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1981 Bolivarian Games
1981 sporting event
1981 sporting event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | IX Bolivarian Games |
| host_city | Barquisimeto, Lara |
| country | VEN |
| nations | 6 |
| athletes | 1516 |
| events | 18 sports |
| opening | |
| closing | |
| opened_by | Luís Herrera Campins |
| torch_lighter | Carmen Militza Pérez |
| stadium | Estadio de Barquisimeto |
| previous | 1977 La Paz |
| next | 1985 Cuenca |
The IX Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between December 4–14, 1981, at the Estadio de Barquisimeto In February 1980, Barquisimeto was chosen to substitute the initial host city Lima in Perú. The Comité Olímpico Peruano renounced because of financial problems.
The Games were officially opened by Venezuelan president Luís Herrera Campins. Torch lighter was fencer Carmen Militza Pérez.
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
A critical comment was published.
Participation
A total of 1516 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Panama
- Peru
- Venezuela
Sports
The following 18 sports were explicitly mentioned:
- Aquatic sports
- [[File:Diving pictogram.svg|30px]] Diving ()
- [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming ()
- [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics ()
- [[File:Baseball pictogram.svg|30px]] Baseball ()
- [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px]] Basketball ()
- [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bowling ()
- [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing ()
- Cycling
- [[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Road cycling ()
- [[File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg|30px]] Track cycling ()
- [[File:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing ()
- [[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] Football ()
- [[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Gymnastics (artistic) ()
- [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo ()
- [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting ()
- [[File:Softball pictogram.svg|30px]] Softball ()
- [[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 ()
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.
| 1981 Bolivarian Games medal count | Rank | Total | Total | 234 | 233 | 241 | 708 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 1 | 140 | 91 | 67 | 298 | |||
| 2 | 39 | 52 | 53 | 144 | |||
| 3 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 81 | |||
| 4 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 93 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 68 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
References
References
- in [[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]]. The Games were organized by the [[ODEBO. Bolivarian Sports Organization]] ([[ODEBO]]).[http://www.eabolivia.com/deportes/2456-historia-de-los-juegos-deportivos-bolivarianos.html Historia de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos]. EABolivia (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2009-11-27.
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