Athletics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games was held at the Estadio Olímpico Patria in Sucre, Bolivia, between November 22–26, 2009. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women. In total, 7 games records were set or equaled.[1]
The official webpage[2] is no longer available.
Medal winners below were compiled from a variety of sources.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Sucre is situated 2820 m above sea level.
†: One source lists María Ruiz from Ecuador as bronze medalist in pole vault (without indicating any height or result).[3] However, other sources say that she did not show[22] or there is no indication for any attempt or height achieved.[20] Therefore, she was not considered in the medal list.
* Host nation (Bolivia)
According to an unofficial count through incomplete result lists, at least 155 athletes from 5 countries participated.