Divina Estrella

Divina Estrella

Personal information
Nationality	Dominican
Born	(1956-10-20) 20 October 1956 (age 68)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Divina Estrella (born 20 October 1956) is a Dominican Republic sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^[1] She was the first woman to represent the Dominican Republic at the Olympics. ^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the   Dominican Republic
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	6th	Long jump	5.11 m
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	37th (h)	100 m	12.12
			34th (h)	200 m	24.95
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.30
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:53.37
1979	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	200 m	24.41
			3rd	400 m hurdles	62.43
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	46.79
	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	12th (sf)	100 m	12.03
			12th (sf)	200 m	24.39
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	47.25
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.62
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	5th	400 m hurdles	60.16
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	46.99
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.16
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	37th (h)	100 m	12.25
			28th (qf)	200 m	24.98

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.3 (1984)
• 200 metres – 23.6 (1984)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Divina Estrella Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

External links

• Divina Estrella at Olympics.com
• Divina Estrella at Olympedia