1961 Bolivarian Games

Host City Barranquilla
Country COL
Held 3 – 16 December 1961
Competitors 217
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 1
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 1
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
Half Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Women — Medal 3 1
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 0 3
Basketball Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-51 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-54 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-57 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-63.5 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-67 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-71 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Men — Medal 3 3
+81 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-81 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
5 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Epée individual Men — Medal 3 2
Epée team Men — Medal 0 3
Foil individual Men — Medal 3 2
Foil team Men — Medal 0 3
Sabre individual Men — Medal 3 2
Sabre team Men — Medal 0 3
Foil individual Women — Medal 3 2
Foil team Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Football Men — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Free rifle prone 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle kneeling 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle standing 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Military rifle three positions 300 m Men — Medal 3 2
Free pistol 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Rapid fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 2
Center-fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 2
Skeet Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 11 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 4 2
Singles Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles Women — Medal 6 3
Doubles Mixed — Medal 4 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -52 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Freestyle -57 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -62 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -67 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -73 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -79 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Freestyle -+79 kg Men — Medal 2 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Venezuela VEN 50 30 25 105
2 Colombia COL 20 36 30 86
3 Peru PER 11 16 11 38
4 Panama PAN 10 9 14 33
5 Ecuador ECU 5 5 7 17

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Horacio Esteves VEN Rafael Romero VEN Sidney Dobrs PAN
200 m, Men Rafael Romero VEN Horacio Esteves VEN Mario Brown PAN
400 m, Men Humberto Brown PAN Pedro González COL Arístides Pineda VEN
800 m, Men José Gregorio Neira COL Álvaro Mejía COL Harley Romero COL
1,500 m, Men José Gregorio Neira COL Álvaro Mejía COL Harvey Borrero COL
5,000 m, Men Manuel Cabrera COL José Chacón COL Luis Alberto Navas COL
10,000 m, Men Manuel Cabrera COL Luis Alberto Navas COL Hernán Barreneche COL
Half Marathon, Men Luis Alberto Navas COL Hernán Barreneche COL Florentino Oropesa VEN
110 m Hurdles, Men Téofilo Davis VEN Juan Muñoz VEN Arturo Perkins PAN
400 m Hurdles, Men Víctor Maldonado VEN Arístides Pineda VEN Arturo Perkins PAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Venezuela VEN Panama PAN Colombia COL
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Venezuela VEN Colombia COL Panama PAN
High Jump, Men Roberto Abugattás PER Ramón Bastardo VEN Héctor Thomas VEN
Pole Vault, Men César Quintero COL Brígido Iriarte VEN José Restrepo COL
Long Jump, Men Juan Muñoz VEN Ramón Bastardo VEN Clive Bonas VEN
Triple Jump, Men Asnoldo Devonish VEN Olguer Ortiz COL Juan Muñoz VEN
Shot Put, Men José Bracho VEN Héctor Thomas VEN Dagoberto González COL
Discus Throw, Men Dagoberto González COL Héctor Thomas VEN Danilo Žerjal VEN
Hammer Throw, Men Danilo Žerjal VEN Marceliano Borrero COL Luis Vargas COL
Javelin Throw, Men Jesús Rodríguez VEN Héctor Thomas VEN Luis Zárate PER
Pentathlon, Men Héctor Thomas VEN Roberto Caravaca VEN Hernando Gutiérrez COL
100 m, Women Jean Holmes-Mitchell PAN Silvia Hunte PAN Jean Price PAN
200 m, Women Jean Holmes-Mitchell PAN Silvia Hunte PAN Jean Price PAN
80 m Hurdles, Women Benilda Ascanio VEN Nerva Matheus VEN Nubia Sánchez COL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Panama PAN Colombia COL Venezuela VEN
High Jump, Women Lidia Velasco COL Benilda Ascanio VEN Carmen Méndez VEN
Long Jump, Women Benilda Ascanio VEN Gisela Vidal VEN Alba López COL
Shot Put, Women Francisca Roberts VEN Mercedes García COL Nerva Matheus VEN
Discus Throw, Women Mercedes García COL Ana Lucía Sánchez COL Raquel Ortiz COL
Javelin Throw, Women Alba López COL Francisca Roberts VEN Emma Alvear COL
Basketball, Men Panama PAN Peru PER Venezuela VEN
Basketball, Women Peru PER Colombia COL Venezuela VEN
-51 kg, Men Luis García VEN Raimundo del Rio COL Andrés Morales PER
