Bolivarian Games

A statue of Simón Bolívar in Caracas, the inspiration for the Games.

The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos, full name Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos) are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana, ODEBO). The event is open to athletes from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

History

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 Trujillo, Peru in 2013. Inspired by the events of 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,^[1] Alberto Nariño Cheyne was the key designer of the idea of a Games to foster unity among the Bolivarian countries through the means of sport.^[2]

Following the first Games, the Bolivarian Sports Organization was formed as a sub-organisation of the Pan American Sports Organization by six founding members from the respective countries – Jorge Rodríguez Hurtado (Bolivia), Alberto Nariño Cheyne (Colombia), Galo Plaza Lasso (Ecuador), Luis Saavedra (Panama), Alfredo Hohagen Diez Canseco (Peru) and Julio Bustamante (Venezuela).^[1]

In terms of medals, Peru was dominant in the early years of the competition but Venezuela has consistently been the most successful country since the 1960s.

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR.^[3]

Games

Year	Games	Host city	Country	Dates	Nations	Top medalling nation
1938	I	Bogotá	Colombia	6–22 August	6	Peru
1947-48	II	Lima	Peru	25 December – 8 January	6	Peru
1951	III	Caracas	Venezuela	5–21 December	6	Peru
1961	IV	Barranquilla	Colombia	3–16 December	5	Venezuela
1965	V	Quito and Guayaquil	Ecuador	20 November – 6 December	6	Venezuela
1970	VI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	23 August – 6 September	6	Venezuela
1973	VII	Panama City	Panama	17 February – 3 March	5	Venezuela
1977	VIII	La Paz	Bolivia	15–29 October	6	Venezuela
1981	IX	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	4–14 December	6	Venezuela
1985	X	Cuenca, Ambato and Portoviejo	Ecuador	9–18 November	6	Venezuela
1989	XI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	14–25 January	6	Venezuela
1993	XII	Cochabamba and Santa Cruz	Bolivia	24 April – 2 May	6	Venezuela
1997	XIII	Arequipa	Peru	17–26 October	6	Venezuela
2001	XIV	Ambato	Ecuador	7–16 September	6	Venezuela
2005	XV	Armenia and Pereira	Colombia	12–21 August	6	Venezuela
2009	XVI	Sucre	Bolivia	15–26 November	6	Venezuela
2013	XVII	Trujillo^[4]	Peru	16–30 November	11	Colombia
2017	XVIII	Santa Marta	Colombia	TBD	TBD	TBD

Beach Games

Year	Games	Host city	Country	Dates	Nations	Top medalling nation
2012	I	Lima	Peru	1–11 November	10	Peru
2014	II	Huanchaco^[5]	Peru	3-12 December	11	Venezuela
2016	III	Vargas	Venezuela	TBD	TBD	TBD

Sports

The following table was compiled based on information extracted from a variety of sources.^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28] It should be considered as incomplete.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Aquatics – Cycling – Football – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Volleyball

Sport (Discipline)	Body		38	47	51	61	65	70	73	77	81	85	89	93	97	01	05	09	13
Sport (Discipline)	World	South America	38	47	51	61	65	70	73	77	81	85	89	93	97	01	05	09	13

Diving	FINA	ASUA	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				X
Swimming			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Synchronized swimming													X
Water polo			X	X	X				X	X

Archery	FITA	AAF														X	X	X
Athletics	IAAF	CONSUDATLE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Badminton	BWF	BPA																X
Baseball	IBAF	COPABE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X			X		X
Basketball	FIBA	FIBA Americas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Basque Pelota/ Pelota Nacional	FIPV		X		X		X
Billiards	CMSB	CPB		X	X											X	X	X
Bodybuilding	IFBB	IFBBSud America														X
Bola Criollas	FIB				X
Bowling	FIQ	PABCON							X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Boxing	AIBA	AMBC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Caballos amaestrados (Dressage)													X
Canoeing	ICF	COPAC														X	X	X
Chess	FIDE	CCA	X	X	X		X					X				X
Climbing	IFSC														X	X
Coleo					X

BMX racing	UCI	COPACI															X	X
Mountain biking																	X	X
Road cycling			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Track cycling			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Equestrian	FEI	PAEC	X	X	X		X	X		X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fencing	FIE	CPE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X

Football	FIFA	CONMEBOL	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X
Futsal	FIFA	CONMEBOL																X

Golf	IGF	FSG	X	X	X		X

Artistic gymnastics	FIG	UPAG					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rhythmic gymnastics	FIG	UPAG													X	X	X	X

Judo	IJF	PJC					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Karate	WKF	PKF											X	X	X	X	X	X
Modern pentathlon	UIPM				X
Racquetball	IRF	PARC												X		X	X	X

Roller speed skating	FIRS	CPRS															X

Rowing	FISA															X		X
Rugby	IRB	CONSUR																	X
Sailing	ISAF	SASC					X					X	X			X	X	X
Shooting	ISSF	CAT	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Softball	ISF	CONPASA						X	X		X		X		X	X		X
Squash	WSF	FPS														X	X	X
Surfing	ISA	APAS														X		X
Table tennis	ITTF	LATTU			X		X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Taekwondo	WTF	PATU										X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Tennis	ITF	COSAT	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Triathlon	ITU	PATCO														X	X	X

Beach volleyball	FIVB	CSV														X	X	X
Volleyball	FIVB	CSV	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Water skiing	IWWF	IWWF Pan Am															X
Weightlifting	IWF	PAWC	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wrestling	FILA	CPLA	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Total sports^[6]			16	15	16	12	20	17	16	16	19	18	19	18	21	30	28	30

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

References

1 2 Creacion (Spanish). Juegos Bolivarianos. Retrieved on 2009-11-27.
↑ Historia de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos. EABolivia (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-27.
1 2 Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved June 28, 2012
↑ CPNRadio (December 23, 2010). Trujillo seriá la sede de los juegos Bolivarianos 2013 "Trujillo seriá la sede de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2013" Check |url= value (help) (in Spanish).
↑ El Telégrafo (July 22, 2013). Huanchaco será sede de los II Juegos Bolivarianos de Playa "Huanchaco será sede de los II Juegos Bolivarianos de Playa" Check |url= value (help) (in Spanish).
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↑ Méndez, Jorge (December 29, 1947), La Ciudad de los Virreyes Está de Fiesta por los Juegos Bolivarianos - Sin complejos de inferioridad debemos ganar el béisbol - Un balance de las justas bolivarianos por Jorge Méndez, enviad especial de EL TIEMPO a Lima (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 7 (original page no.: 13), retrieved October 25, 2012
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