Bárbara Riveros

Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz is a Chilean professional triathlete, born on 3 August 1987 in Santiago de Chile. She represented Chile at four Olympic Games, in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020, and won the world sprint distance title in 2012 under what was then the International Triathlon Union, now World Triathlon. Her early introduction to sport came through her father, a physician. Her coaching history includes a spell with Jamie Turner until 2010, followed by Darren Smith. She has raced for clubs in both countries, including Tri Val de Grey in France and Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile, and she studied nutrition at the Universidad de Chile.