Betsi Rivas

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

Betsi Gabriela Rivas Arteaga (born October 2, 1986 in San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela) is a weightlifter from Venezuela. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country in the – 48 kg weight division. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Betsy.

Betsi Rivas

Personal information
Born	(1986-10-02) October 2, 1986 San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela
Height	1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	48kg
Medal record Women's Weightlifting Representing Venezuela Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 48 kg 2011 Guadalajara – 48 kg Pan American Championships 2008 Callao – 48 kg Pan American Sports Festival 2014 Mexico – 48 kg C&J 2014 Mexico – 48 kg Snatch Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena – 53 kg Snatch 2006 Cartagena – 53 kg C&J 2006 Cartagena – 53 kg Total

She won the gold medal in clean and jerk and bronze in snatch during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.

She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

External links

• iwf.net