Colombian hurdler (born 1987)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Rivas and the second or maternal family name is
Rivas .
Yeison Javier Rivas Rivas (born 24 September 1987) is a Colombian hurdler .[2] He represented his country in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won multiple medals on regional level.
His personal bests are 13.36 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.3 m/s, Medellín 2016) and 49.90 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles (Cali 2015). The latter is the current national record .
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Colombia
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia
3rd
400 m hurdles
50.44
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.23
2009
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
3rd
400 m hurdles
50.87
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.41
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.22
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana, Cuba
6th
400 m hurdles
50.14
9th
4 × 400 m relay
3:10.65
Bolivarian Games
Sucre, Bolivia
1st
400 m hurdles
50.67
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
3:10.93
2011
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
6th
400 m hurdles
52.33
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.67
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
11th (h)
400 m hurdles
51.70
2013
South American Championships
Cartagena, Colombia
6th
110 m hurdles
14.01
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.76
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.25
Bolivarian Games
Trujillo, Peru
4th
110 m hurdles
14.37
5th
400 m hurdles
50.69
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
39.86
2014
South American Games
Santiago, Chile
8th
110 m hurdles
14.29
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
40.26
2016
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4th
110 m hurdles
13.64
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31st (h)
110 m hurdles
13.87
2017
South American Championships
Asunción, Paraguay
5th
110 m hurdles
13.95 (w)
5th
400 m hurdles
51.22
Bolivarian Games
Santa Marta, Colombia
3rd
110 m hurdles
13.89
1st
400 m hurdles
50.47
References