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{{short description|Venezuelan athletics competitor}}
'''Yojer Enrique Medina''' (born 5 September 1973) is a [[Venezuela]]n [[shot put]]ter and [[discus throw]]er.
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{{MedalGold |[[Athletics at the 1993 Bolivarian Games|1993 Cochabamba]] | Shot put}}
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{{MedalGold |[[Athletics at the 1997 Bolivarian Games|1997 Arequipa]] | Shot put}}
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{{MedalGold |[[Athletics at the 2001 Bolivarian Games|2001 Ambato]] | Shot put}}
{{MedalGold |[[Athletics at the 2001 Bolivarian Games|2001 Ambato]] | Discus throw}}
{{MedalGold |[[Athletics at the 2005 Bolivarian Games|2005 Armenia]] | Shot put}}
{{MedalSilver |[[Athletics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games|2009 Sucre]] | Shot put}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|CAC Junior Championships]] (U20)}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|1990 Havana]] | Shot put}}
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{{MedalSilver |[[1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|1988 Nassau]] | Javelin throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Junior Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|1991 Kingston]]|Discus throw}}
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'''Yojer Enrique Medina''' (also ''Yoger Enrique Medina''; born 5 September 1973) is a [[Venezuela]]n [[shot put]]ter and [[discus throw]]er.
==Regional competitions==
Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in [[1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1997]], [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2001]] and [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacc.htm|title=Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in [[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|1993]], gold medals in [[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games|1998]] and [[Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002]],<ref name=cag>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm|title=Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> and finished fourth in [[Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartagena2006.gov.co/SP/showpage.aspx?d=ATL&n=4,2,2,4|title=2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's shot put final|date=26 July 2006|publisher=2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002.<ref name=cag/> At the South American Championships he won a bronze medal in [[1991 South American Championships in Athletics|1991]], and silver medals in [[1993 South American Championships in Athletics|1993]], [[1995 South American Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[2001 South American Championships in Athletics|2001]], [[2003 South American Championships in Athletics|2003]] and [[2005 South American Championships in Athletics|2005]]. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sac.htm|title=South American Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref> He is also a multiple Venezuelan national champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ven.htm|title=Venezuelan Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref>


==Career==
==Global competitions==

In world-level competitions, Medina finished twelfth at the [[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1992 World Junior Championships]] and sixth at the [[1998 IAAF World Cup]]. He also competed at the World Championships in [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]] and [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001]]<ref name=bio>{{iaaf name|id=184794}}</ref> as well as the [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|1996 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final.<ref name=sref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/yojer-medina-1.html|title=Yojer Medina|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=20 March 2009}}</ref>
===Regional competitions===
Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in [[1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1997]], [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2001]] and [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacc.htm|title=Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in [[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|1993]], gold medals in [[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games|1998]] and [[Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002]],<ref name=cag>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm|title=Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> and finished fourth in [[Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartagena2006.gov.co/SP/showpage.aspx?d=ATL&n=4,2,2,4|title=2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's shot put final|date=26 July 2006|publisher=2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002.<ref name=cag/> At the South American Championships he won a bronze medal in [[1991 South American Championships in Athletics|1991]], and silver medals in [[1993 South American Championships in Athletics|1993]], [[1995 South American Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[2001 South American Championships in Athletics|2001]], [[2003 South American Championships in Athletics|2003]] and [[2005 South American Championships in Athletics|2005]]. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sac.htm|title=South American Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref> He is also a multiple Venezuelan national champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ven.htm|title=Venezuelan Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref>

===Global competitions===
In world-level competitions, Medina finished twelfth at the [[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1992 World Junior Championships]] and sixth at the [[1998 IAAF World Cup]]. He also competed at the World Championships in [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995]], [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]] and [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001]]<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics||name=Yojer Medina }}</ref> as well as the [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|1996 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final.<ref name=sref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/yojer-medina-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/yojer-medina-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Yojer Medina|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=20 March 2009}}</ref>


