Melisa Murillo Rivas (born 13 January 1982, in El Cerrito, Valle del CaucaSports-Reference profile) is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was also the reserve relay member at the 2000 Summer Olympics but was not selected to run.
Competition record Representing 1996South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay6th200 m26.178th400 m63.032nd3:55.551999Pan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, United States4th46.17World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland15th (sf)100 m12.0320th (sf)200 m25.22South American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile3rd100 m11.761st45.872000Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)San Juan, Puerto Rico5th100 m11.947th200 m25.03 (w)World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile10th (sf)100m11.84 (wind: -1.5 m/s) — relayDQ2001South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina2nd100 m12.033rd200 m24.372nd45.92Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina4th100 m11.953rd200 m24.28 (w)3rd46.892002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala6th100 m11.742nd44.44Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador6th100m12.04 w (wind: 2.3 m/s) —200mDNF1st relay45.342003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela5th100 m11.718th200 m24.512nd44.67Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dom. Rep.12th (h)100 m11.845th45.132004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd100m11.78 (wind: +0.0 m/s)1stGuest final out of competition relay43.46Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain6th100 m11.772nd43.79Olympic GamesAthens, Greece42nd (h)100 m11.6710th (h)43.302005South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia2nd100 m11.391st43.17World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland33rd (h)100 m11.716th43.072006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico5th100 m11.803rd44.79
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.22 (+1.6 m/s) (Armenia 2005) 200 metres – 24.94 (-0.9 m/s) (Bydgoszcz 1999)
Indoor 60 metres – 7.43 (Boston 2004)
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