Anabel Medina (athlete)

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
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 MedellínMixed 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.
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