Rosa García

For the Spanish executive, see Rosa García García.

Rosa García
Personal information
Full nameRosa Gisella García Rivas
NicknameChina
Born (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964 (age 60)
Lima, Peru
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number3
National team
1980–2000 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1987 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André
Silver medal – second place 1991 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Porto Alegre
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Rosa Gisella García Rivas (born 21 May 1964), more commonly known as Rosa García, is a retired women's volleyball player from Peru who is a four-time Olympian. García was on the Peruvian national team that finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and was a silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] She also was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[2] She was a setter.[3]

García was the national flag bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosa García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2009. Full name: Rosa Gisella García Rivas
  2. ^ "Rosa García". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Rosa García". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Voleibolista Rosa García será abanderada de Perú en JJOO de Sydney". Terra (in Spanish). EFE. 25 August 2000. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Peru
Sydney 2000 		Succeeded by
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