# Athletics at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1938 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia, in August 1938.
A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.
A total of 27 events were contested, 23 by men and 4 by women. Unusually, cross country events (individual and team) were part of the games.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Manuel Valega (PER) | 11.0 A | Luis Derteano (PER) | 11.1 A | Roberto Temple (PER) | 11.3 A |
| 200 metres | Manuel Valega (PER) | 23.2 A | José Sánchez (COL) | | Luis Derteano (PER) | |
| 400 metres | Antonio Cuba (PER) | 51.2 A | Luis Luna (PER) | 51.6 A | Carlos Uribe (COL) | 52.1 A |
| 800 metres | Luis Espinoza (PER) | 2:02.0 A | Luis Gómez (COL) | 2:03.2 A | José Carrizales (PER) | |
| 1500 metres | Manuel Alandia (BOL) | 4:29.4 A | José Carrizales (PER) | 4:29.8 A | Evaristo Torres (ECU) | |
| 5000 metres | Héctor Toscano (ECU) | 16:50.0 A | Luis Calderón (ECU) | 16:51.0 A | Manuel Alandia (BOL) | |
| 10000 metres | Luis Calderón (ECU) | 36:55.8 A | Domingo Ticona (PER) | 37:33.0 A | José Cadena (ECU) | |
| Half Marathon | Jorge Nova (COL) | 1:34:18 A | Segundo Cadena (ECU) | 1:35:00 A | Miguel Orihuela (BOL) | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Tulio Pescheira (PER) | 16.1 A | Marcelo Julca (PER) | 16.2 A | Luis de la Guerra (PER) | 16.4 A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Marcelo Julca (PER) | 56.9 A | Enrique Valdivia (PER) | 58.7 A | Raúl Pardón (PER) | |
| High Jump | José Castro (PER) | 1.80 A | Julio Mera (PER) | 1.80 A | Eduardo Murata (PER) | 1.70 A |
| Pole Vault | Modesto Santa María (PER) | 3.50 A | Guillermo Chirichigno (PER) | 3.50 A | Eduardo Murata (PER) | 3.40 A |
| Long Jump | Guillermo Dyer (PER) | 7.23 A | Carlos Iturri (PER) | 6.74 A | Julio Mera (PER) | 6.64 A |
| Triple Jump | Oscar Bringas (PER) | 15.40 A | Humberto Perea (COL) | 14.20 A | Julio Mera (PER) | 13.93 A |
| Shot Put | Manuel Consiglieri (PER) | 12.90 A | Tulio Pescheira (PER) | 12.61 A | Abraham Woll (PER) | 11.36 A |
| Discus Throw | Manuel Consiglieri (PER) | 42.01 A | Atilio Accinelli (PER) | 38.76 A | Campo Gutiérrez (COL) | 35.60 A |
| Hammer Throw | Manuel Consiglieri (PER) | 40.20 A | Atilio Accinelli (PER) | 39.66 A | Fernando Saco (PER) | 35.35 A |
| Javelin Throw | Tulio Pescheira (PER) | 52.40 A | Manuel Falkonert (COL) | 52.15 A | Vicente Acevedo (PER) | 48.31 A |
| Pentathlon | Vicente Acevedo (PER) | 2775 A | Abraham Woll (PER) | 2546 A | Elias Gutiérrez (COL) | 2164 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Peru | 43.3 A | Ecuador | 44.5 A | Colombia | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Peru | 3:28.9 A | Colombia | 3:31.6 A | Ecuador | 3:51.4 A |
| Cross Country - Individual | Domingo Ticona (PER) | 42:32 A | Silverio Pérez (PER) | | Luis Carrillo (COL) | |
| Cross Country - Team | Peru | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 metres | Carola Castro (ECU) | 7.1 A | Cecilia Navarrete (COL) | | Raquel Gómez (COL) |
| 100 metres | Cecilia Navarrete (COL) | 15.3 A | Adela Jiménez (COL) | | Carola Castro (ECU) |
| Discus Throw | Cecilia Navarrete (COL) | 23.24 A | Elvira Balbuena (COL) | 21.29 A | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia | 54.9 A | Ecuador | | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Peru (PER) | 19 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Bolivia (BOL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 27 | 26 | 24 | 77 |