Ximena Restrepo Explained

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Ximena Restrepo
Fullname:Ximena Restrepo Gaviria
Birth Date:1969 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Medellín, Colombia
Height:1.75 m
Weight:58 kg
Sport:Athletics
Education:University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Collegeteam:Nebraska Cornhuskers
Olympics:1992 Summer Olympics

Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969, in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean[1] sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she achieved in 1991. At the 1991 Pan American Games she won silver medals in 200 and 400 metres.

Restrepo is married to Chilean shot putter Gert Weil. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she won the 1991 NCAA Championship in the 400 metres.[2] Martina Weil, daughter of Ximena and Gert, is a track and field athlete at the University of Tennessee after winning the 400 meters in the South American U23 championships and setting a Chilean national record in the event, and recently won a gold medal in the 400 meters in the 2023 Panamerican games.[3]

Living now in Chile, she is the first female elected vice-president of the World Athletics, in Doha on 25 September 2019.[4]

International competitions

Representing
1985Bolivarian GamesCuenca, Ecuadorbgcolor=gold1st200 m24.93 A
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay47.89 A
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:58.22 A
1986Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinter Park, United States4th100 m11.98 (w)
3rd200 m24.54
World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece20th (sf)100 m12.09 w (+2.5 m/s)
16th (sf)200 m24.42 (-0.8 m/s)
South American Junior ChampionshipsQuito, Ecuadorbgcolor=silver2nd100 m12.10
bgcolor=gold1st200 m24.08
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHavana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st200 m23.76 w (+2.1 m/s)
1987South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chilebgcolor=gold1st100 m11.69
bgcolor=gold1st200 m23.72
South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazilbgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.77
bgcolor=gold1st200 m23.49
1988South American Junior ChampionshipsCubatão, Brazilbgcolor=silver2nd200 m24.38
Ibero-American ChampionshipsMexico City, Mexico4th200 m23.46 (0.0 m/s) A
World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada11th (sf)100 m11.83 (+0.5 m/s)
10th (sf)200 m23.90 w (+2.1 m/s)
1st (h)[5] 400 m53.48
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea34th (h)200 m24.00
16th (h)4 × 100 m relay45.461
–4 × 400 m relayDQ
1989South American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.4
1990Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexicobgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay45.29
1991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st200 m23.21
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay45.00
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:36.56
Pan American GamesHavana, Cubabgcolor=silver2nd200 m23.16
bgcolor=silver2nd400 m50.14
4th4 × 100 m relay44.68
4th4 × 400 m relay3:31.39
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th400 m50.79
1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spainbgcolor=gold1st400 m51.66
3rd4 × 100 m relay45.54
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain3rd400 m49.64
World CupHavana, Cuba3rd4 × 400 m relay3:29.732
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5th400 m50.91
Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico3rd200 m23.88
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.62
1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentinabgcolor=gold1st200 m23.07 w (+4.4 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st400 m52.69
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay44.87
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:35.35
South American GamesValencia, Venezuelabgcolor=gold1st400 m51.31
1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina1st (h)400 m52.65
South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m51.93
bgcolor=gold1st400 m hurdles57.42
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:33.37
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (sf)400 m51.82
1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m50.87
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:33.69
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States–400 mDNF
1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal–4 × 100 m relayDNF
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:33.69
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia16th (sf)4 × 100 m relay44.37
1Did not start in the semifinals
2Representing the Americas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La colombiana nacionalizada chilena, Ximena Restrepo, se convirtió en la primera mujer en ser vicepresidenta de la IAAF . Emol . . 29 August 2023 . es . 25 September 2019.
  2. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=3752848 Nebraska Cornhuskers
  3. Web site: Alford-Sullivan Unveils 2019 Women's Signing Class.
  4. Web site: Coe re-elected as IAAF President, Restrepo elected first ever female Vice President . 25 September 2019 . World Athletics . 13 December 2019 .
  5. Disqualified in the semifinal.

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