1989 Bolivarian Games

XI Bolivarian Games File:1989 Bolivarian Games Logo.jpg 238 Maracaibo, Zulia VEN 6 1286 20 sports (+ 2 exhibition) 1989 01 14 1989 01 25 Jaime Lusinchi Carlos Leal Estadio Olímpico Pachencho Romero 1985 Cuenca 1993 Cochabamba and Santa Cruz The XI Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between January 14–25, 1989, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO). The opening ceremony took place on January 14, 1989, at the Estadio Olímpico Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The Games were officially opened by Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi. Torch lighter was 76-year-old former tennis player and gold medalist Carlos Leal. Quesada Estewil January 15, 1989 En la Inauguración de los Bolivarianos – Folclor por encima de la fantasía https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19890115&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 10 (original page: 7B) El Tiempo Spanish January 18, 2013 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. Gamarra Zorrilla José Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII http://www.andesacd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bolivia-Ol%C3%ADmpica-Cap%C3%ADtulos-VI-al-VIII.pdf ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina" Spanish October 22, 2012 Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano. Cuadro de Medallistas Ecuatorianos en la Historia de los J. D. B. por Edición http://www.coe.org.ec/pdf/Medallas_Ecuador/JUEGOS_BOLIVARIANOS_1938-1997.pdf Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano Spanish October 22, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120608185327/http://www.coe.org.ec/pdf/Medallas_Ecuador/JUEGOS_BOLIVARIANOS_1938-1997.pdf June 8, 2012 Participation About 1286 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate: 22em Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Panama Peru Venezuela Sports The following 20 sports (+ 2 exhibition events) were explicitly mentioned: Ruiz Espinel Ricardo January 14, 1989 El presidente Jaime Lusinchi inaugura hoy los Bolivarianos – Se abre la lucha y la controversia – Maracaibo: último envión para tratar de salvar la justa creada en 1938 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SL0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8lIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6033%2C2929316 1B El Tiempo Spanish February 12, 2015 22em Aquatic sports 30px Diving (Swimming at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Swimming (Swimming at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Synchronized swimming (Swimming at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Athletics (Athletics at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Baseball (Baseball at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Basketball (Basketball at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Bowling (Bowling at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Boxing (Boxing at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Caballos amaestrados (Dressage) (Equestrian at the 1989 Bolivarian Games)† Cycling 30px Road cycling (Cycling at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Track cycling (Cycling at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Equestrian (Equestrian at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Fencing (Fencing at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Gymnastics (artistic) (Gymnastics at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Judo (Judo at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Karate (Karate at the 1989 Bolivarian Games)† 30px Sailing 30px Shooting (Shooting at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Softball (Softball at the 1985 Bolivarian Games) 30px Table tennis (Table tennis at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Taekwondo (Taekwondo at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Tennis (Tennis at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Volleyball (Volleyball at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Weightlifting (Weightlifting at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) 30px Wrestling (Wrestling at the 1989 Bolivarian Games) †: Exhibition event. Medal count The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. Resultados – XI Juegos Bolivarianos. Maracaibo – Venezuela, 1989 http://www.juegosbolivarianos2005.gov.co/home/historia_resultados.aspx?m=3&s=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011124323/http://www.juegosbolivarianos2005.gov.co/home/historia_resultados.aspx?m=3&s=2 dead October 11, 2007 Comité Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos 2005 Spanish January 16, 2013 A slightly different number of medals was published elsewhere. Ruiz Espinel Ricardo January 26, 1989 Seis deportes sacaron la cara en Maracaibo _ Colombia: con más pena que gloria – La natación fue una de las disciplinas que tuvo un balance más pobre en los Bolivarianos https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19890126&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 7 (original page: 1B) El Tiempo Spanish January 18, 2013 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. 1989 Bolivarian Games Medal Count Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 147 80 70 297 2 64 68 116 208 3 31 31 47 109 4 19 52 51 122 5 5 11 17 33 6 1 11 17 29 Total 267 253 278 798 References Category:Bolivarian Games B B B Category:Multi-sport events in Venezuela Category:January 1989 sports events in South America Category:Sports competitions in Maracaibo Category:20th century in Maracaibo