| Host city | Arequipa,Arequipa |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Nations | 6 |
| Athletes | 1710 |
| Events | 22 sports |
| Opening | October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) |
| Closing | October 24, 1997 (1997-10-24) |
| Opened by | Alberto Fujimori |
| Torch lighter | Hernán Llerena |
| Main venue | Estadio Monumental de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín |
TheXIIIBolivarian Games (Spanish:Juegos Bolivarianos) were amulti-sport event held between October 17–26, 1997, inArequipa,Peru. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).
The opening ceremony that took place on October 17, 1997, at theEstadio Monumental de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín inArequipa,Perú.[1] The Games were officially opened by Peruvian presidentAlberto Fujimori. Torch lighter was 70-year-old former cyclistHernán Llerena,[1] who won 4 gold medals at the1947–48 Bolivarian Games and another gold medal at the1951 Bolivarian Games.[2]
Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by theComité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[3]
About 1710 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:[4]
The numbers might include coaches, because other sources publish smallernumbers.[5][6]
The following 20 sports (+ 1 exhibition) were explicitly mentioned:[3][5][7]
Athletics (details)
Basketball (details)
Bowling (details)
Boxing (details)
Climbing (details)†
Equestrian (details)
Fencing (details)
Football (details)‡
Judo (details)
Karate (details)
Shooting (details)
Softball (details)
Table tennis (details)
Taekwondo (details)
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Volleyball (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Wrestling (details)†: Exhibition event.
‡: The competition was reserved to youth representatives (U-17).[8]
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below.[9] This table is sorted by the number ofgold medals earned by each country. The number ofsilver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number ofbronze medals.
| 1997 Bolivarian Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Venezuela | 121 | 110 | 84 | 315 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 119 | 93 | 75 | 287 |
| 3 | Peru | 50 | 66 | 95 | 211 |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 24 | 37 | 73 | 134 |
| 5 |  Bolivia | 4 | 5 | 24 | 33 |
| 6 |  Panama | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 |
| Total | 320 | 316 | 368 | 1004 | |
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