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Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

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Host country
  
Colombia

Champions
  
Peru (1st title)

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Bolivia

Dates
  
(1938-08-06) (1938-08-22)6 August – 22 August 1938 (16 days)

Teams
  
5 (from 1 confederation)

The football tournament at the 1938 Bolivarian Games was held in Bogotá from 6 to 22 August.

Five of the six participating countries entered the tournament, which were Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.This was the first and only time that full national teams for every country took part in this tournament. The gold medal was won by Peru, who earned 8 points.

Table

Each team played against each of the other teams. 2 points system used.

  • As Bolivia and Ecuador were tied for second place, a playoff was disputed.

    • References

    Football at the 1938 Bolivarian Games Wikipedia
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