Yojer Medina


Yojer Enrique Medina 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. At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in [Athletics at the 1993 South American Championships in Athletics|1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|1993], gold medals in 1998 and [Athletics at the Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002 Central American and Caribbean Games|2002], and finished fourth in 2006. He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002. 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. He is also a multiple Venezuelan national champion.

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.
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