tennis, cycling, basketball, field hockey, beach volleyball
Gold:
Men's Soccer - Team
Men's Basketball - Team

Silver:

Bronze:
Women's 400 m swimming - Georgina Bardach
Women's Tennis Doubles - Paola Suarez and Patricia Tarabini
Women's Field Hockey - Team

Bolivia
7 athletes and sports
Summer 1936 - Berlin None None
Brazil
270 athletes and sports
Summer 1920 - Antwerp Gold:
Sailing - 1980 (1) 1980 (2), 1996 (1)
Volleyball - 1992, 1996 (1)
Silver:
Football (soccer) - 1984, 1988
Sailing - 1984
Relay - 2000
Volleyball (men) - 1984, 1996 (1), 2000
Volleyball (women) - 2000 (1)
Basketball - 1996, 2000,
Bronze:
Shooting - 1920
Basketball - 1948, 1960, 1964
Sailing - 1968, 1976, 1988 (1) 1988 (2), 1996 (2), 2000
Swimming - 1980, 2000
Volleyball - 1992, 1996 (2), 2000 (2)
Relay - 1996
Basketball - 1996, 2000
Equestrian - 1996, 2000
Football (soccer) - 1986
Equestrian - 2000
Beach volleyball, judo, basketball,
equestrian, gymnastics, relay race
Gold:
Sailing - Laser - Robert Scheidt
Sailing - Star - Torben Grael y Marcelo Ferreira
Men's Beach Volleyball - Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Alex Santos

Men's Volleyball - Team

Silver:
Women's Beach Volleyball - Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar
Women's Soccer Team
Equestrian - Mixed Jumping - Individual - Rodrigo Pessoa

Bronze:
Judo - Men's -73 kg - Leandro Guilheiro
Judo - Men's -81 kg - Flavio Canto

Chile
22 athletes and sports
Summer 1896 - Athens Gold: 0
Silver:
Equestrian - 1952 team and
Equestrian individual
Bronze:
Football (soccer) - 2000

None


First Olympic Medals!

Gold:
Men's Double Tennis - Fernando Gonzales and Nicolas Massu
Men's Single Tennis - Nicolas Massu

Silver:

Bronze:
Men's Tennis Singles - Fernando Gonzales

Colombia
57 athletes and sports
Summer 1932 - Los Angeles Gold: 1
Silver: 2
Bronze: 4
None
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
Women's Weighlifting - Mabel Mosquera
Women's Cycling Track - Points Race - Maria Luisa Calle Williams
Ecuador
17 athletes and sports
Summer 1924 - Paris Gold: 1
Silver: 0
Bronze: 0
None
Guyana
4 athletes and sports
Summer 1948 - London Gold: 0
Silver: 0
Bronze: 1
None
Paraguay
32 athletes and sports
Summer 1968 - Mexico City None Gold:
Silver:
Men's Soccer - First Olympic Medal Bronze:
Peru
12 athletes and sports
Summer 1900 - Paris 4 total Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
None
Suriname
4 athletes and sports
Summer 1968 - Mexico City Gold: 1
Silver: 1
Bronze: 0
None
Uruguay
16 athletes and sports
Summer 1924 - Paris Gold: 2
Silver: 2
Bronze: 6
None
Venezuela
51 athletes and sports
Summer 1948 - London Gold: 1
Silver: 2
Bronze: 5

Cycling, weightlifting
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
Mens's Weightlifting - 56-62kg - Israel Jose Rubio

Women's Over 67kg Taekwondo - Adriana Carmona

Disclaimer: This chart contains information culled from several sources, including Official Site of the Olympic Games, and may not be complete.

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