| start --> | | | | 9. Hungary, 10.Australia, 11.Canada, 12.Brazil, 13.Senegal. |
| Adhemar Ferreira da Silva became the second | | | | The most popular sports in Mexico are soccer, |
| sportspeople in Brazil to win a gold medal in the | | | | wrestling, basketball, baseball, athletics, basque pelote, |
| Olympic Games when he won the jump triple at the | | | | underwater sports, tennis, martial arts, boxing, cycling |
| 1952 Olympics in Helsinki (Finland). | | | | and equestrian. |
| Rossana De Los Rios is a famous Paraguayan tennis | | | | Jeanette Campbell ( Argentina / swimmer ) was the |
| player. She was junior world champion in 1992. | | | | first Latin American female athlete who won the |
| Rossana is married to Gustavo Alfredo Neffa, who | | | | Olympic medal. She won the silver medal in the 100m |
| was a soccer football player. She once said, " I could | | | | freestyle at the 1936 Berlin Games. |
| have come very far in tennis. In 1992 I won the Junior | | | | Brazil sent 10 athletes to the 2006 Winter Games in |
| Roland Garros but I made decisions and I am happy | | | | Turin ( Italy ). The Brazilian delegation had athletes |
| with my life. [Gustavo] Played soccer in the leagues of | | | | competing in 4 sports: alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross |
| Italy and Argentina, with the national team and in the | | | | country skiing and snowboarding. |
| Olympic Games and he was good in that, but now he | | | | Paraguay has had many famous athletes. Who they |
| talks more about tennis. The times changed for the | | | | are: Jose Luis Chilavert ( soccer / one of the best |
| women and he helps me to be able to play calm. Now | | | | goalkeepers in the 1990s ), Victor Manuel Pecci ( tennis |
| my goal is to return to the top 100. I am well, but for | | | | ), Nery Kennedy ( track and field / South American |
| two years I had knee and wrist injuries and I had to | | | | champion ), Carlos Gamarra ( Olympic football silver |
| come back from that. Perhaps I will retire in a few | | | | medalist, 2004 ), Ramon Jimenez Gaona ( athletics / |
| years and then I would like to help so that the | | | | South American champion)... |
| Paraguayan girls are developed and are able to have | | | | Baseball is the national sport of Panama... |
| a future, but by then if I am in the top 30 maybe I will | | | | Francisco "Morochito" Rodriguez (boxer) is the only |
| defer that project". This sportswoman was born on | | | | Venezuelan sportspeople to win an Olympic gold |
| September 16, 1975 in Asuncion, the capital city of | | | | medal. Francisco was born on September 20, 1945 in |
| Paraguay. Currently, she resides in the United States. | | | | Cumana, Venezuela (South America). |
| Francisco Cabañas became to first Mexican | | | | Montevideo (Uruguay) hosted the FIFA World Cup in |
| boxer to win an Olympic medal. He won a silver medal | | | | 1930. Final standings: 1.Uruguay, 2.Argentina, |
| at the Los Angeles Games in 1932 . | | | | 3.Yugoslavia (currently Serbia), 4.USA, 5.Chile, 6.Brazil, |
| Claudia Poll Ahrens (Costa Rica) became only the first | | | | 7.France, 8.Paraguay, 9.Romania, 10.Peru, 11.Belgium, |
| Latin American female swimmer in the history of the | | | | 12.Bolivia, 13.Mexico. |
| Olympic Games to win two individual medals at one | | | | Gustavo Kuerten was one of the best tennis players |
| Games ( Sydney'2000 ). She is the greatest Central | | | | in the world. He has won 28 international tournaments ( |
| American athlete of all time... | | | | Saint Petersburg, Brazil Open, Auckland, Roland |
| Luis Brunetto won the silver medal in the triple jump at | | | | Garros, Monte Carlo, Acapulco, Rome, Hamburg, |
| the 1924 Paris Games. Argentina's Brunetto became | | | | Cincinnati, Buenos Aires, Lisboa, Indianapolis...). |
| the first sportsperson to win an Olympic medal for his | | | | Fact File |
| country. | | | | Name: Gustavo Kuerten |
| The Brazilian men's volleyball team won the World Cup | | | | Nickname: "Guga" |
| in 2007. The champions were Rezende Bruno, Marcelo | | | | Nationality: Brazilian |
| Elgarten, André Heller, Samuel Fuchs, Gilberto | | | | Ancestry: German |
| Godoy Filho, Murilo Andres, André Luiz da Silva | | | | Residence: Florianopolis, Santa Catarina ( Brazil ) |
| Nascimento, Sergio Dutra Santos, Anderson Rodrigues, | | | | Born : 10 / 9 / 1976 |
| Gustavo Endres, Rodrigo Santana, Dante Guimaraes | | | | Height : 1.91m |
| Amaral. | | | | Weight : 75 kg |
| Xavier Moreno and Jefferson Perez won gold medals | | | | Idol: Mahatma Gandhi (former human rights activist) |
| at the Rio Pan American Games in 2007. The runners | | | | Favorite singer: Bob Marley |
| are sporting heroes in Ecuador now... | | | | Favorite writer / author: Paulo Coehlo |
| Cali (Colombia) hosted the FIBA Basketball Women's | | | | Perfume: "Eternity" ( by Calvin Klein ) |
| World Cup in 1975. Final standings: 1.USSR / Soviet | | | | Best friends: Carlos Moya ( Spanish tennis player ), |
| Union ( currently Russia ), 2.Japan, 3.Czechoslovakia ( | | | | Nicolas Lapentti ( Ecuadorian tennis player ), Fernando |
| currently Czech Republic / Slovak Republic ), 4.Italy, | | | | Meligeni ( Brazilian player ). |
| 5.South Korea, 6. Mexico, 7.Colombia, 8. United States, | | | | |