Regional Regional championships · since 1938 
Arequipa↗, Peru 17–26 Oct 1997
1997 Bolivarian Games
Arequipa↗, Peru 17–26 Oct 1997- events
- 45
- medals awarded
- 133
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +1.6400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind 0.0400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
6 nations · 133 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia COL | 19 | 17 | 7 | 43 | |
| 2 |  Venezuela VEN | 14 | 18 | 10 | 42 | |
| 3 | Peru PER | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador ECU | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |
| 5 |  Bolivia BOL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Panama PAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
17 CR- CR Jose Gregorio Lopez 800m · Men 1:48.04
- CR Jose Humberto Rivas 110m hurdles · Men 14.12
- CR Llimy Rivas 400m hurdles · Men 50.14
- CR Yojer Enrique Medina Shot put · Men 19.40
- CR Yojer Enrique Medina Discus throw · Men 56.72
- CR Eduardo Acuna Umbert Hammer throw · Men 63.40
- CR Luis Lucumi Javelin throw · Men 74.72
- CR Eladio Farfan Decathlon · Men 7026
- CR Venezuela 4x100m · Men 39.85
- CR Colombia 4x400m · Men 3:05.57
- CR Mercy Colorado 800m · Women 2:07.39
- CR Janeth Caizalitin 1500m · Women 4:29.1
- CR Yetzalida Perez High jump · Women 1.78
- CR Nathaniel Gomez Long jump · Women 6.08
- CR Maria Isabel Urrutia Shot put · Women 15.51
- CR Zuleima Aramendiz Javelin throw · Women 58.04
- CR Colombia 4x100m · Women 43.89