Athletics at the Bolivarian Games
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]Medal winners for the athletics events of the Bolivarian Games from 1938 to 2005 were published.[2]
See also
[edit]List of Bolivarian Games records in athletics
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 2, 2012