Regional Regional championships · since 1938 
Maracaibo, Venezuela 14–25 Jan 1989
1989 Bolivarian Games
Maracaibo, Venezuela 14–25 Jan 1989- events
- 39
- medals awarded
- 115
- nations on the podium
- 5
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +1.2400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Half marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
2 Venezuela
Venezuela 3:13.28
Medal table
5 nations · 115 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia COL | 17 | 12 | 8 | 37 | |
| 2 | Venezuela VEN | 12 | 15 | 16 | 43 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador ECU | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |
| 4 |  Peru PER | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 |  Panama PAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Records set
12 CR- CR Pedro Ortiz Half marathon · Men 1:07:46
- CR Eliezer Pulgar 110m hurdles · Men 14.19
- CR Santiago Lozada High jump · Men 2.14
- CR= Konstantin Zagustin Pole vault · Men 4.70
- CR= Miguel Saldarriaga Pole vault · Men 4.70
- CR Sergio Saavedra Triple jump · Men 15.96
- CR David Castrillon Hammer throw · Men 57.54
- CR Luis Lucumi Javelin throw · Men 71.12
- CR Hector Moreno 20 km race walk · Men 1:29:07
- CR Maria Isabel Urrutia Shot put · Women 15.41
- CR Maria Isabel Urrutia Discus throw · Women 50.22
- CR Marieta Riera Javelin throw · Women 54.22