title: Athletics at the Bolivarian Games
text: # Athletics at the Bolivarian Games
  
  Athletics competitions have been held at the quadrennial Bolivarian Games since the inaugural edition 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia. A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 including extensive lists of participating athletes and officials from Bolivia was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Games | Year | Host city | Country | Events | Events |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Games | Year | Host city | Country | Men | Women |
  | I | 1938 (details) | Bogotá | Colombia | 23 | 4 |
  | II | 1947/8 (details) | Lima | Peru | 23 | 10 |
  | III | 1951 (details) | Caracas | Venezuela | 21 | 7 |
  | IV | 1961 (details) | Barranquilla | Colombia | 21 | 9 |
  | V | 1965 (details) | Quito | Ecuador | 21 | 9 |
  | VI | 1970 (details) | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 22 | 10 |
  | VII | 1973 (details) | Panama City | Panama | 22 | 12 |
  | VIII | 1977 (details) | La Paz | Bolivia | 23 | 14 |
  | IX | 1981 (details) | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 23 | 15 |
  | X | 1985 (details) | Cuenca | Ecuador | 21 | 16 |
  | XI | 1989 (details) | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 23 | 17 |
  | XII | 1993 (details) | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 24 | 19 |
  | XIII | 1997 (details) | Arequipa | Peru | 23 | 22 |
  | XIV | 2001 (details) | Ambato | Ecuador | 24 | 23 |
  | XV | 2005 (details) | Armenia | Colombia | 24 | 23 |
  | XVI | 2009 (details) | Sucre | Bolivia | 24 | 23 |
  | XVII | 2013 (details) | Trujillo | Peru | | |
  
  ## Medals
  
  Medal winners for the athletics events of the Bolivarian Games from 1938 to 2005 were published.
  
  