Yojer Medina

Yojer Medina
Personal information
Full nameYojer Enrique Medina
Born (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973 (age 53)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Venezuela
South American Games
Silver medal – second place1994 ValenciaShot put
Silver medal – second place1994 ValenciaDiscus throw
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1993 CochabambaShot put
Gold medal – first place1993 CochabambaDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place1997 ArequipaShot put
Gold medal – first place1997 ArequipaDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2001 AmbatoShot put
Gold medal – first place2001 AmbatoDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2005 ArmeniaShot put
Silver medal – second place2009 SucreShot put
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place1990 HavanaShot put
Bronze medal – third place1990 HavanaDiscus throw
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place1988 NassauShot put
Gold medal – first place1988 NassauDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place1988 NassauJavelin throw
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 KingstonDiscus throw
Updated on 31 May 2013

Yojer Enrique Medina (also Yoger Enrique Medina; born 5 September 1973) is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.

Career

Regional competitions

Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003. At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in 1993, gold medals in 1998 and 2002, and finished fourth in 2006. He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002. At the South American Championships he won a bronze medal in 1991, and silver medals in 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw in 1993. He is also a multiple Venezuelan national champion.

Global competitions

In world-level competitions, Medina finished twelfth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and sixth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. He also competed at the World Championships in 1995, 1997 and 2001 as well as the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

His personal best put is 20.01 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Maracaibo. In the discus throw, he has 57.42 metres, achieved in November 1994 in Valencia.

Personal best

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Venezuela
1988 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)		 Nassau, Bahamas 1st Shot put 14.55 m
1st Discus 43.08 m
2nd Javelin 56.52 m
1989 South American Junior Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st Shot put 14.94 m
2nd Discus 46.72 m
Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 3rd Shot put 15.12 m
5th Discus 46.72 m
1990 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)		 Havana, Cuba 2nd Shot put 15.07 m
3rd Discus 46.94 m
South American Junior Championships Bogotá, Colombia 1st Shot put 15.50 m A
1st Discus 47.28 m A
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd Shot put 16.35 m
4th Discus 48.72 m
Pan American Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 4th Shot put 15.87 m
2nd Discus 49.54 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 10th Shot put 14.78 m
8th Discus 50.40 m
South American Junior Championships Lima, Peru 1st Shot put 16.77 m
1st Discus 48.40 m
2nd Javelin 63.18 m
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 12th Shot put 16.71 m
15th (q) Discus 48.94 m
1993 Bolivarian Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Shot put 17.46 m A
1st Discus 53.64 m A
South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Shot put 17.52 m
3rd Discus 52.90 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd Shot put 17.96 m
3rd Discus 54.94 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th Shot put 17.24 m
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 18.06 m
2nd Discus 57.44 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th Shot put 18.42 m
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd Shot put 18.82 m
4th Discus 52.12 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (q) Shot put 18.58 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd Shot put 18.10 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 23rd (q) Shot put 18.53 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 12th (q) Shot put 18.92 m
Bolivarian Games Arequipa, Peru 1st Shot put 19.40 m A
1st Discus 56.72 m A
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st Shot put 19.42 m
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th Shot put 19.08 m A
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada – Shot put NM
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Shot put 18.89 m
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd Shot put 18.49 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Shot put 18.86 m A
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 29th (q) Shot put 17.76 m
Bolivarian Games Ambato, Ecuador 1st Shot put 19.44 m A
1st Discus 52.68 m A
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Shot put 19.27 m A
4th Discus 51.20 m A
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Shot put 19.63 m
3rd Discus 51.98 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 19.29 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 1st Shot put 19.17 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6th Shot put 19.19 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 4th Shot put 17.90 m
2005 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 4th Shot put 17.92 m
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd Shot put 18.32 m
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st Shot put 18.74 m A
3rd (no medal) Discus 50.76 m A
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st Shot put 18.79 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd Shot put 17.94 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd Shot put 18.36 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Shot put 18.44 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th Shot put 18.10 m
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd Shot put 17.05 m
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 2nd Shot put 17.56 m A
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th Shot put 16.33 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 9th Shot put 16.84 m

References

  1. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's shot put final". 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "South American Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Venezuelan Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  6. 1 2 Yojer Medina at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ↑ "Yojer Medina". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2009.