Joel Mejia
Dominican Republic sprinter
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joel Francisco Mejía de la Cruz |
Born | (1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34) Higüey, Dominican Republic |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprint and Middle-distance running |
Updated on 16 December 2014 |
Joel Francisco Mejía de la Cruz (born 18 August 1990 in Higüey) is a Dominican Republic sprinter.[1][2] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal bests
- 400 m: 46.32 s A –
Irapuato, 7 July 2012
- 800 m: 1:49.67 min –
Mayagüez, 17 July 2011
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | |||||
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.55 |
NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 13th (h) | 400m | 48.33 | |
— | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 800m | 1:54.07 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.10 | |||
2012 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Irapuato, México | 4th | 400m | 46.32 A |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.88 | |||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 11th (B) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.41 |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 10th | 800m | 1:56.51 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | — | 800m | DNF | |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.86 A | |||
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.73 |
References
- ^ Sports Reference profile Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biografía - General - MEJIA DE LA CRUZ Joel Francisco, ODECABE, retrieved December 16, 2014
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Joel Mejia at World Athletics
- Sports reference biography
- Tilastopaja biography