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1938 Bolivarian Games

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Host city
  
Bogotá

Nations participating
  
6

Country
  
Athletes participating
  
716

1938 Bolivarian Games

Opening ceremony
  
August 6, 1938 (1938-08-06)

Closing ceremony
  
August 22, 1938 (1938-08-22)

The I Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between August 6–22, 1938, in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Estadio El Campín, for the city's 400th anniversary. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).

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The Games were officially opened by Colombian president Alfonso López Pumarejo, accompanied by Alberto Nariño Cheyne from the Colombian Olympic Committee, Colonel Leopoldo Piedrahita from the local organizing committee, and Gustavo Santos, mayor of the city of Bogotá.

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) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.

The official posters for the Games were designed by Colombian artist Sergio Trujillo Magnenat.

Historical photos

Further photos can be found on the webpage of the Luis Ángel Arango Library.

Participation

A total of 716 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:

Sports

The following sports were mentioned:

: Exhibition event.

The list might be incomplete.

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.

References

1938 Bolivarian Games Wikipedia


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