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Rosa García
Personal information
Full nameRosa Gisella García Rivas
NicknameChina
Born (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964 (age 60)
Lima, Peru
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
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
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Czechoslovakia Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
CSV South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place 1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1987 Punta del Este
Gold medal – first place 1989 Curitiba
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cusco
Silver medal – second place 1981 Santo André
Silver medal – second place 1991 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Porto Alegre
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Valencia

Rosa Gisella García Rivas (born 21 May 1964), more commonly known as Rosa García, is a retired women's volleyball player from Peru who is a four-time Olympian. García was on the Peruvian national team that finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and was a silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] She also was a member of the Peruvian team that won the silver medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru.[2] She was a setter.[3]

García was the national flag bearer at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]

References

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  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. ^ "Rosa García". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "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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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Peru
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by