{{short description|Colombian hurdler (born 1987)}} {{family name hatnote|Rivas|Rivas|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Yeison Rivas | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Carepa, Colombia | height = 1.73 m<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/es/atleta/yeison-rivas Rio 2016 profile]</ref> | weight = 66 kg | sport = Athletics | event = 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Yeison Javier Rivas Rivas''' (born 24 September 1987) is a Colombian hurdler.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He represented his country in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won multiple medals on regional level.
His personal bests are 13.36 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.3 m/s, Medellín 2016) and 49.90 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles (Cali 2015). The latter is the current national record.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{COL}} |- |rowspan=2|2008 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m hurdles |50.44 |- |5th |4 × 400 m relay |3:06.23 |- |rowspan=7|2009 |rowspan=3|South American Championships |rowspan=3|Lima, Peru |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m hurdles |50.87 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |39.41 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:06.22 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Havana, Cuba |6th |400 m hurdles |50.14 |- |9th |4 × 400 m relay |3:10.65 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Sucre, Bolivia |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |50.67 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m relay |3:10.93 |- |rowspan=3|2011 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Buenos Aires, Argentina |6th |400 m hurdles |52.33 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:09.67 |- |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |11th (h) |400 m hurdles |51.70 |- |rowspan=6|2013 |rowspan=3|South American Championships |rowspan=3|Cartagena, Colombia |6th |110 m hurdles |14.01 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m relay |39.76 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:06.25 |- |rowspan=3|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=3|Trujillo, Peru |4th |110 m hurdles |14.37 |- |5th |400 m hurdles |50.69 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |39.86 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |rowspan=2|South American Games |rowspan=2|Santiago, Chile |8th |110 m hurdles |14.29 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |40.26 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |Ibero-American Championships |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |4th |110 m hurdles |13.64 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |31st (h) |110 m hurdles |13.87 |- |rowspan=4|2017 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Asunción, Paraguay |5th |110 m hurdles |13.95 (w) |- |5th |400 m hurdles |51.22 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Santa Marta, Colombia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |110 m hurdles |13.89 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |50.47 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivas, Yeison}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Colombian men hurdlers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Colombia Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Category:South American Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 South American Games Category:Athletes from Antioquia Department Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub}}