Ruth Rivera
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Ruth Rivera |
| Born | 21 August 1978 Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 62.75 kg (138.3 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Puerto Rico |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 63 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 13 September 2016. | |
Ruth Rivera Felix (born 21 August 1978) was a Puerto Rican female weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing Puerto Rico at international competitions.
She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg event.[1] She competed at world championships, at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]
Major results[edit]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
63 kg | — | — | 13 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
63 kg | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0 | --- | |||
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece |
69 kg | 80 | 85 | 23 | 100 | 105 | 23 | 190 | 24 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruth Rivera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships – Felix Ruth Rivera". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- Felix Ruth RIVERA at the International Weightlifting Federation
- http://savannahnow.com/stories/090500/SPTriverafeature.shtml#.WLnqvlXyvIU
- http://www.the-sports.org/ruth-rivera-weightlifting-spf394490.html
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican female weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters for Puerto Rico
- Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- North American weightlifting biography stubs
- Puerto Rican sportspeople stubs