{"id":3650,"date":"2026-10-29T01:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ticaspoderosas.com\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2026-10-29T01:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:14:52","slug":"yolanda-britton-la-gacela-negra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ticaspoderosas.com\/index.php\/yolanda-britton-la-gacela-negra\/","title":{"rendered":"Yolanda Britton &#8211; La gacela negra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yolanda Britton naci\u00f3 en San Jos\u00e9 en 1943 y desde muy temprano destac\u00f3 en el deporte: primero en el colegio, despu\u00e9s en el pa\u00eds y en Centroam\u00e9rica. Con 13 a\u00f1os asombr\u00f3 a Costa Rica en las olimpiadas intercolegiales de 1956, ganando medallas de oro con grandes marcas en 50 metros planos y en salto alto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1958 fue declarada \u2018Atleta del A\u00f1o\u2019 y comenz\u00f3 a combinar el atletismo con el baloncesto, logrando el subcampeonato nacional en 1959 con el equipo Kebir, siendo \u2018basquetbolista del a\u00f1o\u2019 y de nuevo atleta del a\u00f1o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n en 1959 brill\u00f3 con la camiseta de la Selecci\u00f3n Nacional de Baloncesto en los Juegos Centroamericanos en Nicaragua, donde fue nombrada \u2018Novata del certamen\u2019 y bautizada con el apodo de \u2018la gacela negra\u2019. Su dominio continu\u00f3 en los Juegos Centroamericanos de El Salvador y Panam\u00e1, y en 1960 se coron\u00f3 como la m\u00e1xima encestadora del Campeonato Nacional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 1961, Yolanda tom\u00f3 una decisi\u00f3n que marc\u00f3 un adi\u00f3s moment\u00e1neo a las canchas de \u00e9lite: ingres\u00f3 a la Universidad de Costa Rica para estudiar Microbiolog\u00eda, siendo la primera mujer afrocostarricense profesional en este campo. En 1968 se traslad\u00f3 con su familia a Lim\u00f3n, donde lleg\u00f3 a dirigir el laboratorio cl\u00ednico del Hospital Tony Facio, ejerciendo su profesi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras esos a\u00f1os de pausa, en 1986 regres\u00f3 a las pistas en los Juegos Laborales con su velocidad casi intacta: gan\u00f3 medallas de oro en los 75, 150 y 300 metros planos, y plata en 600 metros, relevos 4 x 100 y en tenis de mesa. 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