Rosa García

For the Spanish executive, see Rosa García García.

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]

Rosa García
Personal information
Full name	Rosa Gisella García Rivas
Nickname	China
Born	(1964-05-21) 21 May 1964 (age 60) Lima, Peru
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	3
National team
1980–2000  Peru
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Peru Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1982 Peru 1986 Czechoslovakia Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team 1983 Caracas Team 1991 Havana Team CSV South American Championship 1983 São Paulo 1985 Caracas 1987 Punta del Este 1989 Curitiba 1993 Cusco 1981 Santo André 1991 São Paulo 1995 Porto Alegre 1997 Lima 1999 Valencia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

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

References

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.

External links

• Volleybox.net profile
• Rosa García at Olympics.com
• Rosa García at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Juan Giha	Flag bearer for  Peru Sydney 2000	Succeeded by Francisco Boza