Uruguayan long-distance runner
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Vera and the second or maternal family name is
Rebollo.
Ricardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo (born September 16, 1962 in Montevideo) is a retired long-distance runner from Uruguay.
Career
Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
International competitions
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Uruguay
|
| 1982
|
Southern Cross Games
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
2nd
|
1500 m
|
3:48.85
|
| 1st
|
5000 m
|
14:07.4
|
| 1983
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
29th (sf)
|
5000 m
|
14:20.20
|
| Pan American Games
|
Caracas, Venezuela
|
7th
|
1500 m
|
3:48.64
|
| 9th
|
5000 m
|
14:34.57
|
| South American Championships
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
4th
|
1500 m
|
3:51.3
|
| 10th
|
5000 m
|
14:54.8
|
| 4th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:53.9
|
| 1985
|
South American Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:46.87
|
| 2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:44.85
|
| 1986
|
Goodwill Games
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
12th
|
5000 m
|
14:16.44
|
| 15th
|
10,000 m
|
29:39.61
|
| 12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:38.28
|
| Ibero-American Championships
|
Havana, Cuba
|
10th
|
5000 m
|
14:22.53
|
| 3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:34.92
|
| 1987
|
Pan American Games
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
12th
|
5000 m
|
14:48.97
|
| 5th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:39.34
|
| World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
25th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:36.80
|
| South American Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
7th
|
1500 m
|
3:50.91
|
| 3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:58.99
|
| 1989
|
South American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
5th
|
1500 m
|
3:53.3 A
|
| 3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:57.5 A
|
| 1990
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:39.86
|
| 1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
18th (h)
|
3000 m
|
8:06.81
|
| Pan American Games
|
Havana, Cuba
|
2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:36.83
|
| World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
17th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:30.14
|
| 1992
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:26.35
|
| 1993
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:29.00
|
| 1994
|
Goodwill Games
|
St. Petersburg, Russia
|
11th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:58.96
|
| 1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
–
|
3000 m steeple
|
DNF
|
| World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
28th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:33.95
|
| 1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
26th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:40.78
|
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