Colombian long-distance runner
Bertha Sánchez
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Full name | Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera |
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Born | (1978-11-04) November 4, 1978 (age 45) Betania, Antioquia, Colombia |
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Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
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Country | Colombia |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Achievements and titles |
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Olympic finals | 1996 Summer Olympics |
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Updated on 11 May 2013 |
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.
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 |
Representing Colombia |
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 | 6th | 1500 m | 4:30.89 |
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 | 4th | 1500 m | 4:30.09 |
3rd | 5000 m | 16:51.89 |
South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:26.29 |
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 |
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.
- 1982 – 1993: 3000 metres
- 1998 – present: 5000 metres
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