The South American Youth Olympic Games (Spanish: Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos da Juventude) is a regional multi-sport event organized by the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR). The games are held every four years consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The first edition was held in Lima, Perú, from 20 to 29 September 2013. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.^[1]

South American Youth Olympic Games editions

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team	Ref.
1	2013	Lima	Peru	20 September	29 September	14	1,200	19	95	Brazil	[citation needed]
2	2017	Santiago	Chile	29 September	8 October	14	1,279	20	198	Brazil	[2]
3	2022	Rosario	Argentina	28 April	8 May	15	2,500	26		Brazil	[3]

2013

2017

2022

Host cities of the South American Youth Games

Medal count

All-time Medal count as of 2017.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	127	80	73	280
2	Colombia (COL)	71	53	57	181
3	Argentina (ARG)	49	49	67	165
4	Venezuela (VEN)	33	53	52	138
5	Chile (CHL)	29	39	59	127
6	Ecuador (ECU)	27	40	41	108
7	Peru (PER)	16	29	56	101
8	Uruguay (URU)	6	10	12	28
9	Panama (PAN)	6	5	11	22
10	Paraguay (PAR)	5	6	12	23
11	Bolivia (BOL)	3	6	4	13
12	Guyana (GUY)	1	4	6	11
13	Aruba (ARU)	1	2	5	8
14	Suriname (SUR)	0	1	7	8
Totals (14 entries)		374	377	462	1213

Medal count

All-time Medal count as of Medals (2013-2017)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	133	83	77	293
2	Colombia (COL)	75	55	59	189
3	Argentina (ARG)	50	49	69	168
4	Venezuela (VEN)	33	55	52	140
5	Ecuador (ECU)	29	41	45	115
6	Chile (CHL)	29	39	59	127
7	Peru (PER)	16	30	59	105
8	Uruguay (URU)	6	10	12	28
9	Panama (PAN)	6	5	11	22
10	Paraguay (PAR)	5	6	12	23
11	Bolivia (BOL)	3	6	4	13
12	Aruba (ARU)	2	2	5	9
13	Guyana (GUY)	1	4	6	11
14	Suriname (SUR)	0	1	7	8
15	Curaçao (CUW)	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		388	386	477	1251