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 CountryEventsMen Women Mixed I 1938 () Bogotá 23 4 0 II 1947/8 () Lima 23 10 0 III 1951 () Caracas 21 7 0 IV 1961 () Barranquilla 21 9 0 V 1965 () Quito 21 9 0 VI 1970 () Maracaibo 22 10 0 VII 1973 () Panama City 22 12 0 VIII 1977 () La Paz 23 14 0 IX 1981 () Barquisimeto 23 15 0 X 1985 () Cuenca 21 16 0 XI 1989 () Maracaibo 23 17 0 XII 1993 () Cochabamba 24 19 0 XIII 1997 () Arequipa 23 22 0 XIV 2001 () Ambato 24 23 0 XV 2005 () Armenia 24 23 0 XVI 2009 () Sucre 24 23 0 XVII 2013 () Trujillo 24 23 0 XVIII 2017 () Santa Marta 24 23 0 XIX 2022 () Valledupar 21 22 1 XX 2024 () Ayacucho 1 1 1 XXI 2025 () Lima
Medals
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Bolivarian Games from 1938 to 2005 were published.
See also List of Bolivarian Games records in athletics
External links Athletics medallists from 1938–2005 Bolivarian Games
References