Yojer Medina

Yojer Medina

Personal information
Full name	Yojer Enrique Medina
Born	September 5, 1973
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Venezuela South American Games 1994 Valencia Shot put 1994 Valencia Discus throw Bolivarian Games 1993 Cochabamba Shot put 1993 Cochabamba Discus throw 1997 Arequipa Shot put 1997 Arequipa Discus throw 2001 Ambato Shot put 2001 Ambato Discus throw 2005 Armenia Shot put 2009 Sucre Shot put 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
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.^[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

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

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

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
	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	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	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	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	Shot put	17.24 m
	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	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
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

1. "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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.
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. Yojer Medina profile at IAAF
7. "Yojer Medina". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

External links

• Yojer Medina profile at IAAF
• Yojer Medina at Sports Reference
• Picture of Yojer Medina^[1]

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