Yojer Medina

Yojer Medina

Personal information
Full name	Yojer Enrique Medina
Born	(1973-09-05) September 5, 1973
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Men's Athletics
Medal record Athletics Representing Venezuela South American Games 1994 Valencia Shot put 1994 Valencia Discus throw Bolivarian Games 2001 Ambato Shot put 2001 Ambato Discus throw 1997 Arequipa Shot put 1997 Arequipa Discus throw 1993 Cochabamba Shot put 1993 Cochabamba Discus throw CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1990 Havana Shot put 1990 Havana Discus throw CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1988 Nassau Shot put 1988 Nassau Discus throw 1988 Nassau Javelin throw

Yojer 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.

Achievements

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
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
1992	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Perú	1st	Shot put	16.77 m
			1st	Discus	48.40 m
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, Korea	12th	Shot put	16.71 m
			8th (q)	Discus	48.94 m
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Shot put	17.96 m
			3rd	Discus	54.94 m
	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Shot put	17.46m A
			1st	Discus	53.64m A
1994	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put
			2nd	Discus	57.44m
1995	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	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	6th	Shot put	19.08 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	18.89 m
2001	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
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	6th	Shot put	19.19 m
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	Shot put	18.79 m
2007	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
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

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