Yojer Medina

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. At the Central American and Caribbean Games he won a bronze medal in 1993, gold medals in 1998 and 2002, and finished fourth in 2006. He also won bronze medals in the discus throw in 1993 and 2002. 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 Shot put: 20.01 m – Maracaibo, Venezuela, 26 August 2000 Discus throw: 57.42 m – Valencia, Venezuela, 22 November 1994 Hammer throw: 60.34 m – Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 4 April 2003

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