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| Host city | Quito Guayaquil |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Nations | 6 |
| Athletes | about 1200 |
| Events | 20 sports + 1 exhibition |
| Opening | November 20, 1965 (1965-11-20) |
| Closing | December 5, 1965 (1965-12-05) |
| Opened by | Ramón Castro Jijón (Quito) Jaime García Naranjo (Guayaquil) |
| Athlete's Oath | Carola Castro Jijón (Quito) Juvenal Sáenz Gil (Guayaquil) |
| Torch lighter | Luís Calderón Gallardo (Quito) Edgar Andrade (Guayaquil) |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Quito) Estadio Modelo Guayaquil (Guayaquil) |
TheVBolivarian Games (Spanish:Juegos Bolivarianos) were amulti-sport event held between November 20 - December 5, 1965, inQuito andGuayaquil,Ecuador. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).
Separate inauguration ceremonies for the Games were held in both venues. In Quito, the Games were officially opened by Ecuadorian president and chairman of the military juntaRamón Castro Jijón. Torch lighter was former long distance runner, 10,000 metres gold medal winner at theI Bolivarian GamesLuís Calderón. The athlete's oath was sworn by the president's sister, former sprinter and 50 metres gold medal winner at theI Bolivarian GamesCarola Castro.[1][2] In Guayaquil, the Games were officially opened by the president of the organizing committee,Jaime García Naranjo. Torch lighter wasEdgar Andrade. The athlete's oath was sworn by baseball playerJuvenal Sáenz.[1][3]
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 theBolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) ofODESUR.[1] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by theComité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[4]
| Athletics (details): | Estadio Universitario[5] |
| Basketball (women) (details): | Coliseo Cerrado[6] |
| Boxing (details): | Coliseo Cerrado[7] |
| Chess (details): | Quito Tenis y Golf Club[7] |
| Equestrian (details): | Grupo Yaguachi[7] Jardín de Saltos del Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro[8] Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa[8] |
| Fencing (details): | Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro[5] |
| Football (details): | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa[5] |
| Golf (details): | Quito Tenis y Golf Club[9] |
| Gymnastics (details): | Coliseo Cerrado[10] |
| Volleyball (details): | Coliseo Cerrado[6] |
| Baseball (details): | Estadio Yeyo Uraga[5] |
| Basketball (men) (details): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[9] |
| Cycling (road) (details): | [11] |
| Cycling (track) (details): | Velódromo Modelo[12] |
| Judo (details): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[9] |
| Sailing (details): | Salinas Yacht Club[5] |
| Shooting (details): | Polígono Vicente Pin[5] |
| Swimming/Diving: (details) | Piscina Olímpica Asisclo Garay[6] |
| Table tennis (details): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[6] |
| Tennis (details): | Estadio Francisco Segura[7] |
| Weightlifting (details): | Gimnasio Guayaquil[13] |
| Wrestling (details): | Coliseo Huancavilca[6] |
About 1200 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:[1][14]
The following sports were explicitly mentioned:[1][4]
†: Exhibition event.
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below.[15] 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.
| 1965 Bolivarian Games Medal Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 153 | |
| 2 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 69 | |
| 3 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 80 | |
| 4 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 82 | |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 144 | 140 | 133 | 417 | |