Athletics at the Bolivarian Games
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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 () | Bogotá |  Colombia | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| II | 1947/8 () | Lima |  Peru | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| III | 1951 () | Caracas |  Venezuela | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| IV | 1961 () | Barranquilla | Colombia | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| V | 1965 () | Quito |  Ecuador | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| VI | 1970 () | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| VII | 1973 () | Panama City |  Panama | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| VIII | 1977 () | La Paz |  Bolivia | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| IX | 1981 () | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| X | 1985 () | Cuenca | Ecuador | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| XI | 1989 () | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 23 | 17 | 0 |
| XII | 1993 () | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 24 | 19 | 0 |
| XIII | 1997 () | Arequipa | Peru | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| XIV | 2001 () | Ambato | Ecuador | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| XV | 2005 () | Armenia | Colombia | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| XVI | 2009 () | Sucre | Bolivia | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| XVII | 2013 () | Trujillo | Peru | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| XVIII | 2017 () | Santa Marta | Colombia | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| XIX | 2022 () | Valledupar | Colombia | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| XX | 2024 () | Ayacucho | Peru | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| XXI | 2025 () | Lima | Peru | |||
Medals
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Bolivarian Games from 1938 to 2005 were published.[2]