Sortelina da Silva Pires ( born 29 June 1977 ) is a São Tomé and Principe sprint athlete , specializing in the 100 metres . She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the women 's 100 metres , where she finished eighth , last in her heat and 53rd overall , with a time of 13.31 seconds and failed to advance to the next round . Her time was almost a second and a half slower than the seventh-place finisher in her heat , Mirtha Brock of Colombia , and the fourth-slowest of anyone in the entire competition . She also served as the flag bearer for São Tomé and Principe during the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Sortelina Pires