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Bolivarian Games The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deport ...

(Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'') were a

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held between December 3–16, 1961, at the

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in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (

ODEBO Organización Deportiva Bolivariana (ODEBO; English: Bolivarian Sport Organization) is a sports organization based in South America. It organizes the Bolivarian Games. History The idea of creating a Bolivarian sports organization came to mind to ...

). Bolivia was the only eligible country not to send a delegation. The Games were officially opened by Colombian president

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. Torch lighter was hurdler

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. The athlete's oath was sworn by local athlete Rafael Cotes. 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

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, and first president (1976-1982) of

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. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the

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Participation

Athletes from 5 countries were reported to participate: * * * * *

Sports

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Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

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Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

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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

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Multi-sport events in Colombia Sport in Barranquilla December 1961 sports events in South America