| VII South American Games | |
| Size: | 148 |
| Host City: | Belém, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Athletes: | 2,069 |
| Events: | 24 sports |
| Opened By: | Almir Gabriel |
| Torch Lighter: | Dayse Silva |
| Stadium: | Estádio do Mangueirão |
| Previous: | 1998 Cuenca |
The VII South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém; all in Brazil. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
In Belém, the games were officially opened by the governor of the state of Pará, Almir Gabriel. Torch lighter was bowler Dayse Silva.
Originally awarded to Córdoba, Argentina, the Games were moved to Bogotá, Colombia, following an economic crisis in Argentina. Later, violence between the Colombian government and guerrillas caused Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela to threaten to leave the Games, which resulted in the relocation to Brazil. Colombia boycoted the games in a protest of this decision.
13 ODESUR members participated on the games, Netherlands Antilles returned to the games, Colombia boycotted the games in the protest of the participation
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.
†: The competition was contested by junior representatives (U-20).
‡: The competition was contested by youth representatives (U-18).
Aruba
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Guyana
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay