GALVIS Sandra Viviana

Colombia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Place of birth: CHIA

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : CHIA

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 20km Race Walk	25

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNF

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2017	London, GBR	17th (1:31:13)
2013	Moscow, RUS	30th (1:33:49)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Lima, PER	11th (1:38:43)

South American Race Walking Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
7	20km Race Walk	2020	Lima, PER	1:39:16

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2017	20km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lima, PER	1:32:27
17	2017	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	1:31:13
31	2018	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	1:33:11

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Pedagogy - Free University of Colombia, Bogota, COL

Family:

Husband Diego Diaz

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Coach:

Diego Diaz [personal, husband], COL

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Diego Diaz has coached her in race walking. (runningcolombia.com, 27 May 2020)

Injuries:

A hamstring injury forced her to abandon the 20km race walk at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (runningcolombia.com, 27 May 2020)

An injury caused her to abandon the 20km race walk at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (coc.org.co, 24 Jun 2016)

Start:

She took up athletics at age 12 with the municipal institute for sports in Chia, Colombia. She began focusing on race walking one year later. (Coldeportes YouTube Channel, 08 Jul 2015; coc.org.co, 24 Jun 2016)

Reason:

"At first I just went to spend my free time and to have fun with my cousins. I didn't know how far I could get, it was all about the fun. Starting race walking was tough because the technique is painful, but I adapted quickly and began to compete. It's been good ever since." (coc.org.co, 24 Jun 2016)

Ambition:

To finish in the top eight of the 20km race walk at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (extrategiamedios.com, 25 Feb 2020)

Award:

In December 2015 she was named Sportsperson of the Year by Chia City Hall in Colombia. (Facebook profile, 19 Dec 2015)

General Interest

General
RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
She says she initially struggled with the disappointment of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she was forced to withdraw due to injury. However, she says the experience motivated her for the next Olympic cycle for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "I got injured days before the competition [in Rio]. Doctors told me that I could not compete but I was already there and I opted to at least be on the starting line. I had prepared so much the event, so I tried it and endured the pain for four kilometres. At least I had the experience of being among the best in the world. When I returned to Colombia I was so sad, but many people helped me to overcome it. After Rio I came back with more desire, I started to improve my times, and that helped me to qualify early [for Tokyo]." (runningcolombia.com, 27 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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