Yojer Medina Explained

Yojer Medina
Fullname:	Yojer Enrique Medina
Birth Date:	5 September 1973
Height:	1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:	105kg (231lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	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 as well as the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final.^[6]

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.

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

Representing
1988	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	14.55 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	43.08 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	56.52 m
1989	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	14.94 m
	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus	46.72 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	3rd	Shot put	15.12 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	5th	Discus	46.72 m
1990	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	La Habana, Cuba	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	15.07 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	La Habana, Cuba	3rd	Discus	46.94 m
	South American Junior Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	15.50 m A
	South American Junior Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	47.28 m A
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	16.35 m
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	Discus	48.72 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	4th	Shot put	15.87 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus	49.54 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	Shot put	14.78 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	Discus	50.40 m
	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Perú	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	16.77 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	48.40 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	63.18 m
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	12th	Shot put	16.71 m
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	15th (q)	Discus	48.94 m
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.46 m A
	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	53.64 m A
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.52 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Discus	52.90 m
		Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Shot put	17.96 m
		3rd	Discus	54.94 m
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	Shot put	17.24 m
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.06 m
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus	57.44 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	Shot put	18.42 m
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.82 m
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	Discus	52.12 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (q)	Shot put	18.58 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.10 m
1996		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	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	19.40 m A
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	56.72 m A
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	19.42 m
1998		Johannesburg, South Africa	6th	Shot put	19.08 m A
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	–	Shot put	NM
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.89 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	18.49 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	18.86 m A
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Notes and References

Web site: Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 20 March 2009.
Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 20 March 2009.
Web site: 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's shot put final. 26 July 2006. 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. 20 March 2009.
Web site: South American Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 20 March 2009.
Web site: Venezuelan Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 20 March 2009.
Web site: Yojer Medina. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/yojer-medina-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 20 March 2009.