Organización Deportiva Suramericana
| Name | Organización Deportiva Suramericana |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ODESUR |
| Founded | 1976 |
Description
All of the South American National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). But that group is somewhat dominated by the North American nations of the United States and Canada, so in 1976, the president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, José Gamarra Zorrilla, began the process of forming an organization devoted to promoting the interests of the South American National Olympic Committees. ODESUR was formed on 26 March 1976, and also began contesting a Regional International Games, the South American Games, in 1978. The 14 NOCs which comprise ODESUR are Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The Netherlands Antilles have been the 15th member, but they are not eligible to compete anymore after 2010. The current president is Camilo Pérez López Moreira (Paraguay).
Editions (Juegos Cruz del Sur 1978-1982 and Juegos Sudamericanos 1982-today):
- 1978: La Paz, Bolivia
- 1982: Rosario, Argentina
- 1986: Santiago de Chile, Chile
- 1990: Lima, Peru
- 1994: Valencia, Venezuela
- 1998: Cuenca, Ecuador
- 2002: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém, Brazil
- 2006: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2010: Medellín, Colombia
- 2014: Santiago de Chile, Chile
- 2018: Cochabamba, Bolivia
- 2022: Asunción, Paraguay
Presidents
| Tenure | Name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976—1982 | José Gamarra Zorrilla |  BOL |
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| 1982—1986 | Antonio Rodríguez |  ARG |
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| 1986—1988 | Juan Carlos Esguep |  CHI |
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| 1988—1994 | Raúl Gamboa Aboado |  PER |
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| 1994—1998 | Sabino Hernández |  VEN |
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| 1998—2003 | Antonio Rodríguez | ARG |
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| 2003—2017 | Carlos Nuzman |  BRA |
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| 2017— | Camilo Pérez López Moreira |  PAR |