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| Type | Multi-sport event |
|---|---|
| Organising body | ODEBO |
| Founded | 1938; 87 years ago (1938) |
| Region | South America (Andean states) |
| Nations | 11 (2022) |
| Related | Pan American Games |
| Website | odebo.org/juegos |
 Inauguration of the XVII Games in 2013 |
| Games |
|---|
TheBolivarian Games (Spanish:Juegos Bolivarianos, full nameJuegos Deportivos Bolivarianos) are a regionalmulti-sport event held in honor ofSimón Bolívar, and organized by theBolivarian Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana, ODEBO). The event is open to athletes fromBolivia,Colombia,Ecuador,Panama,Peru, andVenezuela. In 2010, the ODEBO decided to includeChile as the seventh member of ODEBO.[1] Except Panama, all other participating countries are Andean states.
The first Games were held in 1938 inBogotá,Colombia for the city's 400th anniversary. They have since been held irregularly, but every four years since 1973, with the most recent edition inValledupar,Colombia in 2022. Inspired by the events of1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin,[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 thePan 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) ofODESUR.[4]
| 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 | ||||
| Year | Games | Host City | Host Country | Opened by | Dates | Nations | Events | Top medalling nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | Sucre[9] |  Bolivia | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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
ODEBO (Organización Deportiva Bolivariana) /Andean Community (Andean States):
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Panama Peru
VenezuelaThe invited countries are not members ofODEBO but they are invited since 2013
El Salvador
Guatemala
Dominican Republic Chile
ParaguayODEBO Members of theNational 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 |
The total medal count for all the Games until 2024 is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number ofgold medals won by each country. The number ofsilver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number ofbronze medals.Chile, theDominican Republic,El Salvador,Guatemala, andParaguay started competing since the2013 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 73 | 51 | 55 | 179 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 63 | 48 | 46 | 157 |
| 3 |  Chile | 30 | 40 | 47 | 117 |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 25 | 32 | 32 | 89 |
| 5 |  Peru | 20 | 26 | 54 | 100 |
| 6 | Bolivia | 9 | 19 | 39 | 67 |
| 7 | Panama | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 8 | Team ODEBO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 227 | 224 | 284 | 735 | |
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