Bertha Sánchez

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

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

• Bertha Sánchez at World Athletics
• Profile at the ARRS
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bertha Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.