Yeison Javier Rivas Rivas (born 24 September 1987) is a Colombian hurdler. 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 Representing 2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd400 m hurdles50.445th4 × 400 m relay3:06.232009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd400 m hurdles50.871st4 × 100 m relay39.411st4 × 400 m relay3:06.22Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba6th400 m hurdles50.149th4 × 400 m relay3:10.65Bolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1st400 m hurdles50.672nd4 × 100 m relay3:10.932011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina6th400 m hurdles52.332nd4 × 400 m relay3:09.67Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico11th (h)400 m hurdles51.702013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia6th110 m hurdles14.012nd4 × 100 m relay39.762nd4 × 400 m relay3:06.25Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru4th110 m hurdles14.375th400 m hurdles50.693rd4 × 100 m relay39.862014South American GamesSantiago, Chile8th110 m hurdles14.293rd4 × 100 m relay40.262016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th110 m hurdles13.64Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil31st (h)110 m hurdles13.872017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay5th110 m hurdles13.95 (w)5th400 m hurdles51.22Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia3rd110 m hurdles13.891st400 m hurdles50.47
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