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Full name | Rocio Rivarola Trappe |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Asunción, Paraguay | 2 July 1987
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
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Sport | rowing |
Club | CNR Mbigua |
Rocio Rivarola Trappe [a] (born 2 July 1987 in Asunción) is a female Paraguayan rower. [1] Rivarola qualified for the women's single sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by achieving a fifth spot from FISA Latin American Qualification Regatta in San Salvador, El Salvador with an entry time of 8:25.81. [2] Rowing in the D-Final, Rivarola paddled her stretch against five other women to overhaul an eight-minute barrier for a third-place effort and twenty-first overall in a lifetime best of 7:57.36. [3] [4] Building a historic milestone for Paraguay, Rivarola became the youngest and first ever female athlete as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [5] [6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rocio Rivarola Trappe |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Asunción, Paraguay | 2 July 1987
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | rowing |
Club | CNR Mbigua |
Rocio Rivarola Trappe [a] (born 2 July 1987 in Asunción) is a female Paraguayan rower. [1] Rivarola qualified for the women's single sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by achieving a fifth spot from FISA Latin American Qualification Regatta in San Salvador, El Salvador with an entry time of 8:25.81. [2] Rowing in the D-Final, Rivarola paddled her stretch against five other women to overhaul an eight-minute barrier for a third-place effort and twenty-first overall in a lifetime best of 7:57.36. [3] [4] Building a historic milestone for Paraguay, Rivarola became the youngest and first ever female athlete as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [5] [6]