1965 Bolivarian Games
Host city | Quito Guayaquil |
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Country | Ecuador |
Nations participating | 6 |
Athletes participating | about 1200 |
Events | 20 sports + 1 exhibition |
Opening ceremony | November 20, 1965 |
Closing ceremony | December 5, 1965 |
Officially opened by | Ramón Castro Jijón (Quito) (Guayaquil) |
Athlete's Oath | (Quito) (Guayaquil) |
Torch lighter | (Quito) (Guayaquil) |
Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Quito) Estadio Modelo Guayaquil (Guayaquil) |
The V Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between November 20 - December 5, 1965, in Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).
Separate inauguration ceremonies for the Games were held in both venues. In Quito, the Games were officially opened by Ecuadorian president and chairman of the military junta Ramón Castro Jijón. Torch lighter was former long distance runner, 10,000 metres gold medal winner at the I Bolivarian Games . The athlete's oath was sworn by the president's sister, former sprinter and 50 metres gold medal winner at the I Bolivarian Games .[1][2] In Guayaquil, the Games were officially opened by the president of the organizing committee, . Torch lighter was . The athlete's oath was sworn by baseball player .[1][3]
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.[1] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[4]
Venues[]
In Quito[]
Athletics ( ): | [5] |
Basketball (women) (): | Coliseo Cerrado[6] |
Boxing (): | Coliseo Cerrado[7] |
Chess (): | Quito Tenis y Golf Club[7] |
Equestrian (): | Grupo Yaguachi[7] Jardín de Saltos del Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro[8] Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa[8] |
Fencing (): | Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro[5] |
Football (): | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa[5] |
Golf (): | Quito Tenis y Golf Club[9] |
Gymnastics (): | Coliseo Cerrado[10] |
Volleyball (): | Coliseo Cerrado[6] |
In Guayaquil[]
Baseball (): | Estadio Yeyo Uraga[5] |
Basketball (men) (): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[9] |
Cycling (road) (): | [11] |
Cycling (track) (): | Velódromo Modelo[12] |
Judo (): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[9] |
Sailing (): | Salinas Yacht Club[5] |
Shooting (): | Polígono Vicente Pin[5] |
Swimming/Diving: () | Piscina Olímpica Asisclo Garay[6] |
Table tennis (): | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil[6] |
Tennis (): | Estadio Francisco Segura[7] |
Weightlifting (): | Gimnasio Guayaquil[13] |
Wrestling (): | Coliseo Huancavilca[6] |
Participation[]
About 1200 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:[1][14]
Sports[]
The following sports were explicitly mentioned:[1][4]
- Aquatic sports
- Athletics ( )
- Baseball ()
- Basketball ()
- Boxing ()
- Chess ()
- Cycling
- Road cycling ()
- Track cycling ()
- Equestrian ()
- Fencing ()
- Football ()
- Golf ()
- Gymnastics (artistic) ()
- Judo ()
- Pelota Nacional ()†
- Sailing ()
- Shooting ()
- Table tennis ()
- Tennis ()
- Volleyball ()
- Weightlifting ()
- Wrestling ()
†: Exhibition event.
Medal count[]
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below.[15] 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.
1965 Bolivarian Games Medal Count | |||||
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | Venezuela | 62 | 52 | 39 | 153 |
2 | Colombia | 30 | 17 | 22 | 69 |
3 | Peru | 23 | 33 | 24 | 80 |
4 | Ecuador | 18 | 24 | 40 | 82 |
5 | Panama | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
6 | Bolivia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 144 | 140 | 133 | 417 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved October 22, 2012
- ^ Jurado, Jorge (November 21, 1965), Los V Juegos Bolivarianos: Imponentes Ceremonias Inaugurales - Quito y Guayaquil Ratifican su Tradicíon Deportiva. Hoy se Inician en Firme Competencias (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 12, 2013
- ^ González, Diego E. (November 21, 1965), 60 Mil Personas en los Actos de Guayaquil Ayer (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 10 (original page no.: 19), retrieved January 12, 2013
- ^ a b Cuadro de Medallistas Ecuatorianos en la Historia de los J. D. B. por Edición (PDF) (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012, retrieved October 22, 2012
- ^ a b c d e f Jaimes C., Humberto (November 21, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ a b c d e Jaimes C., Humberto (November 23, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ a b c d Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, November 29, 1965, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ a b Jaimes, Humberto (December 5, 1965), Otra "Barrida" Nacional en Competencias Ecuestres (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ a b c Jaimes C., Humberto (November 22, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ Jaimes C., Humberto (November 25, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 10 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ 'Moñona' del Ciclismo Colombiano - Victoria Individual y por Equipos en la Prueba de Gran Fondo de lo Bolivianos (in Spanish), El Tiempo, December 5, 1965, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ El Ciclismo Colombiano en los Bolivarianos - De Oro para Vanegas y Rodríguez - Fácilmente Ganaron las Pruebas de Velocidad y Persecución Individual (in Spanish), El Tiempo, December 2, 1965, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ Jaimes C., Humberto (November 30, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
- ^ Ramírez, Héctor (December 6, 1965), Clausurados los V Juegos Bolivarianos (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 17, retrieved February 12, 2015
- ^ Historia - Resultados (in Spanish), XV Juegos Bolivarianos 2005 - Armenia y Pereira - Ecuador, archived from the original on October 11, 2007, retrieved January 14, 2013
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