The Athletics competitions in the 1977 Bolivarian Games were held at Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 15–29, 1977.
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Dates | October 15–29, 1977 |
Host city | La Paz, Bolivia ![]() |
Venue | Estadio Hernando Siles |
Level | Senior |
Events | 37 (23 men, 14 women) |
A detailed history of the early Bolivarian Games, 1938 to 1989, was 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.[2]
In 1977, total of 37 events were contested: 23 by men and 14 by women.
Medal summary
editAll results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is located at 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level.
Starting January 1, 1977, the International Association of Athletics Federations required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for events up to 400 metres.[3] Some results in the middle and long distance events that did not have fully automatic timing are marked (a).
Men
editWomen
editMedal table (unofficial)
edit* Host nation (Bolivia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Colombia (COL) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 16 | 15 | 42 |
3 | Peru (PER) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
5 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Totals (5 entries) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 110 |
References
edit- ^ Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved June 28, 2012
- ^ 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 June 28, 2012
- ^ 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011, retrieved July 7, 2012
- ^ a b BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012