Mirtha Brock
Encyclopedia
Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field
athlete from Colombia
, who competed in the sprint
events during her career.
She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Brock won two bronze medals in the relay at the 1995 Pan American Games
in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, who competed in the sprint
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
events during her career.
She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Brock won two bronze medals in the relay at the 1995 Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
in Mar del Plata, Argentina.