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, Venezuela|Valencia]].<ref name=bio/>
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, Venezuela|Valencia]].<ref name=bio/>

==Personal best==
*Shot put: '''20.01 m''' – {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Maracaibo]], 26 August 2000
*Discus throw: '''57.42 m''' – {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia]], 22 November 1994
*Hammer throw: '''60.34 m''' – {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Barquisimeto]], 4 April 2003


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable;}}
|-
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{VEN}}
!bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{VEN}}
|-
|rowspan = "3"|1988
|rowspan = "3"|[[1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Male Junior B .28under 17.29|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U-17)]]
|rowspan = "3" align=left|[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Bahamas]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|14.55 m
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|43.08 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Javelin
|56.52 m
|-
|rowspan = "4"|1989
|rowspan = "2"|[[1989 South American Junior Championships in Athletics#Men|South American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|14.94 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|46.72 m
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[1989 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], [[Argentina]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Shot put
|15.12 m
|-
|5th
|Discus
|46.72 m
|-
|rowspan = "4"|1990
|rowspan = "2"|[[1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Male Junior A .28under 20.29|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U-20)]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[La Habana]], [[Cuba]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|15.07 m
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|46.94 m
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[1990 South American Junior Championships in Athletics#Men|South American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|15.50 m '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|47.28 m '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=4|1991
|rowspan=2|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Manaus, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Shot put
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|16.35 m]]
|-
|4th
|Discus
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|48.72 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1991 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
|4th
|Shot put
|15.87 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|49.54 m
|-
|rowspan = "7"|1992
|rowspan=2|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seville]], [[Spain]]
|10th
|Shot put
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|14.78 m]]
|-
|8th
|Discus
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|50.40 m]]
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[1992 South American Junior Championships in Athletics#Men|South American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan = "3" align=left|[[Lima]], [[Peru|Perú]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|16.77 m
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|48.40 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Javelin
|63.18 m
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|12th
|Shot put
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|16.71 m]]
|-
|15th (q)
|Discus
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|48.94 m]]
|-
|rowspan=6|1993
|rowspan = "2"|[[Athletics at the 1993 Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Cochabamba]], [[Bolivia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|17.46 m '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|53.64 m '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lima, Peru]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|17.52 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|52.90 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], [[Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Shot put|17.96 m]]
|17.96 m
|-
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Discus throw
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Discus throw|54.94 m]]
|54.94 m
|-
|rowspan = "3"|1994
|[[1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Mar del Plata]], [[Argentina]]
|5th
|Shot put
|[[1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|17.24 m]]
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Athletics at the 1994 South American Games|South American Games]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia]], [[Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|18.06 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|57.44 m
|-
|rowspan=4|1995
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|4th
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's shot put|18.42 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Manaus, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.82 m]]
|-
|4th
|Discus
|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discu throws|52.12 m]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|10th (q)
|Shot put
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.58 m]]
|-
|rowspan = "2"|1996
|[[1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.10 m]]
|-
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, United States]]
|align=left|[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[United States]]
|23rd (q)
|23rd (q)
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|18.53 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put|18.53 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan = "3"|1997
|1998
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|12th (q)
|Shot put
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.92 m]]
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Athletics at the 1997 Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Arequipa]], [[Peru|Perú]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|19.40 m '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|56.72 m '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|align=left|[[Maracaibo]], [[Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Shot put|19.42 m]]
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|align=left|[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
|6th
|6th
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup – Results#Shot put|19.08 m]] '''A'''
|19.08 m
|-
|1999
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Winnipeg, Canada]]
| –
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's shot put|NM]]
|-
|2000
|[[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.89 m]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2001
|[[2001 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Manaus]], [[Brazil]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[2001 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.49 m]]
|-
|[[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|align=left|[[Ciudad de Guatemala]], [[Guatemala]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|18.86 m '''A'''
|-
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|[align=left|[[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
|29th (q)
|29th (q)
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|17.76 m]]
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|17.76 m]]
|-
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Athletics at the 2001 Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]
|2007
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Ambato, Ecuador|Ambato]], [[Ecuador]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|19.44 m '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|52.68 m '''A'''
|-
|rowspan = "4"|2002
|rowspan = "2"|[[2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Ciudad de Guatemala]], [[Guatemala]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|19.27 m]] '''A'''
|-
|4th
|Discus
|[[2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|51.20 m]] '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Shot put|19.63 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Discus throw|51.98 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|[[2003 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[2003 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|19.29 m]]
|-
|[[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|align=left|[[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], [[Grenada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|19.17 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|align=left|[[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]
|6th
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's shot put|19.19 m]]
|-
|2004
|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Huelva]], [[Spain]]
|4th
|Shot put
|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|17.90 m]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2005
|[[Athletics at the 2005 ALBA Games|ALBA Games]]
|align=left|[[La Habana]], [[Cuba]]
|4th
|Shot put
|17.92 m
|-
|[[2005 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Cali]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[2005 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.32 m]]
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Athletics at the 2005 Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]
|rowspan = "2" align=left|[[Armenia, Quindío|Armenia]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Bolivarian Games – Results#Shot put|18.74 m]] '''A'''
|-
|3rd (no medal)
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Bolivarian Games – Results#Discus throw|50.76 m]] '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], [[Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.79 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|align=left|[[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's shot put|17.94 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|[[Athletics at the 2007 ALBA Games|ALBA Games]]
|align=left|[[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Shot put
|18.36 m
|-
|[[2007 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[2007 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[São Paulo, Brazil]]
|align=left|[[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[2007 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#Shot put|18.44 m]]
|18.44 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|align=left|[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
|10th
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's shot put|18.10 m]]
|-
|-
|2009
|rowspan = "2"|2009
|[[2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|align=left|[[La Habana]], [[Cuba]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|17.05 m]]
|17.05 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]
|align=left|[[Sucre]], [[Bolivia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games – Results#Shot put|17.56 m]] '''A'''
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]]
|align=left|[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]], [[Puerto Rico]]
|5th
|5th
|Shot put
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results|16.33 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results|16.33 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|align=left|[[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]]
|9th
|Shot put
|[[2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results|16.84 m]]
|}
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 24 December 2024

