Bertha Sánchez

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.

Bertha Sánchez

Sánchez in the 2008 Rotterdam Marathon
Personal information
Full name	Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera
Born	(1978-11-04) November 4, 1978 (age 46) Betania, Antioquia, Colombia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1996 Summer Olympics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Colombia South American Games 1998 Cuenca 1500 m Bolivarian Games 2005 Armenia 5000 m 2001 Ambato 1500 m 2005 Armenia 10,000 m 2001 Ambato 3000 m steeplechase South American Youth Championships 1994 Cochabamba 1500 m 1994 Cochabamba 3000 m 1994 Cochabamba 800 m 1992 Santiago 3000 m
Updated on 11 May 2013

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Career

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]

Achievements

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