Rosa García

Rosa Gisella García Rivas (born 21 May 1964) is a retired women's volleyball player from Peru who is a four-time Olympian. She was on the Peruvian national team at the Summer Olympics in 1984 (finishing fourth), and was a silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[1] She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the World Championship in 1982.[2]

For the Spanish executive, see Rosa García García.

Rosa García
Personal information
Full nameRosa Gisella García Rivas
NicknameChina
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964
Lima, Peru
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Volleyball information
Number3
National team
1980-2000 Peru
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1982 Peru Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 La Habana Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Montevideo Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo Andre Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 São Paulo Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Porto Alegre Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia Team
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

García was the national flag bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosa García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2009. Full name: Rosa Gisella García Rivas
  2. "Rosa García". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. "Voleibolista Rosa García será abanderada de Perú en JJOO de Sydney". Terra (in Spanish). EFE. 25 August 2000. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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