Teresa Leyva

Teresa Leyva is a Colombian chess player and two time Colombian Women's Chess Champion.

Biography

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, she was one of the leading Colombian women's chess players. She has two wins at the Colombian Women's Chess Championships.
Teresa Leyva played for Colombia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa,
In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta,
In 1982, at first reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne and won individual gold medal.