Martina Weil Explained

Martina Weil
Full Name:Martina Weil Restrepo
Nationality:Chilean
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:12 July 1999
Height:1.80 m
Pb:100m: 12.10 (Santiago, 2017)
200m: 23.14 (Deinze, 2022)
400m: 51.05 NR (Hengelo, 2024)
4x100m Relay: 44.19 NR (Santiago, 2023)

Martina Weil Restrepo (born 12 July 1999) is a Chilean track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is the Chilean national record holder over 400 metres.[1]

Early life

Weil was trained at the Villa María Academy where she was coached by her Olympic medal winning mother Ximena Restrepo, before relocating to Belgium.[2]

Career

Weil became Chile's u20 national champion in the 100 metres and 200 meters at 18 years-old.[3] At the Pan American Youth Games, in Cali in 2021, she finished second in the 400 metres with a time of 52.35, behind the Fiordaliza Cofil.[4]

In May 2023, Weil broke the Chilean national record for the 400 metres, and then proceeded to lower it twice more before clocking 51.07 at the Diamond League event in Silesia, Poland in July 2023.[5] [6]

In November 2023, Weil won a gold medal in the 400 meters Pan American games event in Santiago, Chile, 32 years after her mother claimed silver.[7] At the same championships she was part of a Chilean team who set a new national record for the women’s 4x100m relay to secure a silver medal.[8]

In July 2024, she lowered her own national 400 metres record to 51.05 seconds in Hengelo.[9]

Personal life

She is the daughter of former Olympians; sprinter and Olympic bronze medalist Ximena Restrepo and shot putter Gert Weil.[10]

International competitions

Representing
2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay11th (h)400 m57.00
4th4 × 100 m relay46.02
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:40.00
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Boliviabgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:33.42
World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland23rd (h)400 m54.52
Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru5th200 m24.81
5th4 × 400 m relay3:43.56
South American U23 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador4th200 m23.78
bgcolor=gold1st400 m52.60
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay45.55
4th4 × 400 m relay3:44.82
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan6th (B)4 × 400 m relay3:33.54
2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuadorbgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:34.89
South American U23 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador3rd400 m53.47
3rd4 × 100 m relay46.06
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:41.48
Junior Pan American Games (U23)Cali, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m52.35
5th4 × 100 m relay45.10
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:38.24
2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain8th400 m53.03
Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m52.64
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:36.98
South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay4th200 m23.48
bgcolor=silver2nd400 m51.92
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:37.58
2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th200 m23.16
bgcolor=gold1st400 m51.11
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:35.39
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary24th (h)400 m51.35
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chilebgcolor=gold1st400 m51.48
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.19
6th4 × 400 m relay3:37.00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martina Weil. 20 August 2023. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Martina Weil and the national record in the 400 meters: "Nobody in South America has gone below 50 seconds". biobiochile.cl. 9 December 2022. Lucas. Torrico. 20 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Martina Weil, daughter of champions… and champion. atletismosudamericano. 20 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Martina Weil, the daughter of Ximena Restrepo, is flying in the 400 meters. Running Colombia. 20 August 2023.
  5. Web site: SHE DID IT AGAIN: MARTINA WEIL BROKE THE NATIONAL RECORD OF THE 400 METERS IN POLAND. romantica.cl. 20 August 2023. July 17, 2023.
  6. Web site: Martina Weil again breaks the national record of 400 freestyle meters. 20 August 2023. latercera.com. Pablo. Retamal. July 16, 2023.
  7. Web site: Home star Weil and world champion Paulino secure Pan American Games success. World Athletics. 6 November 2023. 3 November 2023.
  8. Web site: Silver medalist Anaís Hernández: "I’m happy with this result, a stamp and a medal for Chile". oicanadian.com. 6 November 2023. 3 November 2023.
  9. Web site: World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 8 July 2024. Schilder, Laros and Bol boost home pride in Hengelo.
  10. Web site: Lady Vol runner has Olympic bloodlines. wbir.com. 20 August 2023.