Bárbara Riveros
Bárbara Riveros steadily surpassing all her competitors at Lausanne, 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz |
| Born | 3 August 1987 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Chile |
| Sport | Triathlon |
| Club | Universidad de Chile |
Medal record | |
Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz (born 3 August 1987, in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean professional triathlete, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympian. She was the ITU (now World Triathlon) World Sprint Distance Champion in 2012.
In France, Bárbara Riveros takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2011, Riveros represents Tri Val de Grey and won the opening triathlon in Nice (24 April 2011), and she placed third at the second Grand Prix triathlon in Dunkirk (22 May 2011) behind Andrea Hewitt and Emma Moffatt.
In Chile, Bárbara Riveros represents the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and studies Nutrition at the Universidad de Chile.
Her coach was Jamie Turner up to 2010 when he was employed by the Australian NSWIS. Her present coach is Darren Smith. Bárbara Riveros' father, Agustín Riveros, is a physician and brought Bárbara into contact with sports in early childhood.