Athletics at the Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions have been held at the quadrennial Bolivarian Games since the inaugural edition 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia. A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 including extensive lists of participating athletes and officials from Bolivia 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.^[1]

Editions

Games	Year	Host city	Country	Events
				Men	Women
I	1938 ()	Bogotá	Colombia	23	4
II	1947/8 ()	Lima	Peru	23	10
III	1951 ()	Caracas	Venezuela	21	7
IV	1961 ()	Barranquilla	Colombia	21	9
V	1965 ()	Quito	Ecuador	21	9
VI	1970 ()	Maracaibo	Venezuela	22	10
VII	1973 ()	Panama City	Panama	22	12
VIII	1977 ()	La Paz	Bolivia	23	14
IX	1981 ()	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	23	15
X	1985 ()	Cuenca	Ecuador	21	16
XI	1989 ()	Maracaibo	Venezuela	23	17
XII	1993 ()	Cochabamba	Bolivia	24	19
XIII	1997 ()	Arequipa	Peru	23	22
XIV	2001 ()	Ambato	Ecuador	24	23
XV	2005 ()	Armenia	Colombia	24	23
XVI	2009 ()	Sucre	Bolivia	24	23
XVII	2013 ()	Trujillo	Peru

Medals

Medal winners for the athletics events of the Bolivarian Games from 1938–2005 were published.^[2]

See also

List of Bolivarian Games records in athletics

External links

• Athletics medallists from 1938–2005 Bolivarian Games

References

1. 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
2. BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 2, 2012