Elsy Rivas

Elsy Rivas

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1949-05-07) 7 May 1949 (age 75)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	400 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   Colombia Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4x100 m relay

Elsy Rivas (born 7 May 1949) is a retired 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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Colombia
1965	Bolivarian Games	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	49.8
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	7th	200 m	24.68
			10th (h)	400 m	56.74
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45.99
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:50.43
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	200 m	24.5
			2nd	400 m	56.9
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	43rd (h)	400 m	56.33
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	100 m	12.08
			5th	200 m	24.68
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	12.1
			1st	200 m	24.1

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 55.5 (1975)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elsy Rivas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2017.