Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos, full name Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos) are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana, ODEBO). The event is open to athletes from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
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[edit] History
The first Games were held in 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia for the city's 400th anniversary. They have since been held irregularly, but every four years since 1973, with the last edition in Sucre, Bolivia in 2009. Inspired by the events of 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[1] Alberto Nariño Cheyne was the key designer of the idea of a Games to foster unity among the Bolivarian countries through the means of sport.[2]
Following the first Games, the Bolivarian Sports Organization was formed as a sub-organisation of the Pan American Sports Organization by six founding members from the respective countries – Jorge Rodríguez Hurtado (Bolivia), Alberto Nariño Cheyne (Colombia), Galo Plaza Lasso (Ecuador), Luis Saavedra (Panama), Alfredo Hohagen Diez Canseco (Peru) and Julio Bustamante (Venezuela).[1]
In terms of medals, Peru was dominant in the early years of the competition but Venezuela has consistently been the most successful country since the 1960s.
[edit] Games
| Year | Games | Host city | Country | Dates | Nations | Top medalling nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | I | Bogotá |  Colombia |
6 August – 22 August | 6 |  Peru |
| 1947-48 | II | Lima | Peru |
26 December – 8 January | 6 | Peru |
| 1951 | III | Caracas |  Venezuela |
5 December – 21 December | 6 | Peru |
| 1961 | IV | Barranquilla | Colombia |
3 December – 16 December | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1965 | V | Quito and Guayaquil |  Ecuador |
December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1970 | VI | Maracaibo | Venezuela |
December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1973 | VII | Panama City |  Panama |
December | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1977 | VIII | La Paz |  Bolivia |
15 October – 29 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1981 | IX | Barquisimeto | Venezuela |
4 December – 14 December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1985 | X | Ambato, Cuenca and Portoviejo | Ecuador |
9 November – 18 November | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1989 | XI | Maracaibo | Venezuela |
14 January – 25 January | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1993 | XII | Santa Cruz and Cochabamba | Bolivia |
24 April – 2 May | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1997 | XIII | Arequipa | Peru |
17 October – 26 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2001 | XIV | Ambato | Ecuador |
7 September – 16 September | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2005 | XV | Armenia and Pereira | Colombia |
12 August – 21 August | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2009 | XVI | Sucre | Bolivia |
15 November – 26 November | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2013 | XVII | Trujillo[3] | Peru |
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[edit] Sports
The following sports featured at the 2009 edition of the Games.
[edit] All-time medal count
The total medal count for all the Games until 2005 is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.
| Bolivarian Games Medal Count | |||||
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela |
1401 | 1055 | 807 | 3263 |
| 2 | Colombia |
877 | 911 | 757 | 2545 |
| 3 | Peru |
463 | 518 | 607 | 1588 |
| 4 | Ecuador |
255 | 438 | 685 | 1382 |
| 5 | Panama |
183 | 175 | 269 | 627 |
| 6 | Bolivia |
76 | 140 | 296 | 512 |
| Total | 3265 | 3237 | 3421 | 9923 | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Creacion (Spanish). Juegos Bolivarianos. Retrieved on 2009-11-27.
- ^ Historia de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos. EABolivia (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-27.
- ^ CPNRadio (December 23, 2010). Trujillo seriá la sede de los juegos Bolivarianos 2013 "Trujillo seriá la sede de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2013" (in Spanish). http://www.cpnradio.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=287:trujillo-podria-ser-la-proxima-sede-de-los-bolivarianos&catid=53:atletismo&Itemid=97Trujillo seriá la sede de los juegos Bolivarianos 2013.
[edit] External links
- 2005 Games Official site (Spanish)
- 2009 Games Official site (Spanish)
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