Maria Princesa Oliveros Bohorquez was born on 10 August 1975 and is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events.
10 Facts About Princesa Oliveros
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Princesa Oliveros has won numerous hurdles medals at the South American Championships in Athletics and has reached the podium at the competition in seven different years.
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Princesa Oliveros showed an aptitude for hurdling at an inter-school meeting in 1991, but remained more interested in the ball game and represented her municipality in the sport.
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Princesa Oliveros headed overseas for the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing and was a double semi-finalist in the hurdles.
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Princesa Oliveros ended the year by retaining all three of her titles at the 2001 Bolivarian Games.
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Princesa Oliveros had a national winning streak in the hurdles, winning both events three times in succession from 2002 to 2004, then again in 2006.
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Princesa Oliveros was a double bronze medallist at the 2003 South American Championships in Athletics and competed in the heats at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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Princesa Oliveros had a trio of fifth places in the hurdles and relay events at the 2006 CAC Games.
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Princesa Oliveros helped the relay team to fourth place in the final.
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At the age of 35, Princesa Oliveros reached the form of her life in the 2011 season.