Bolivarian Games
TypeMulti-sport event
Organising bodyODEBO
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
RegionSouth America
(Andean states)
Nations11 (2022)
RelatedPan American Games
Websiteodebo.org/juegos
Inauguration of the XVII Games in 2013
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. In 2010, the ODEBO decided to include Chile as the seventh member of ODEBO.[1] Except Panama, all other participating countries are Andean states.

History

Games were named after Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar

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 most recent edition in Valledupar, Colombia in 2022. Inspired by the events of 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[2] 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.[3]

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).[2]

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.

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 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.[4]

Summary

Games

Year Ed. Host city Host country [n 1] Opened by Period Nat. Athl. Winner
1938 I Bogotá  Colombia Alfonso López Pumarejo 6–22 Aug 6  Peru
1948 II Lima  Peru José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 25 Dec – 8 Jan 6  Peru
1951 III Caracas  Venezuela Germán Suárez Flamerich 5–21 Dec 6  Peru
1961 IV Barranquilla  Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo 3–16 Dec 5  Venezuela
1965 V Quito  Ecuador Ramón Castro Jijón 20 Nov – 6 Dec 6  Venezuela
1970 VI Maracaibo  Venezuela Rafael Caldera 23 Aug – 6 Sep 6  Venezuela
1973 VII Panama City  Panama Demetrio Basilio Lakas 17 Feb – 3 Mar 5  Venezuela
1977 VIII La Paz  Bolivia Hugo Banzer 15–29 Oct 6  Venezuela
1981 VIX Barquisimeto  Venezuela Luís Herrera Campins 4–14 Dec 6  Venezuela
1985 X Cuenca  Ecuador León Febres Cordero 9–18 Nov 6  Venezuela
1989 XI Maracaibo  Venezuela Jaime Lusinchi 14–25 Jan 6  Venezuela
1993 XII Cochabamba  Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora 24 Apr – 2 May 6  Venezuela
1997 XIII Arequipa  Peru Alberto Fujimori 17–26 Oct 6  Venezuela
2001 XIV Ambato  Ecuador Roberto Hanze 7–16 Sep 6  Venezuela
2005 XV Armenia and Pereira  Colombia Álvaro Uribe 12–21 Aug 6  Venezuela
2009 XVI Sucre  Bolivia Evo Morales 15–26 Nov 6 435  Venezuela
2013 XVII Trujillo[5]  Peru Ollanta Humala 16–30 Nov 11 562  Colombia
2017 XVIII Santa Marta  Colombia Clara Luz Roldán 11–25 Nov 11 469  Colombia
2022 XIX Valledupar 24 Jun – 5 July 11 389  Colombia
2024 XX Ayacucho  Peru TBA 6–15 Dec TBA TBA TBA
2025 XXI Guayaquil  Ecuador TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Beach Games

Year Games Host City Host Country Opened by Dates Nations Events Top medalling
nation
2012 I Lima  Peru 1–11 November 10 64  Peru
2014 II Huanchaco[6]  Peru 3–12 December 11 71  Venezuela
2016 III Iquique[7]  Chile 24 November - 3 December 11 81  Chile
2019 IV Vargas  Venezuela Cancelled
Notes
  1. ^ As recognized by the IOC.

Youth Games

Year Games Host City Host Country Opened by Dates Nations Events Top medalling
nation
2023 I Sucre[8]  Bolivia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Sports

The following table was compiled based on information extracted from a variety of sources.[4][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] It should be considered as incomplete.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

  Aquatics –   Cycling –   Football –   Gymnastics –   Underwater sports –   Volleyball -   Basketball

Sport (Discipline) Body 38 47 51 61 65 70 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 01 05 09 13 17 22
World South America
 
Diving FINA ASUA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Open water swimming X X X
Swimming X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Synchronized swimming X X X X
Water polo X X X X X X X X
 
Archery FITA AAF X X X X X X
Athletics IAAF CONSUDATLE X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Badminton BWF BPA X X X X
Baseball IBAF COPABE X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 
Basketball FIBA FIBA Americas X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
3x3 Basketball X
 
Basque Pelota/
Pelota Nacional		 FIPV X X X X
Billiards CMSB CPB X X X X X X
Bodybuilding IFBB IFBBSud America X
Bola Criollas FIB X
Bowling FIQ PABCON X X X X X X X X X X X X
Boxing AIBA AMBC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Equestrianism X
Canoeing ICF COPAC X X X X X X
Chess FIDE CCA X X X X X X X
Climbing IFSC X X X
Coleo X
 
BMX racing UCI COPACI X X X X X
Mountain biking X X X X X
Road cycling X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Track cycling X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 
Equestrian FEI PAEC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Fencing FIE CPE X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Field hockey FIH PAHF X
 
Football FIFA CONMEBOL X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Futsal X X X X
 
Golf IGF FSG X X X X X X X
 
Artistic gymnastics FIG CONSUGI X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rhythmic gymnastics X X X X X X X
Trampoline X X
 
Handball IHF SCAHC X X X
Judo IJF PJC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Karate WKF PKF X X X X X X X X X
Modern pentathlon UIPM X
Racquetball IRF PARC X X X X X X
Roller speed skating FIRS CPRS X X X
Rowing FISA X X X X X
Rugby IRB CONSUR X X X
Sailing ISAF SASC X X X X X X X X X
Shooting ISSF CAT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Softball ISF CONPASA X X X X X X X X X X
Squash WSF FPS X X X X X X
Surfing ISA APAS X X X
Table tennis ITTF LATTU X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Taekwondo WTF PATU X X X X X X X X X X
Tennis ITF COSAT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Triathlon ITU PATCO X X X X X X
 
Finswimming CMAS X
Freediving X
Spearfishing X
 
Beach volleyball FIVB CSV X X X X X
Volleyball X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 
Water skiing IWWF IWWF Pan Am X X X X
Weightlifting IWF PAWC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wrestling UWW CPLA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wushu IWUF PAWF X
 
Total sports[9] 16 15 16 12 20 17 16 16 19 18 19 18 21 30 28 30 44 45 43

All-time medal count

The total medal count for all the Games until 2022 is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals won by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals. Chile, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Paraguay started competing since the 2013 Bolivarian Games.

As of 2022:

Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Venezuela 1861 1555 1188 4604
2  Colombia 1562 1381 1146 4089
3  Peru 621 715 935 2271
4  Ecuador 442 699 1048 2189
5  Panama 196 198 335 729
6  Chile 124 146 221 491
7  Bolivia 109 193 421 723
8  Dominican Republic 58 57 122 237
9  Guatemala 45 63 88 196
10  Paraguay 23 32 36 91
11  El Salvador 13 20 22 55
Total 5054 5059 5562 15675

All time records

All-time medal count (Beach Games)

As 2016

Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Venezuela 58 50 46 154
2  Chile 48 46 38 132
3  Peru 48 35 47 130
4  Colombia 30 24 29 83
5  Ecuador 19 40 37 96
6  Guatemala 6 3 6 15
7  Paraguay 3 9 9 21
8  El Salvador 3 6 5 14
9  Dominican Republic 1 3 6 10
10  Panama 0 0 2 2
11  Bolivia 0 0 0 0
Total 216 216 215 647

See also

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