Silvia Chivás
| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | La Gacela del Guaso |
| Born | September 10, 1954 Guantanamo, Cuba |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Medal record | |
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Silvia Chivás Baró (born September 10, 1954) is a Cuban former sprinter who was an Olympic double-medalist, she won two bronze medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing third in both the individual 100-meter dash and the 4 × 100-meter relay alongside teammates Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, and Marlene Elejarde. On the continental stage, Chivás achieved the same achievement at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, where she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay and a bronze medal in the 100 meters.
Early life and career
[edit]She was born on 10 September 1954 in Guantánamo.[1]
In 1971, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1971 Pan American Games in 45.0 seconds with Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, and Marlene Elejarde, losing to the team from the United States of America in 44.5 seconds, consisting of Orien Brown, Pat Hawkins, Mattiline Render, and Iris Davis, followed by Colombia in 45.9 seconds, consisting of Aida Ortíz, Ana Maquilón, Elsy Rivas, and Juana Mosquera.[2] She also competed in the 100 m sprint and won a bronze medal, running 11.4 seconds, losing to Davis (11.2) and Stephanie Berto (11.4).[3]
Then, she competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal in the same sport with the same team that competed the 1971 Pan American Games finishing in 43.360 seconds and their team loses to Federal Republic of Germany that consist of Ingrid Becker, Annegret Richter Heide Rosendahl and Christiane Krause that won gold in 42.810 seconds followed after German Democratic Republic in 42.950 seconds consist of Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert Renate Stecher and Evelin Kaufer.[4] At the event, she also competed in the 100 meters sprint and won a bronze medal at 11.24 seconds, losing to Renate Stecher at 11.07 seconds and Raelene Boyle at 11.23 seconds.[5]
International competitions
[edit]1Representing the Americas
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres – 11.16 (1977)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Silvia Chivás". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ VI [i.e. Sexto] juegos panamericanos, Cali, Colombia, 1971 (PDF) (in Spanish). Comité Organizador de los VI Juegos Panamericanos de Cali. 1990. p. 244.
- ↑ VI [i.e. Sexto] juegos panamericanos, Cali, Colombia, 1971 (PDF) (in Spanish). Comité Organizador de los VI Juegos Panamericanos de Cali. 1990. p. 242.
- ↑ "Munich 1972 Athletics 4x100m relay women Results". Olympics. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Silvia Chivás at World Athletics
- Silvia Chivás at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Silvia Chivás at Athletics Podium
- Silvia Chivás at Olympics.com
- Silvia Chivás at Olympedia
- Silvia Chivás at InterSportStats
World University Games champions in women's 200 metres | |
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Guantánamo
- Cuban women sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Cuba
- Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Olympic women sprinters
- 20th-century Cuban sportswomen