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

External links

• Athletics medallists from 1938–2005 Bolivarian Games