Anabel Medina (athlete)

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Anabel Medina
Personal information
NationalityDominican
BornAnabel Medina Ventura
(1996-12-15) 15 December 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
Medal record
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoMixed relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago4×100 m relay
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Lima400 m
Gold medal – first place2026 Lima4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Cuiabá400 m

Anabel Medina Ventura (born 15 December 1996) is a Dominican Republic athlete. She won a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won three medals at the 2023 Pan American Games, including a gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event.

Career

Medina won a bronze medal with the women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships.[2] She represented the Dominican Republic at the 2017 Summer Universiade and finished 20th in the 200 metres semifinals.[3] At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won a bronze medal with the 4 × 100 metres relay.[4]

Medina competed at the World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. They qualified to the final round with a 3:16.67 mark and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games and the 2022 World Championships and later won the bronze medal with 3:17.58.[5][6] She then represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Luguelín Santos, and Alexander Ogando in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[7] They set a national record of 3:12.74 during the heats,[8] and they set a new national record in the finals to win the silver medal with 3:10.21.[9] Medina and Paulino became the first female athletes to win an Olympic medal for the Dominican Republic.[10]

Medina won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships.[11] At the 2023 Pan American Games, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay, a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay, a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[12] She was unable to compete at the 2023 World Championships due to an issue with her visa.[13] She represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, but the team finished 16th in the heats and did not advance.[14]

Personal life

Medina studied nutrition at the National Evangelical University (UNEV).[15]

References

  1. "Anabel Medina". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics Full Results" (PDF). Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. "Semifinals results" (PDF). Taipei 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "Women's 4 × 100 m relay results" (PDF). Barranquilla 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. Castro, Julio E. (3 May 2021). "Relevo 4x400 de RD se suma a los Juegos Olímpicos". El Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "Italy take the spoils in World Athletics Relays 4x400m mixed relay final". Tokyo 2020. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. Smythe, Steve (30 July 2021). "British record in mixed relay but disappointment in 5000m and shot". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. Wilson, Steve (31 July 2021). "Poland makes history with Olympic mixed 4x400m win". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. "Marileidy Paulino y Anabel Medina, primeras medallistas olímpicas de RD". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Tokio, Japan. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. "Ibero American Athletics Championships Women's 4x100 Metres Relay". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. "Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023: Marileidy Paulino gana el duelo de medallistas olímpicos en relevos mixtos 4x400 metros y República Dominicana se lleva el oro". International Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. Eusebio, Natasha (1 August 2024). "¿Quién es la velocista Anabel Medina Ventura que corre en el equipo dominicano en París 2024?". Record (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  14. "Athletics – 4 x 400m Relay Mixed – Round 1 – Results – Revised", Olympics.com, 3 August 2024. Archived 16 August 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  15. "Decanato de Extensión UNEV felicita a Anabel Medina Ventura por obtener medalla en Juegos Olímpicos" (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2026.