Gabriela Medina

Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano (born 3 March 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

Gabriela Medina

Personal information
Full name	Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano
Born	(1985-03-03) March 3, 1985 Guadalajara, Mexico
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint and Middle-distance running
Medal record Athletics Representing Mexico CAC Junior Championships (U20) 2000 San Juan 800 m CAC Junior Championships (U17) 2000 San Juan 800 m
Updated on 31 December 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Solórzano.

Personal bests

Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.

Event	Result	Venue	Date
200 m	23.76 s A (wind: +0.1 m/s)	Xalapa	11 May 2008
400 m	51.25 s A	Xalapa	5 May 2007
800 m	2:01.50 min	Mayagüez	17 Jul 2011

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
2000	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	4th	400 m	57.10
			3rd	800 m	2:13.99
	NACAC Under-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	7th	400 m	57.33
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.83
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	15th (sf)	400m	56.32
			—	Mixed medley relay	DQ
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	5th	400 m	55.26
			3rd	800 m	2:10.35
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	24th (h)	400 m	56.05
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	400 m	54.40
			3rd	800 m	2:06.55
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.24
2003	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St. George's, Grenada	7th	400 m	53.55
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:35.07
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	15th (h)	800 m	2:10.69
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:28.23
	World Championships	Paris Saint-Denis, France	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.74
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	25th (h)	400m	55.95
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.41
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	800 m	2:03.43
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:33.27
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	800m	2:05.02
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.66
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	800 m	2:06.15
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:29.92
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th (h)	400 m	52.22
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:27.75
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (h)	400 m	53.16
			8th	4 × 400 m	3:29.14
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	5th	200 m	24.21 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:33.27
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	400 m	51.78
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:29.94
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	23rd (sf)	400 m	52.97
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:30.36
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	7th	800 m	2:05.50
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:32.96
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	5th	800 m	2:07.57
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	800 m	2:01.50
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.12
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	800 m	2:04.41
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	9th (h)	800 m	2:13.04
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	4th	800 m	52.90
			4th	800 m	2:03.11
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:34.52
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4 × 800 m	8:24.45
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	800 m	2:03.17
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	800m	2:04.47 A
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	800m	2:02.36 A
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.16 A
2015	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	800m	2:02.13

External links

• Gabriela Medina at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabriela Medina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31.