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, organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana, ODEBO). The event is open to the countries liberated by Bolívar or those born from these.

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 Armenia and Pereira in Colombia in 2005.

Games

Year	Games	Host City	Country	Dates	Nations	Top Medalling Nation
1938	I	Bogotá		6 August - 22 August	6
1947-48	II	Lima		26 December - 8 January	6
1951	III	Caracas		5 December - 21 December	6
1961	IV	Barranquilla		3 December - 16 December	5
1965	V	Quito and Guayaquil		December	6
1970	VI	Maracaibo		December	6
1973	VII	Panama City		December	5
1977	VIII	La Paz		15 October - 29 October	6
1981	IX	Barquisimeto		4 December - 14 December	6
1985	X	Ambato, Cuenca and Portoviejo		9 November - 18 November	6
1989	XI	Maracaibo		14 January - 25 January	6
1993	XII	Santa Cruz and Cochabamba		24 April - 2 May	6
1997	XIII	Arequipa		17 October - 26 October	6
2001	XIV	Ambato		7 September - 16 September	6
2005	XV	Armenia and Pereira		12 August - 21 August	6
2009	XVI	Sucre		TBA	6	TBA

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
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	align=left	1401	1055	807	3263
2	align=left	877	911	757	2545
3	align=left	463	518	607	1588
4	align=left	255	438	685	1382
5	align=left	183	175	269	627
6	align=left	76	140	296	512
Total		3265	3237	3421	9923

See also

• Football at the Bolivarian Games

External links

• 2005 Bolivarian Games Official site