Bolivarian Games
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The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos, full name Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos) are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana, ODEBO). The event is open to the countries liberated by Bolívar or those born from these.
The first Games were held in 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia for the city's 400th anniversary. They have since been held irregularly, but every four years since 1973, with the last edition in Armenia and Pereira in Colombia in 2005.
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[edit] Games
| Year | Games | Host City | Country | Dates | Nations | Top Medalling Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | I | Bogotá |  Colombia |
6 August - 22 August | 6 |  Peru |
| 1947-48 | II | Lima | Peru |
26 December - 8 January | 6 | Peru |
| 1951 | III | Caracas |  Venezuela |
5 December - 21 December | 6 | Peru |
| 1961 | IV | Barranquilla | Colombia |
3 December - 16 December | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1965 | V | Quito and Guayaquil |
 Ecuador |
December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1970 | VI | Maracaibo | Venezuela |
December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1973 | VII | Panama City |  Panama |
December | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1977 | VIII | La Paz |  Bolivia |
15 October - 29 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1981 | IX | Barquisimeto | Venezuela |
4 December - 14 December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1985 | X | Ambato, Cuenca and Puerto Viejo |
Ecuador |
9 November - 18 November | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1989 | XI | Maracaibo | Venezuela |
14 January - 25 January | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1993 | XII | Santa Cruz and Cochabamba |
Bolivia |
24 April - 2 May | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1997 | XIII | Arequipa | Peru |
17 October - 26 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2001 | XIV | Ambato | Ecuador |
7 September - 16 September | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2005 | XV | Armenia and Pereira |
Colombia |
12 August - 21 August | 6 | Venezuela |
[edit] All-time medal count
The total medal count for all the Games until 2005 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.
| Bolivarian Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela |
1401 | 1055 | 807 | 3263 |
| 2 | Colombia |
877 | 911 | 757 | 2545 |
| 3 | Peru |
463 | 518 | 607 | 1588 |
| 4 | Ecuador |
255 | 438 | 685 | 1382 |
| 5 | Panama |
183 | 175 | 269 | 627 |
| 6 | Bolivia |
76 | 140 | 296 | 512 |
| Total | 3265 | 3237 | 3421 | 9923 | |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) 2005 Bolivarian Games Official site
