Ximena Restrepo

Ximena Restrepo

Personal information
Full name	Ximena Restrepo Gaviria
Born	(1969-03-10) March 10, 1969
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Women's athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1992 Summer Olympics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Colombia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 400 metres Pan American Games 1991 Havana 200 metres 1991 Havana 400 metres South American Games 1994 Valencia 400 m 1994 Valencia 400 m hurdles Bolivarian Games 1985 Cuenca 200 m

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Restrepo and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.

Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she achieved in 1991. At the 1991 Pan American Games she won silver medals in 200 and 400 metres.

Restrepo is married to Chilean shot putter Gert Weil. She attended the University of Nebraska, where she won the 1991 NCAA Championship in the 400 meters.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
1985	Bolivarian Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	1st	200 m	24.93 A
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	20th (sf)	100m	12.09 w (wind: +2.5m/s)
			16th (sf)	200m	24.42 (wind: -0.8m/s)
	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	1st	200m	23.76 w (wind: +2.1 m/s)
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	11th (sf)	100m	11.83 (wind: +0.5m/s)
			10th (sf)	200m	23.90 w (wind: +2.1m/s)
			1st (h)	400m	53.48
	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	4th	200m	23.46 (wind: +0.0 m/s) A
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	400m	51.66
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45:54
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	200m	23.07 w (wind: +4.4 m/s)
			1st	400m	52.69
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.87
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.35

External links

• Ximena Restrepo profile at IAAF