Raysa Sánchez (born 6 May 1988 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

n sprinter who specializes in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She represented the Dominican Republic at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Raysa resides in the city of San Germán, Puerto Rico where she runs for the Intermerican University of Puerto Rico. She holds the 400 m race record in Puerto Rico's university athletic league (LAI = Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria). She also holds the Dominican Republic record for the same race.

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Sportspeople from Santo Domingo 1988 births Living people Dominican Republic female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Dominican Republic Olympic female sprinters {{DominicanRepublic-athletics-bio-stub