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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. In 2010, the ODEBO decided to include Chile as the seventh member of ODEBO.[1] Except Panama, all other participating countries are Andean states.

Bolivarian Games
TypeMulti-sport event
Organising bodyODEBO
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
RegionSouth America
(Andean states)
Nations11 (2022)
RelatedPan American Games
Websiteodebo.org/juegos

History

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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

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Games

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Year Ed. Host city Host country [n 1] Opened by Period Nat. Athl. Sports Events Winner
1938 1 Bogotá   Colombia Alfonso López Pumarejo 6–22 Aug 6 17 84   Peru
1948 2 Lima   Peru José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 25 Dec – 8 Jan 6 22 112   Peru
1951 3 Caracas   Venezuela Germán Suárez Flamerich 5–21 Dec 6 22 108   Peru
1961 4 Barranquilla   Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo 3–16 Dec 5 12 145   Venezuela
1965 5 Quito   Ecuador Ramón Castro Jijón 20 Nov – 6 Dec 6 20 142   Venezuela
1970 6 Maracaibo   Venezuela Rafael Caldera 23 Aug – 6 Sep 6 17 189   Venezuela
1973 7 Panama City   Panama Demetrio Basilio Lakas 17 Feb – 3 Mar 5 16 173   Venezuela
1977 8 La Paz   Bolivia Hugo Banzer 15–29 Oct 6 16 185   Venezuela
1981 9 Barquisimeto   Venezuela Luís Herrera Campins 4–14 Dec 6 18 233   Venezuela
1985 10 Cuenca   Ecuador León Febres Cordero 9–18 Nov 6 20 230   Venezuela
1989 11 Maracaibo   Venezuela Jaime Lusinchi 14–25 Jan 6 20 262   Venezuela
1993 12 Cochabamba   Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora 24 Apr – 2 May 6 19 275   Venezuela
1997 13 Arequipa   Peru Alberto Fujimori 17–26 Oct 6 22 318   Venezuela
2001 14 Ambato   Ecuador Roberto Hanze 7–16 Sep 6 29 377   Venezuela
2005 15 Armenia and Pereira   Colombia Álvaro Uribe 12–21 Aug 6 28 415   Venezuela
2009 16 Sucre   Bolivia Evo Morales 15–26 Nov 6 30 435   Venezuela
2013 17 Trujillo[5]   Peru Ollanta Humala 16–30 Nov 11 44 562   Colombia
2017 18 Santa Marta   Colombia Clara Luz Roldán 11–25 Nov 11 34 469   Colombia
2022 19 Valledupar 24 Jun – 5 July 11 32 389   Colombia
2024 20 Lima and Ayacucho   Peru TBA 28 November-7 December TBA TBA 25 TBA TBA
2025 21 Guayaquil   Ecuador TBA 22 November- 7 December TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
2029 22 Cúcuta   Colombia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Beach Games

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Year Games Host City Host Country Opened by Dates Nations Events Top medalling
nation
2012 1 Lima   Peru 1–11 November 10 64   Peru
2014 2 Huanchaco[6]   Peru 3–12 December 11 71   Venezuela
2016 3 Iquique[7]   Chile 24 November - 3 December 11 81   Chile
2019 4 Vargas   Venezuela Cancelled
Notes
  1. ^ As recognized by the IOC.

Youth Games

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Year Games Host City Host Country Opened by Dates Nations Events Top medalling
nation
2024 1 Sucre[8]   Bolivia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Sports

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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   WAQU 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   WA AAF X X X X X X
Athletics   World Athletics 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   WBSC 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   World Rugby 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   WBSC 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

Nations

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Andean Community Member states (South America except Mercosur)

Core (6)

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ODEBO (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana) / Andean Community (Andean States):

  •   Bolivia
  •   Colombia
  •   Ecuador
  •   Panama
  •   Peru
  •   Venezuela

Invited Nations (5)

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The invited countries are not members of ODEBO but they are invited since 2013

Central America

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  •   El Salvador
  •   Guatemala

Caribbean

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  •   Dominican Republic

South America

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  •   Chile
  •   Paraguay

Members

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ODEBO Members of the National Olympic Committees include:

Name Olympic Committee Admitted in
  Bolivia Bolivian Olympic Committee 1938
  Chile Chilean Olympic Committee 2010
  Colombia Colombian Olympic Committee 1938
  Ecuador Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee 1938
  Panama Panama Olympic Committee 1938
  Peru Peruvian Olympic Committee 1938
  Venezuela Venezuelan Olympic Committee 1938

Medals

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Games (1938-2022)

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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.

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

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Beach Games (2012-2016)

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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

Youth Games (2024)

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Colombia735155179
2  Venezuela634846157
3  Chile304047117
4  Ecuador25323289
5  Peru202654100
6  Bolivia9193967
7  Panama771125
8Team ODEBO0101
Totals (8 entries)227224284735
Source: I Bolivarian Youth Games Sucre 2024 – Medal table

Sport in Americas

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See also

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