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Joel Mejía | |
Fullname: | Joel Francisco Mejía de la Cruz |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1990 |
Birth Place: | Higüey, Dominican Republic |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Sprint and Middle-distance running |
Updated: | 16 December 2014 |
Joel Francisco Mejía de la Cruz (born 18 August 1990 in Higüey) is a Dominican Republic sprinter.[1] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
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2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.55 | |
NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 13th (h) | 400m | 48.33 | ||
— | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | ||||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 800m | 1:54.07 | |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.10 | ||||
2012 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Irapuato, México | 4th | 400m | 46.32 A | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.88 | ||||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | ||
2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 11th (B) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.41 | |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 10th | 800m | 1:56.51 | ||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | — | 800m | DNF | ||
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.86 A | ||||
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.73 |