Bolivarian Games

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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.

1 Games
2 All-time medal count
3 See also
4 External links

Games

Year	Games	Host City	Country	Dates	Nations	Top Medalling Nation
1938	I	Bogotá	Colombia	6 August - 22 August	6	Peru
1947-48	II	Lima	Peru	26 December - 8 January	6	Peru
1951	III	Caracas	Venezuela	5 December - 21 December	6	Peru
1961	IV	Barranquilla	Colombia	3 December - 16 December	5	Venezuela
1965	V	Quito and Guayaquil	Ecuador	December	6	Venezuela
1970	VI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	December	6	Venezuela
1973	VII	Panama City	Panama	December	5	Venezuela
1977	VIII	La Paz	Bolivia	15 October - 29 October	6	Venezuela
1981	IX	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	4 December - 14 December	6	Venezuela
1985	X	Ambato, Cuenca and Portoviejo	Ecuador	9 November - 18 November	6	Venezuela
1989	XI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	14 January - 25 January	6	Venezuela
1993	XII	Santa Cruz and Cochabamba	Bolivia	24 April - 2 May	6	Venezuela
1997	XIII	Arequipa	Peru	17 October - 26 October	6	Venezuela
2001	XIV	Ambato	Ecuador	7 September - 16 September	6	Venezuela
2005	XV	Armenia and Pereira	Colombia	12 August - 21 August	6	Venezuela
2009	XVI	Sucre	Bolivia	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	Venezuela	1401	1055	807	3263
2	Colombia	877	911	757	2545
3	Peru	463	518	607	1588
4	Ecuador	255	438	685	1382
5	Panama	183	175	269	627
6	Bolivia	76	140	296	512
Total		3265	3237	3421	9923