Ricardo Vera

Ricardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo (born September 16, 1962 in Montevideo) is a retired long-distance runner from Uruguay.

Ricardo Vera

Medal record
Athletics
Representing Uruguay
South American Games
	1982 Santa Fe	5,000 m
	1982 Santa Fe	1,500 m

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

Career

Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Uruguay
1982	South American Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	1500 m
			1st	5000 m	14:07.4
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	29th (sf)	5000 m	14:20.20
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	7th	1500 m	3:48.64
			9th	5000 m	14:34.57
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	10th	5000 m	14:54.8
			4th	3000 m steeple	8:53.9
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	3000 m steeple	8:44.85
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	12th	5000 m	14:16.44
			15th	10,000 m	29:39.61
			12th	3000 m steeple	8:38.28
	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	10th	5000 m	14:22.53
			3rd	3000 m steeple	8:34.92
1987	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	7th	1500 m	3:50.91
			3rd	3000 m steeple	8:58.99
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	12th	5000 m	14:48.97
			5th	3000 m steeple	8:39.34
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	25th (h)	3000 m steeple	8:36.80
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	5th	3000 m	3:53.3 A
			3rd	3000 m steeple	8:57.5 A
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	3000 m steeple	8:39.86
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	18th (h)	3000 m	8:06.81
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	3000 m steeple	8:36.83
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	17th (h)	3000 m steeple	8:30.14
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	12th	3000 m steeple	8:26.35
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	12th	3000 m steeple	8:29.00
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	11th	3000 m steeple	8:58.96
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	–	3000 m steeple	DNF
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	28th (h)	3000 m steeple	8:33.95
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	26th (h)	3000 m steeple	8:40.78

References

• Ricardo Vera at World Athletics