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 Mixed
I 1938 () Bogotá  Colombia 23 4 0
II 1947/8 () Lima  Peru 23 10 0
III 1951 () Caracas  Venezuela 21 7 0
IV 1961 () Barranquilla  Colombia 21 9 0
V 1965 () Quito  Ecuador 21 9 0
VI 1970 () Maracaibo  Venezuela 22 10 0
VII 1973 () Panama City  Panama 22 12 0
VIII 1977 () La Paz  Bolivia 23 14 0
IX 1981 () Barquisimeto  Venezuela 23 15 0
X 1985 () Cuenca  Ecuador 21 16 0
XI 1989 () Maracaibo  Venezuela 23 17 0
XII 1993 () Cochabamba  Bolivia 24 19 0
XIII 1997 () Arequipa  Peru 23 22 0
XIV 2001 () Ambato  Ecuador 24 23 0
XV 2005 () Armenia  Colombia 24 23 0
XVI 2009 () Sucre  Bolivia 24 23 0
XVII 2013 () Trujillo  Peru 24 23 0
XVIII 2017 () Santa Marta  Colombia 24 23 0
XIX 2022 () Valledupar  Colombia 21 22 1

Medals

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

See also

List of Bolivarian Games records in athletics

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