2001 Bolivarian Games

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XIV Bolivarian Games
File:Bolivarianos 2001.png
Host cityAmbato, Tungurahua
CountryFile:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Nations6
Athletes2000
Events29 sports + 4 exhib.
OpeningSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
ClosingSeptember 16, 2001 (2001-09-16)
Opened byRoberto Hanze
Torch lighterJefferson Pérez
Main venueEstadio Bellavista

The XIV Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between September 7–16, 2001, in Ambato, Ecuador. Some events took place in Guayaquil and in Quito. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO). The opening ceremony took place on September 7, 2001, at the Estadio Bellavista in Ambato, Ecuador. The Games were officially opened by Ecuadorean Minister for Education, Culture and Sports (Spanish: ministro de Educación, Cultura y Deportes) Roberto Hanze as a delegate for president Gustavo Noboa.[1] Torch lighter was racewalker, olympic gold medalist Jefferson Pérez.[2] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[3]

Venues

Ambato hosted the following competitions: athletics, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, chess, climbing (alpinism), football, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, judo, karate, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling[4] Guayaquil hosted the following competitions: archery, baseball, beach volleyball, billiards, bowling, canoeing, racquetball, rowing, shooting, softball, surfing, swimming, triathlon, yachting[4] Quito hosted the following competitions: cycling, equestrian, fencing [4]

Participation

About 2000 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:[5]

Sports

The following 29 sports (+ 4 exhibition) were explicitly mentioned:[3][4]

†: Exhibition event.
‡: The competition was reserved to youth representatives (U-17).[6]

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below.[7] A slightly different number of medals was published elsewhere.[8] 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.

2001 Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 189 145 80 414
2 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 96 117 117 330
3 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 46 66 133 245
4 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 32 32 46 110
5 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 13 10 38 61
6 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2 6 13 21
Total 378 376 427 1181

References

  1. ↑ Ecuador sede por tercera vez - Colorida ceremonia marcará la apertura (in Spanish), El Universal, September 7, 2001, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ HOY SE INAUGURAN LOS JUEGOS BOLIVARIANOS DE AMBATO (in Spanish), explored.com.ec from Hoy, September 7, 2001, archived from the original on January 6, 2013, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Calendario (in Spanish), Hoy, archived from the original on 2007-09-03, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ A qué aspiran los nuestros - La apertura de los Juegos Bolivarianos con sede en Ambato y Guayaquil (Ecuador), es para el Meta el punto de partida de la ilusión de contar con deportistas en las próximas olimpiadas. (in Spanish), El Tiempo, September 7, 2001, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis; Cornejo, Alfonzo (September 3, 2005), "Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournaments", RSSSF, retrieved January 20, 2013
  7. ↑ RESULTADOS - XIII Juegos Bolivarianos. Ambato - Ecuador, 2001 (in Spanish), Comité Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos 2005, archived from the original on October 11, 2007, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ Medallero (in Spanish), Hoy, archived from the original on 2007-09-03, retrieved January 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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