Claudia Rivas
  Claudia Rivas
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.jpg) Claudia Rivas, 2012
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 15th June 1989 (age 31) |
| place of birth | Valparaíso (Zacatecas), Mexico |
| size | 171 cm |
| Weight | 56 kg |
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| successes | |
| 2008 | World champion aquathlon |
| 2012 | 4th place world championship triathlon U23 |
| 2016 | 9th place Summer Olympics |
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Claudia Rivas Vega (born June 15, 1989 in Valparaíso) is a Mexican triathlete . She is aquathlon world champion (2008) and two-time participant in the Summer Olympics (2012, 2016).
Career
In 2005 Claudia Rivas competed in the Triathlon World Championship in Japan for the first time and finished 32nd among the juniors. She studied at the Universidad del Valle de México .
Aquathlon world champion 2008
In June 2008 the then 19-year-old Rivas became Aquathlon World Champion (2.5 km run, 1 km swim and 2.5 km run). With the fastest time of the day, she was able to win not only in the U23 class but also in the elite class.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 21st.
In October she finished fourth in the U23 World Championships on the short-distance triathlon (Olympic distance: 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running).
2016 Summer Olympics
Claudia Rivas qualified for a place at the Summer Olympics for the second time in 2016; she started for Mexico on August 20 in Rio de Janeiro and finished ninth.
In the 2016 ITU annual ranking, she was the best Spaniard in 45th place.
In November 2019, the 30-year-old finished third at the World Cup in Santo Domingo .
Claudia Rivas lives in Monrovia (California) .
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 10, 2019 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Santo Domingo
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01:34:49 | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | 1 | Central American and Caribbean Games |
 Barranquilla
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02:08:38 | |
| 8 Apr 2017 | 17th | ITU World Championship Series 2017 |
 Gold coast
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00:58:53 | |
| 11th Mar 2017 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
Mooloolaba
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01:58:18 | |
| Sep 18 2016 | 15th | ITU World Championship Series 2016 |
Cozumel
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02:01:18 | ITU World Championship |
| Aug 20, 2016 | 9 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
 Rio de Janeiro
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01:58:28 | |
| 6 Sep 2015 | 9 | ITU World Championship Series 2015 |
 Edmonton
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00:59:52 | on the sprint distance |
| Oct 20, 2012 | 4th | ITU Triathlon World Championship U23 |
 Auckland
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02:14:26 | U23 world championship |
| Aug 4, 2012 | 21st | 2012 Summer Olympics |
 London
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02:02:38 | |
| Sep 10 2005 | 32 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Women |
 Gamagōri
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01:06:18 | World Championship Juniors |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 28, 2008 | 1 | ITU Aquathlon World Championships |
Monterrey
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00:34:30 | Aquathlon World Champion (2.5 km run, 1 km swim and 2.5 km run) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Web links
- Profile and results of Claudia Rivas in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 6, 2018 (English).
- Mexican Triathlon Federation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aquathlon World Champions Crowned (June 29, 2008)
- ↑ Rio 2016: Jorgensen wins gold, DTU has no chance (August 20, 2016)
- ↑ ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings 2016 | Elite Women (as of September 17, 2016)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rivas, Claudia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rivas Vega, Claudia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valparaíso |