Niusha Mancilla

Niusha Mancilla
Atleta Boliviana Niusha Mancilla
Personal information
Full nameNiusha Carmen Mancilla Heredia
Born (1971-01-19) January 19, 1971
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Bolivia
SportWomen's Athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bolivia
South American Championships
1997 Mar de Plata 1500 metres
2003 Barquisimeto 1500 metres
South American Games
1998 Cuenca 800 m
1998 Cuenca 1500 m
1998 Cuenca 5000 m
1990 Lima 1500 m
Bolivarian Games
2001 Ambato 800 m
2001 Ambato 1500 m
2001 Ambato 3000 m steeplechase
1997 Arequipa 1500 m
South American Youth Championships
1986 Comodoro Rivadavia 800 m
1984 Tarija 800 m

Niusha Carmen Mancilla Heredia (born 19 January 1971 in Cochabamba) is a Bolivian former middle and long-distance runner. She holds the Bolivian records from 800 metres up to the 15 km road distance, as well as for the 3000 metres steeplechase.

She is a two-time South American silver medallist in the 1500 metres and competed three times at the IAAF World Indoor Championships over that distance. She won middle distance track medals at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics at the 2000 and 2002 editions. At the 2001 Bolivarian Games she won three gold medals and set two national records. She also represented Bolivia at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2003 Pan American Games.