Racquetball (Spanish: Racquetbol), for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 18 November to 24 November 2013. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Carlos Keller Vargas (BOL) | Fernando Jose Rios Samaniego (ECU) | Jose Daniel Ugalde Albornoz (ECU) | |||
| Luis Alfredo Perez Aquino (DOM) | ||||||
| Men's doubles | Venezuela Cesar Castro Cesar Castillo | Ecuador Fernando Jose Rios Samaniego Jose Daniel Alvarez Coello | Colombia Sebastian Franco Franco Alejandro Herrera Azcarate | |||
| Bolivia Ernesto Ruiz Michell Diego Esteban Crespo Daza | ||||||
| Men's team | Ecuador Jose Daniel Alvarez Coello Fernando Jose Rios Samaniego Jose Daniel Ugalde Albornoz | Bolivia Diego Esteban Crespo Daza Carlos Keller Vargas Felipe Mercado Sandi Ernesto Ruiz Michell | Venezuela Cesar Castillo Cesar Castro Ezequiel Paez Roberto Santander | |||
| Women's singles | Maria Veronica Sotomayor Malo (ECU) | Maria Paz Muñoz Albornoz (ECU) | Cristina Amaya Cassino (COL) | |||
| Angela Grisar Martinez (CHI) | ||||||
| Women's doubles | Ecuador Maria Paz Muñoz Albornoz Maria Veronica Sotomayor Malo | Colombia Cristina Amaya Cassino Maria Carolina Gomez Reyes | Bolivia Cintia Carola Loma Torrico Jenny Romaneth Daza Navia | |||
| Chile Angela Grisar Carla Paola Munoz Montesinos | ||||||
| Women's team | Ecuador Maria Paz Muñoz Albornoz Maria Veronica Sotomayor Malo | Colombia Cristina Amaya Cassino Maria Carolina Gomez Reyes | Bolivia Jenny Romaneth Daza Navia Cintia Carola Loma Torrico Natalia Mendez Adriana Selagch Riveros Gonzales | |||
| Chile Angela Grisar Carla Paola Munoz Montesinos | ||||||
| Combined team | Ecuador Jose Daniel Alvarez Coello Maria Paz Muñoz Albornoz Fernando Jose Rios Samaniego Maria Veronica Sotomayor Malo Jose Daniel Ugalde Albornoz | Bolivia Diego Esteban Crespo Daza Jenny Romaneth Daza Navia Carlos Keller Vargas Cintia Carola Loma Torrico Natalia Mendez Felipe Mercado Sandi Adriana Selagch Riveros Gonzales Ernesto Ruiz Michell | Venezuela Cesar Castillo Cesar Castro Paola Guerra Ezequiel Paez Roberto Santander Mariana Tobon | |||
| Colombia Cristina Amaya Cassino Sebastian Franco Franco Maria Carolina Gomez Reyes Francisco Javier Gomez Reyes Alejandro Herrera Azcarate | ||||||
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