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. 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 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
Achievements Representing 1988Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-17)Nassau, Bahamas1stShot put14.55 m1stDiscus43.08 m2ndJavelin56.52 m1989South American Junior ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay1stShot put14.94 m2ndDiscus46.72 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina3rdShot put15.12 m5thDiscus46.72 m1990Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Havana, Cuba2ndShot put15.07 m3rdDiscus46.94 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1stShot put15.50 m A1stDiscus47.28 m A1991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil3rdShot put16.35 m4thDiscus48.72 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica4thShot put15.87 m2ndDiscus49.54 m1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10thShot put14.78 m8thDiscus50.40 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stShot put16.77 m1stDiscus48.40 m2ndJavelin63.18 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea12thShot put16.71 m15th (q)Discus48.94 m1993Bolivarian GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1stShot put17.46 m A1stDiscus 53.64 m ASouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndShot put17.52 m3rdDiscus 52.90 mCentral American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rdShot put17.96 m 3rdDiscus 54.94 m1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina5thShot put17.24 mSouth American GamesValencia, Venezuela2ndShot put18.06 m2ndDiscus 57.44 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina4thShot put18.42 mSouth American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2ndShot put18.82 m4thDiscus 52.12 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (q)Shot put18.58 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2ndShot put18.10 mOlympic Games Atlanta, United States23rd (q)Shot put18.53 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th (q)Shot put18.92 mBolivarian GamesArequipa, Peru1stShot put19.40 m A1stDiscus56.72 m A1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela1stShot put19.42 mWorld Cup Johannesburg, South Africa6thShot put19.08 m A1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada –Shot putNM2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndShot put18.89 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2ndShot put18.49 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stShot put18.86 m AWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada29th (q)Shot put17.76 mBolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1stShot put19.44 m A1stDiscus52.68 m A2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2ndShot put19.27 m A4thDiscus51.20 m ACentral American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador1stShot put19.63 m3rdDiscus51.98 m2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2ndShot put19.29 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada1stShot put19.17 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic6thShot put19.19 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain4thShot put17.90 m2005ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba4thShot put17.92 mSouth American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndShot put18.32 mBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stShot put18.74 m A3rd (no medal)Discus50.76 m A2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico1stShot put18.79 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 3rdShot put17.94 m2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela3rdShot put18.36 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 3rdShot put18.44 m Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10thShot put18.10 m2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 3rdShot put17.05 mBolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia2ndShot put17.56 m A2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico5thShot put16.33 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela9thShot put16.84 m
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