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

GamesYearHost cityCountryEvents
MenWomen
I1938 ()Bogotá Colombia234
II1947/8 ()Lima Peru2310
III1951 ()Caracas Venezuela217
IV1961 ()Barranquilla Colombia219
V1965 ()Quito Ecuador219
VI1970 ()Maracaibo Venezuela2210
VII1973 ()Panama City Panama2212
VIII1977 ()La Paz Bolivia2314
IX1981 ()Barquisimeto Venezuela2315
X1985 ()Cuenca Ecuador2116
XI1989 ()Maracaibo Venezuela2317
XII1993 ()Cochabamba Bolivia2419
XIII1997 ()Arequipa Peru2322
XIV2001 ()Ambato Ecuador2423
XV2005 ()Armenia Colombia2423
XVI2009 ()Sucre Bolivia2423
XVII2013 ()Trujillo Peru

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
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