Rocio Rivarola Explained

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Rocio Rivarola
Full Name:	Rocio Rivarola Trappe
Sport:	rowing
Club:	CNR Mbigua
Birth Date:	2 July 1987
Birth Place:	Asunción, Paraguay
Height:	1.72 m
Weight:	66 kg
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Rocio Rivarola Trappe (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]}

Notes and References

1. Rocio Rivarola . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091912/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/rocio-rivarola-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 September 2013.
2. News: Rocío Rivarola consigue el boleto para Atenas . Rocío Rivarola get the ticket for Athens . Spanish . . 17 May 2004 . 25 September 2013.
3. Web site: Rowing: Women's Single Sculls Final D . . . 15 August 2004 . 31 January 2013.
4. News: Rocío Rivarola fue 21ª y Daniel Sosa terminó 26º . Rocío Rivarola and Daniel Sosa finished 21st and 26th . Spanish . . 20 August 2004 . 25 September 2013.
5. News: 2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony . . 13 August 2004 . 11 September 2013.
6. News: Rocío Rivarola, abanderada paraguaya en Atenas 2004, vuelve ! . Rocío Rivarola, Paraguayan champion in Athens 2004, returns! . Spanish . . 16 October 2012 . 25 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140714/http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/95082-rocio-rivarola-abanderada-paraguaya-en-atenas-2004-vuelve-.html . 27 September 2013 .