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Bolivarian Games

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

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

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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 Ayacucho  Peru TBA 29 November-8 December 10 25 159  Peru
2025 21 Ayacucho and Lima[6] TBA 22 November- 8 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[7]  Peru 3–12 December 11 71  Venezuela
2016 3 Iquique[8]  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[9]  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][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] 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 AQUA 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 WS 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 TRI 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[10] 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 Bolivia
  • Colombia Colombia
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • Panama Panama
  • Peru Peru
  • Venezuela 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 El Salvador
  • Guatemala Guatemala

Caribbean

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  • Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

South America

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  • Chile Chile
  • Paraguay 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 (1938-2024)

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The total medal count for all the Games until 2024 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 1877 1585 1218 4680
2  Colombia 1606 1416 1162 4184
3  Peru 670 753 962 2385
4  Ecuador 451 710 1079 2240
5  Panama 196 199 341 736
6  Chile 154 169 240 563
7  Bolivia 113 199 440 752
8  Dominican Republic 60 59 129 248
9  Guatemala 48 74 106 228
10  Paraguay 23 32 36 91
11  El Salvador 15 22 26 63
Total 5213 5218 5739 16170

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

Sport in Americas

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See also

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