Bertha Sánchez
Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera (born November 4, 1978) is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on.
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Full name | Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Betania, Antioquia, Colombia | November 4, 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 11 May 2013. |
Career
She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in 2002.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1992 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 3000 m | 10:03.63 min |
1994 | South American Youth Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:16.64 min A |
1st | 1500 m | 4:46.99 min A | |||
1st | 3000 m | 10:35.2 min A | |||
4th | 4 × 400 m | 4:11.45 min A | |||
1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:49.58 |
1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 6th | 1500 m | 4:32.15 |
1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:51.89 |
South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 3rd | 1500 m | ||
1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:35.72 A |
2nd | 5000 m | 17:02.89 A | |||
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | 1500 m | 4:21.10 | |
2nd | 5000 m | 15:59.04 | |||
2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:38.2 A |
3rd | 3000 m stp | 11:53.1 A | |||
2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:34.99 |
4th | 5000 m | 17:00.36 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:27.75 | |
2nd | 5000 m | 16:39.23 | |||
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 10,000 m | 33:56.17 |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 6th | 5000 m | 16:47.99 |
2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 16:47.03 |
1st | 10,000 m | 34:34.40 | |||
Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 17:40.58 A | |
2nd | 10,000 m | 35:25.39 A | |||
2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:19.04 |
1st | 5000 m | 16:10.32 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 16:17:13 | |
South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 17:16.39 | |
1st | 10,000 m | 37:36.16 | |||
1st | 3000 m stp | 10:48.44 | |||
2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:21.17 |
3rd | 10,000 m | 34:23.89 | |||
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 5000 m | 15:49.97 | |
8th | 10,000 m | 34:13.25 | |||
2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 5000 m | 16:43.82 |
1st | 10,000 m | 35:16.36 | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 62nd | Marathon | 2:47:02 | |
2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 5th | 5000 m | 16:42.19 |
5th | 10,000 m | 35:07.82 |
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References
- Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
External links
- Bertha Sánchez at World Athletics
- Profile at the ARRS
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bertha Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.
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