2005 Bolivarian Games


The XV Bolivarian Games were a multi-sport event held between 12–21 August 2005 in Armenia and Pereira, Colombia. Some events took place in Cartagena de Indias and in Bogotá. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization.
The opening ceremony took place on August 12, 2005, at the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira, Colombia. The Games were officially opened by Colombian president Álvaro Uribe. Torch lighter was former road racing cyclist Rubén Darío Gómez, gold medallist at the 1961 Bolivarian Games. The athlete's oath was sworn by weightlifter Óscar Figueroa

Venues

hosted the following competitions:
athletics, basketball, billiards, boxing, fencing, football, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, karate, roller speed skating road, roller speed skating track, squash, table tennis, wrestling
Pereira hosted the following competitions:
archery, beach volleyball, bowling, BMX racing, mountain biking, road cycling, track cycling, diving, football, judo, racquetball, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting
Cartagena hosted the following competitions:
baseball†, canoeing, softball†, triathlon, yachting
†: Event initially scheduled, but cancelled at short notice.
Bogotá hosted the following competitions:
equestrianism, water skiing

Participation

About 2026 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:
Both baseball and softball competitions were cancelled at short notice. The following 28 sports were explicitly mentioned:
‡: The competition was reserved to youth representatives.

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. 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.