# 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. 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, 26 August 2000
* Discus throw: 57.42 m – Valencia, 22 November 1994
* Hammer throw: 60.34 m – Barquisimeto, 4 April 2003

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Venezuela ||||||
| 1988 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot put | 14.55 m |
| 1988 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Discus | 43.08 m |
| 1988 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | Javelin | 56.52 m |
| 1989 | South American Junior Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Shot put | 14.94 m |
| 1989 | South American Junior Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | Discus | 46.72 m |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 3rd | Shot put | 15.12 m |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 5th | Discus | 46.72 m |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | La Habana, Cuba | 2nd | Shot put | 15.07 m |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | La Habana, Cuba | 3rd | Discus | 46.94 m |
| 1990 | South American Junior Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 15.50 m A |
| 1990 | South American Junior Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Discus | 47.28 m A |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 16.35 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 4th | Discus | 48.72 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | Shot put | 15.87 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | Discus | 49.54 m |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | Shot put | 14.78 m |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | Discus | 50.40 m |
| 1992 | South American Junior Championships | Lima, Perú | 1st | Shot put | 16.77 m |
| 1992 | South American Junior Championships | Lima, Perú | 1st | Discus | 48.40 m |
| 1992 | South American Junior Championships | Lima, Perú | 2nd | Javelin | 63.18 m |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 12th | Shot put | 16.71 m |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 15th (q) | Discus | 48.94 m |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Shot put | 17.46 m A |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Discus | 53.64 m A |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Shot put | 17.52 m |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Discus | 52.90 m |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Shot put | 17.96 m |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Discus | 54.94 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 5th | Shot put | 17.24 m |
| 1994 | South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 18.06 m |
| 1994 | South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 2nd | Discus | 57.44 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 4th | Shot put | 18.42 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 18.82 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 4th | Discus | 52.12 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (q) | Shot put | 18.58 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Shot put | 18.10 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 18.53 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th (q) | Shot put | 18.92 m |
| 1997 | Bolivarian Games | Arequipa, Perú | 1st | Shot put | 19.40 m A |
| 1997 | Bolivarian Games | Arequipa, Perú | 1st | Discus | 56.72 m A |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 19.42 m |
| 1998 | World Cup | 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 | 2nd | Shot put | 18.89 m |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 18.49 m |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | Shot put | 18.86 m A |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 29th (q) | Shot put | 17.76 m |
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 1st | Shot put | 19.44 m A |
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 1st | Discus | 52.68 m A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 2nd | Shot put | 19.27 m A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 4th | Discus | 51.20 m A |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Shot put | 19.63 m |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Discus | 51.98 m |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 19.29 m |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Shot put | 19.17 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 6th | Shot put | 19.19 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | Shot put | 17.90 m |
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 4th | Shot put | 17.92 m |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | Shot put | 18.32 m |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 18.74 m A |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 3rd (no medal) | Discus | 50.76 m A |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Shot put | 18.79 m |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | Shot put | 17.94 m |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | Shot put | 18.36 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 18.44 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th | Shot put | 18.10 m |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 3rd | Shot put | 17.05 m |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 2nd | Shot put | 17.56 m A |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | Shot put | 16.33 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 9th | Shot put | 16.84 m |