Natán Rivera

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Alas.
Natán Rivera
Personal information
Born (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998
El Salvador
Sport
Country  El Salvador
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
Coached by Óscar (Frijol) López[1]
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Natán Armando Rivera Alas (born 12 December 1998) is a Salvadoran athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2]

Still as a youth athlete, he won the gold medal at the 2015 NACAC Championships although in rather unusual circumstances. His rivals having much better personal bests than Rivera, who only managed to jump 4.70 metres, entered the competition much higher but none of them actually cleared the bar. This left him as the sole athlete to record a valid jump and the gold medalist. This victory earned him a spot at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing where the opening height of 5.25, however, was way beyond Rivera's capabilities.

His personal best in the event is 4.70 metres set in San José in 2015.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  El Salvador
2015 Pan American Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 4.56 m
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 4.55 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 4.70 m
World Championships Beijing, China NM

See also

References

  1. "El salvadoreño Nathan Rivera con oro panamericano juvenil" (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. Natán Rivera profile at IAAF


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