Silvia Chivás

Silvia Chivás Baró (born September 10, 1954) is a Cuban former sprinter who was an Olympic double-medalist, she won two bronze medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing third in both the individual 100-meter dash and the 4 × 100-meter relay alongside teammates Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, and Marlene Elejarde. On the continental stage, Chivás achieved the same achievement at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, where she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay and a bronze medal in the 100 meters.

Early life and career She was born on 10 September 1954 in Guantánamo.

In 1971, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1971 Pan American Games in 45.0 seconds with Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, and Marlene Elejarde, losing to the team from the United States of America in 44.5 seconds, consisting of Orien Brown, Pat Hawkins, Mattiline Render, and Iris Davis, followed by Colombia in 45.9 seconds, consisting of Aida Ortíz, Ana Maquilón, Elsy Rivas, and Juana Mosquera. She also competed in the 100 m sprint and won a bronze medal, running 11.4 seconds, losing to Davis (11.2) and Stephanie Berto (11.4).

Then, she competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal in the same sport with the same team that competed the 1971 Pan American Games finishing in 43.360 seconds and their team loses to Federal Republic of Germany that consist of Ingrid Becker, Annegret Richter Heide Rosendahl and Christiane Krause that won gold in 42.810 seconds followed after German Democratic Republic in 42.950 seconds consist of Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert Renate Stecher and Evelin Kaufer. At the event, she also competed in the 100 meters sprint and won a bronze medal at 11.24 seconds, losing to Renate Stecher at 11.07 seconds and Raelene Boyle at 11.23 seconds.

International competitions 1Representing the Americas

Personal bests 100 metres – 11.16 (1977)