Sandra Lemos

Sandra Milena Lemos Rivas (born 1 January 1989 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian athlete.[1] Her last name is commonly spelled Lemus.[2][3] She competed for Colombia in shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to reach the final.[4]

Sandra Lemos
Personal information
Full nameSandra Milena Lemos Rivas
Born (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989
Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot Put
Updated on 9 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lemos and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Personal life

She is the sister of decathlete José Gregorio Lemos, and mother of three children from the relation with judoka Luis Salazar.[2]

Personal bests

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Colombia
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 15.92 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th 15.38 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th 15.59 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 4th 17.47 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 27th (q) 16.50 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 2nd 17.72 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (q) 17.55 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 2nd 17.45 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd 17.20 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 17.10 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 3rd 17.50 m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 17.01 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 17.29 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 31st (q) 16.46 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd 17.30 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 27th (q) 16.36 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 5th 16.01 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 5th 16.54 m

References
  1. Biografía - General - LEMOS RIVAS Sandra Milena - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 11, 2014
  2. Hernández Henao, Santiago (17 July 2012), Sandra, a Londres con sus tres amores - La colombiana que estará lanzamiento de bala es madre de tres hijos. Debuta en Olímpicos. (in Spanish), El Colombiano, retrieved May 11, 2014
  3. Sandra Lemus - Actualmente posee la marca nacional en lanzamiento de bala, con un lanzamiento de 17 m 53 cm. (in Spanish), El Espectador, 19 July 2012, retrieved May 11, 2014
  4. London 2012 Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine


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