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1951 Bolivarian Games

Field	Value
name	III Bolivarian Games
host_city	Caracas
country	VEN
nations	6
athletes	1010
opening
closing
opened_by	Germán Suárez Flamerich
athlete_oath	Leopoldo Márquez
torch_lighter	Carlos Feo
stadium	Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela
previous	[1947/48 Lima](1947-48-bolivarian-games)
next	[1961 Barranquilla](1961-bolivarian-games)

The III Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between December 5–21, 1951, at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).

The Games were officially opened by Germán Suárez Flamerich, who became president of the "Junta de Gobierno" 1950-1952, after the assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud.

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. |url-status=dead

Stamp issued in 1951 about the III Bolivarian Games.

Participation

A total of 1010 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:

Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Panama
Peru
Venezuela

Sports

The local Organizing Committee included three popular Venezuelan sports (Basque pelota, Bolas criollas, and Coleo) as exhibition events. The following sports were explicitly mentioned:

Aquatic sports
- [[File:Diving pictogram.svg|30px]] Diving ()
- [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming ()
- [[File:Water polo pictogram.svg|30px]] Water polo ()
[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics ()
[[File:Baseball pictogram.svg|30px]] Baseball ()
[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px]] Basketball ()
[[File:Basque pelota pictogram.svg|30px]] Basque pelota ()†
[[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|30px]] Billiards ()
[[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bolas criollas ()†
[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing ()
[[File:Chess pictogram.svg|30px]] Chess ()
[[File:Horseicon.svg|30px]] Coleo ()†
Cycling
- [[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Road cycling ()
- [[File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg|30px]] Track cycling ()
[[File:Equestrian pictogram.svg|30px]] Equestrian ()
[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing ()
[[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] Football ()
[[File:Golf pictogram.svg|30px]] Golf ()
[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg|30px]] Modern pentathlon ()
[[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting ()
[[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table tennis ()
[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis ()
[[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px]] Volleyball ()
[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting ()
[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling () †: Exhibition event.

The list might be incomplete.

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011124323/http://www.juegosbolivarianos2005.gov.co/home/historia_resultados.aspx?m=3&s=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2007 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.

1951 Bolivarian Games Medal Count	Rank	Total	Total	108	108
Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1		40	39	25	104
2		33	31	31	95
3		18	7	12	37
4		14	21	18	53
5		3	7	6	16
6		0	3	4	7

References

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