-54 kg, Men Pedro José Gómez VEN Manuel Llanos PER Justiniano Aguilar PAN
-57 kg, Men José Pérez VEN Omar Bolaños COL César Guzmán PER
-60 kg, Men Jorge Espinoza PER Emilio Contreras COL
-63.5 kg, Men Francisco Valentínez VEN Humberto Acevedo COL José Cueto PER
-67 kg, Men Vicenzo Arrieza VEN Luis Barrera PER Reinaldo Garcés COL
-71 kg, Men Marco Polanco VEN Cecilio Chara COL César Funez PER
-75 kg, Men Pedro Vanegas COL Alejandro Florián PER Salomón Burguillos VEN
-81 kg, Men Alberto Vargas PER Leonel Santos COL
+81 kg, Men Alberto del Carpio PER Fabio Posada VEN
3 m Springboard, Men Eduardo Fereda VEN Omar Escobar COL Federico Andrade COL
5 m Springboard, Men Rafael Morales VEN Elmo Suárez ECU Humberto Luengo VEN
Epée individual, Men Jaime Nieves VEN Nelson Nieves VEN Germán Rodríguez COL
Epée team, Men Venezuela VEN Colombia COL Panama PAN
Foil individual, Men Jesús Gruber VEN Nelson Nieves VEN Max Durán COL
Foil team, Men Venezuela VEN Colombia COL Panama PAN
Sabre individual, Men Ignacio Posada COL Edmundo López VEN Geza Zirczy VEN
Sabre team, Men Colombia COL Venezuela VEN Panama PAN
Foil individual, Women Norma Santini VEN Belkis Leal VEN Marlene Wortington PAN
Foil team, Women Venezuela VEN Panama PAN Colombia COL
Football, Men Peru PER Colombia COL Venezuela VEN
Free rifle prone 300 m, Men Javier Cáceres PER Teodoro Bullón PER Benjamín Sanabria COL
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Juan Llabot VEN Carlos Cedrón PER Rubén Valdez PER
Small-Bore rifle kneeling 50 m, Men Aníbal Gómez COL Javier Cáceres PER Benjamín Sanabria COL
Small-Bore rifle standing 50 m, Men Benjamín Sanabria COL Javier Cáceres PER Teodoro Bullón PER
Military rifle three positions 300 m, Men Javier Cáceres PER Benjamín Sanabria COL Teodoro Bullón PER
Free pistol 50 m, Men Edgar Espinoza VEN Noé Balbín COL Ángel Orellana VEN
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men Alirio Maya COL Guillermo Cornejo PER Luis Ospina COL
Center-fire pistol 25 m, Men Carlos Crassus VEN Augusto Villafrade COL Guillermo Rincón VEN
Skeet, Men Guillermo Roldán VEN Carlos Olano COL Juan García VEN
100 m Freestyle, Men Oswaldo Méndez ECU Téodoro Capriles VEN Dionisio Isasi VEN
400 m Freestyle, Men Téodoro Capriles VEN Alberto Feo VEN Luis Uribe COL
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Téodoro Capriles VEN Luis Uribe COL Walter Ledgard, Jr. PER
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Venezuela VEN Ecuador ECU Peru PER
100 m Backstroke, Men Raúl Thoret ECU Augusto Ferrero PER Víctor Aguirre ECU
200 m Breaststroke, Men Winston Price COL José Fuenmayor COL Víctor Castañeda ECU
200 m Butterfly, Men Jorge Jiménez ECU Carlos Cavero PER Diego Jiménez VEN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Ecuador ECU Peru PER Venezuela VEN
100 m Freestyle, Women Anneliese Rockembach VEN Luisa Ruiz VEN María Luisa García COL
400 m Freestyle, Women Anneliese Rockembach VEN Fanny Vallaza ECU María Luisa García COL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Venezuela VEN Colombia COL Ecuador ECU
100 m Backstroke, Women Anneliese Rockembach VEN Nancy Condes COL Dorothy Jurado ECU
200 m Breaststroke, Women Ingrid Berg COL Esther Capriles VEN Martha Rink VEN
100 m Butterfly, Women Esther Capriles VEN Irene Scanonne VEN Ana Ruiz PAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Venezuela VEN Colombia COL Ecuador ECU
Singles, Men Isaías Pimentel VEN Miguel Olvera ECU Eduardo Zulueta ECU
Doubles, Men Miguel Olvera / Eduardo Zulueta ECU Eduardo Buse / Enrique Buse PER
Doubles, Mixed Eduardo Buse / Virginia Cáceres PER Soto / Juan Notz VEN
Singles, Women Virginia Cáceres PER María Escobar COL B Del Corral COL
Doubles, Women Virginia Cáceres / Wong PER Corina Parisca / Soto VEN María Escobar / B Del Corral COL
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ángel Famiglietti PAN Julio Alfonso COL Arnoldo Moncada ECU
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Idelfonso Lee PAN Ramón Valverde PER Héctor Vera VEN
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Glauco León VEN Alberto Gumbs PAN Hernán Aguirre COL
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ney López COL Carlos Caballero COL Jorge Noblecilla PER
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Enrique Guittens VEN Joaquín Santone PER
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jaime Rojas COL Ambrosio Solórzano VEN Rogelio Paredes PAN
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men John Beckels PAN Roberto Pérez COL Levy Páez VEN
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Francisco Ayala VEN Roberto Jalir ECU
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Eduardo Campbell PAN José Bertiz PER Bartolo Álvarez VEN
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Miguel Rodríguez PAN Edgar Ramírez VEN José Palomino COL
Freestyle -67 kg, Men Miguel Silvera VEN Tereso Aguilar PAN Alejandro Ospino COL
Freestyle -73 kg, Men Hernán Rodríguez VEN Severino Aguilar PAN Raúl Castañeda COL
Freestyle -79 kg, Men Pedro Pacheco VEN Rubén Gotti PAN
Freestyle -+79 kg, Men César Ferreras VEN Fernando González PAN