Bertha Sánchez

Bertha Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameBertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera
Born (1978-11-04) November 4, 1978
Betania, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
South American Games
1998 Cuenca 1500 m
Bolivarian Games
2005 Armenia 5000 m
2001 Ambato 1500 m
2005 Armenia 10,000 m
2001 Ambato 3000 m steeplechase
South American Youth Championships
1994 Cochabamba 1500 m
1994 Cochabamba 3000 m
1994 Cochabamba 800 m
1992 Santiago 3000 m
Updated on 11 May 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

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

  1. ^ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
  • 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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