1947-48 Bolivarian Games
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Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization...

(Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event
Multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

 held in December 1947 and January 1948 in Lima
Lima
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, Peru
Peru
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. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s earned by each country. The number of silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

s is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

s.
1947–48 Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 65 52 43 160
2 15 7 4 26
3 13 18 17 48
4 9 13 10 32
5 8 11 6 25
6 5 6 18 29
Total11510798320
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