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1997 Bolivarian Games
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | XIII Bolivarian Games |
| host_city | Arequipa, Arequipa |
| country | PER |
| nations | 6 |
| athletes | 1710 |
| events | 22 sports |
| opening | |
| closing | |
| opened_by | Alberto Fujimori |
| torch_lighter | Hernán Llerena |
| stadium | Estadio Monumental de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín |
| previous | [1993 Cochabamba and Santa Cruz](1993-bolivarian-games) |
| next | [2001 Ambato](2001-bolivarian-games) |
The XIII Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between October 17–26, 1997, in Arequipa, Peru. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).
The opening ceremony that took place on October 17, 1997, at the Estadio Monumental de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa, Perú. The Games were officially opened by Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. Torch lighter was 70-year-old former cyclist Hernán Llerena, who won 4 gold medals at the 1947–48 Bolivarian Games and another gold medal at the 1951 Bolivarian Games.
Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano. |url-status=dead
Participation
About 1710 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:{{Citation | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130217084039/http://www.explored.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/inauguran-la-villa-bolivariana-112039.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 17, 2013
- Bolivia (324)
- Colombia (304)
- Ecuador (285)
- Panama (103)
- Peru (488)
- Venezuela (491) The numbers might include coaches, because other sources publish smaller numbers.
Sports
The following 20 sports (+ 1 exhibition) were explicitly mentioned: | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130106095324/http://www.explored.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/arequipa-capital-bolivariana-108601.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 6, 2013
- Aquatic sports
- [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming ()
- [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics ()
- [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px]] Basketball ()
- [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bowling ()
- [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing ()
- [[File:Climbing.png|30px]] Climbing ()†
- 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 ()‡
- Gymnastics
- [[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Artistic gymnastics ()
- [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo ()
- [[File:Karate pictogram.svg|30px]] Karate ()
- [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting ()
- [[File:Softball pictogram.svg|30px]] Softball ()
- [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table tennis ()
- [[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo ()
- [[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 competition was reserved to youth representatives (U-17).{{Citation | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130217092645/http://www.explored.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/la-sub-17-se-prepara-109171.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 17, 2013
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.
| 1997 Bolivarian Games Medal Count | Rank | Total | Total | 320 | 316 | 368 | 1004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Nation** | **Gold** | **Silver** | **Bronze** | ||||
| 1 | 121 | 110 | 84 | 315 | |||
| 2 | 119 | 93 | 75 | 287 | |||
| 3 | 50 | 66 | 95 | 211 | |||
| 4 | 24 | 37 | 73 | 134 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 33 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 |
References
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