Yojer Medina
Personal information
Full nameYojer Enrique Medina
Born (1973-09-05) September 5, 1973 (age 51)
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 place 1994 Valencia Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1994 Valencia Discus throw
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cochabamba Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cochabamba Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 1997 Arequipa Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1997 Arequipa Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sucre Shot put
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place 1990 Havana Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Havana Discus throw
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Nassau Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1988 Nassau Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 1988 Nassau Javelin throw
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kingston Discus 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

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Regional competitions

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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.[1] At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in 1993, gold medals in 1998 and 2002,[2] and finished fourth in 2006.[3] He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002.[2] 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.[4] He is also a multiple Venezuelan national champion.[5]

Global competitions

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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[6] as well as the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[7]

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.[6]

Personal best

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  • Shot put: 20.01 m – Venezuela Maracaibo, 26 August 2000
  • Discus throw: 57.42 m – Venezuela Valencia, 22 November 1994
  • Hammer throw: 60.34 m – Venezuela Barquisimeto, 4 April 2003

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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) 		La Habana, 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, Perú 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, Perú 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 Ciudad de Guatemala, 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 Ciudad de Guatemala, 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 La Habana, 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 La Habana, 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

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  1. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  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. ^ a b 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.
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  1. ^ Hijo de gato caza ratón - Yojer Medina (hijo), impuso ayer una nueva marca nacional en la prueba de lanzamiento de disco... (in Spanish), La Prensa, Barquisimeto, Estado Lara - Venezuela, April 10, 2011, retrieved March 25, 2012[dead link‍]
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