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| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1949 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Elsy Rivas (born 7 May 1949) is a Colombian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1971 Pan American Games.
Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 49 competitors, 46 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports.
Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Her individual results include winning the 100 metres title at the 1990 Goodwill Games and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships.
The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 474 competitors, 400 men and 74 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports.
Jan Margo Henne, also known by her married name Jan Hawkins, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Saint Kitts and Nevis first participated at the Olympic Games in 1996, and have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The country has not competed at the Winter Olympic Games.
Cynthia Lee Goyette, also known by her married name Cynthia McCulloch, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She won a gold medal for swimming the breaststroke leg for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4 × 100-metre medley relay. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:33.9 in the event final; Goyette's teammates included Cathy Ferguson (backstroke), Sharon Stouder (butterfly), and Kathy Ellis (freestyle).
Burundi participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. It was Burundi's fourth appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1996. The Burundi team included three athletes: runners Joachim Nshimirimana and Francine Niyonizigiye, as well as swimmer Elsie Uwamahoro. Niyonizigiye, a marathon runner, was flag bearer for the opening ceremony. None of the Burundi athletes progressed further than the qualifying round.
Rosa Gisella García Rivas, 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. She also was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru. She was a setter.
María Teresa Portela Rivas is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in seven Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion and fifth on three occasions.
Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. The delegation competed under the name "Hong Kong, China" (中國香港). This was the SAR's third appearance at a Winter Olympics, and the delegation consisted of a single short-track speed skater, Han Yueshuang. Han's best performance was 24th in the women's 500 metres.
Sabina Moya Rivas is a retired female javelin thrower from Colombia.
Chad competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This marked the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Chadian delegation included track and field athlete Hinikissia Ndikert and judoka Carine Ngarlemdana. Ngarlemdana was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and Ndikert was the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Neither of Chad's athletes progressed beyond the first round of their events. Chad was one of only two countries to have a female-only team at the 2012 games.
Pernille Blume is a Danish former swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was the gold medalist in the women's 50 metre freestyle and won a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay where she swam the freestyle leg of the relay in both the prelims and the final. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle.
Christine Majerus is a Luxembourgish former professional road and cyclo-cross cyclist, who rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime and its predecessors from 2014 until her retirement in 2024. She won the 2013 Sparkassen Giro Bochum one-day road race and the general classification of the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour.
Lina Marcela Rivas Ordoñez is a Colombian weightlifter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place with a total of 216 kg.
Claudia Rivas Vega is a Mexican triathlete. She competed in the women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's event at the 2015 Pan American Games, but failed to finish.
Carlos "Camilo" Rivas was an Argentine track and field athlete. Rivas competed in the men's 100 metres hurdles and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Melisa Murillo Rivas is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was also the reserve relay member at the 2000 Summer Olympics but was not selected to run.
Rogelio Rivas is a Spanish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Pia Riva is an Italian skier. She competed in Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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