Beatriz "Betty" Teresa Kretschmer Ries de Buccicardi (born 24 January 1928) is a Chilean sprinter. She competed in the heats only at the 1948 Summer Olympics, running in the women's 100 metres, 200 metres and relay.
She was the long jump gold medallist and 4 × 100 metres relay silver medallist at the 1951 Pan American Games and returned four years later to win a further bronze medal with the Chilean relay team.Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018. She also placed fourth in the 200 m at the 1951 Games.Kretschmer. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 14 January 2018.
At regional level she had a long-lasting career. Her first medals were two silvers in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1943 South American Championships in Athletics. She gained her first South American title at the 1945 Championships, taking 100 m gold in addition to a 200 m silver.South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018. A triple followed at the 1946 South American Championships, where she topped the field in 100 m, 200 m and the long jump.South American Championships Unofficial. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018. Her last successes were at the 1956 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was 200 m champion and 100 m runner-up.
International competitions Representing 1943South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd100 m12.62nd200 m26.72nd4 × 100 m relay50.81945South American ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay1st100 m12.43rd200 m27.12nd4 × 100 m relay51.11946South American Championships (unofficial)Santiago, Chile1st100 m12.31st80 m hurdles12.71stLong jump5.20 m1948Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom5th (h)100 mNT5th (h)200 mNT10th (h)4 × 100 m relay51.681951Pan American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina7th (sf)100 m13.04th200 m26.72nd4 × 100 m relay49.31stLong jump5.42 m1952South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina6th100 m12.67th (h)80 m hurdles12.73rd4 × 100 m relay49.16thLong jump5.22 m1954South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil5th100 m12.54th80 m hurdles12.31st4 × 100 m relay48.46thLong jump5.12 m1955Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico6th (h)60 m7.868th (h)100 m12.393rd4 × 100 m relay49.491956South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd100 m12.41st200 m25.54th (h)80 m hurdles11.91 1Did not start in the final
Personal bests 100 metres – 12.0 (1956) 200 metres – 25.1 (1956)
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