2026 South American Games — Men’s Gymnastics Results at a Glance

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All-around results — what happened

Thomas Mejia (Colombia) won the all-around with a total of 78.750. His event scores were: FX 12.500, PH 13.300, SR 12.800, VT 13.250, PB 13.800, HB 13.100. Diogo Soares (Brazil) finished second at 78.600 with a strong pommel and high bar presence (PH 13.600, HB 13.850). Patrick Sampaio (Brazil) took third with 78.050. Angel Barajas (Colombia) placed fourth at 77.900 and posted the highest vault among the top finishers (VT 14.050).

Placings 5–10 included Santiago Mayol (Argentina, 75.700), Vitaliy Guimaraes (Brazil, 75.150), Luciano Letelier (Chile, 74.550), Yan Zabala (Colombia, 74.350), and Matias Coralizzi (Argentina, 73.450), showing regional depth beyond the medal podium.

Apparatus finals — winners and notable scores

• Floor: Thomas Mejia (COL) — Total 13.425 (D 5.3, E 8.125).
• Pommel horse: Angel Barajas (COL) — Total 13.850 (D 5.8, E 8.050).
• Rings: Joaquin Alvarez (CHI) — Total 13.475 (D 5.1, E 8.375).

• Parallel bars: Angel Barajas (COL) — Total 14.025 (D 6.2, E 7.825).
• High bar: Angel Barajas (COL) — Total 14.450 (D 6.0, E 8.350) with a +0.1 noted on the score.

Barajas finished the meet with multiple apparatus golds, including a top high bar score of 14.450. Mejia combined a consistent all-around performance with a floor final win. Brazil's gymnasts were prominent in the all-around and vault final.

Notable performances and patterns

• Brazil: Two gymnasts reached the all-around podium (Diogo Soares and Patrick Sampaio) and Yuri Guimarães won vault, showing strength in power events.
• Chile and Peru: Joaquin Alvarez (rings gold for Chile) and Daniel Agüero (silver on vault for Peru, and a top vault average) delivered event-level podiums.

What this means for the competition

The results show a mix of specialists and all-arounders across South America. Colombia and Brazil were the most visible medal producers in the men's competition: Colombia with multiple apparatus titles and the all-around champion, Brazil with two all-around podium spots and the vault winner. Individual apparatus finals were competitive, with several finals decided by tenths or hundredths of a point.

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