Joel Mejia

Joel Mejía
Personal information
Full name Joel Francisco Mejía de la Cruz
Born (1990-08-18) August 18, 1990
Higüey, Dominican Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country  Dominican Republic
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 – Mexico Irapuato, 7 July 2012
  • 800 m: 1:49.67 min – Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 17 July 2011

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Dominican Republic
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

  1. ↑ Sports Reference profile Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Biografía - General - MEJIA DE LA CRUZ Joel Francisco, ODECABE, retrieved December 16, 2014
  3. ↑ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine.
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