Colombian long-distance runner
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.
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]
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
1982 – 1993: 3000 metres 1998 – present: 5000 metres