{{Short description|Mexican javelin thrower and multi-sport athlete (1933–2009)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Bertha Chiu | fullname = Bertha Chiu Núñez | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|08|22}} | birth_place = Chihuahua City, Mexico<ref name=Agora>{{cite web |title=Muere Bertha Chiu |url=https://www.elagora.com.mx/Muere-Bertha-Chiu,17798.html |website=elagora.com.mx |access-date=12 February 2026 |language=Spanish |date=17 September 2009}}</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age text|2009|09|16|1933|08|22}}<ref name=Agora/> | death_place = Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | height = | weight = | sport = Athletics, basketball, softball | event = Javelin throw, discus throw | club = | education = | coach = | show-medals = }} '''Bertha Chiu Núñez''' (22 August 1933 – 16 September 2009) was a Mexican athlete who specilaised in the javelin throw. She won multiple medals at regional level including bronze at the 1951 Pan American Games.<ref>[https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000024704 InterSportStats profile]</ref> In addition to athletics she also practised basketball and softball.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{flag|Mexico|1934}} |- |1950 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Guatemala City, Guatemala |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw |34.33 m |- |rowspan=2|1951 |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Buenos Aires, Argentina |11th |Discus throw |28.31 m |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Javelin throw |37.97 m |- |rowspan=2|1954 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Mexico City, Mexico |9th |Discus throw |28.69 m |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw |38.43 m |- |1955 |Pan American Games |Mexico City, Mexico |7th |Javelin throw |36.69 m |- |rowspan=2|1959 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Caracas, Venezuela |4th |Discus throw |30.74 m |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |Javelin throw |35.21 m |- |rowspan=2|1960 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Games |rowspan=2|Santiago, Chile | – |High jump |NM |- |7th |Long jump |4.77 m |- |1962 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Kingston, Jamaica |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Javelin throw |35.63 m |}
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