Martina Weil

Chilean sprinter (born 1999)

Martina Weil

Personal information

Full name

Martina Weil Restrepo

Nationality

Chilean

Born

(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 24)

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Sport

Athletics

Event

Sprint

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

100m: 12.10 (Santiago, 2017)
200m: 23.14 (Deinze, 2022)
400m: 51.07 (Chorzów, 2023)

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Chile
Pan American U23 Games
	2021 Cali	400 m
	2021 Cali	4x400 m relay
Pan American Games
	2023 Santiago	400 m
	2023 Santiago	4x100 m relay

Martina Weil Restrepo (born 12 July 1999) is a Chilean track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is the Chilean national record holder over 400 metres.^[1]

Early life

Weil was trained at the Villa María Academy where she was coached by her Olympic medal winning mother Ximena Restrepo, before relocating to Belgium.^[2]

Career

Weil became Chile's u20 national champion in the 100 metres and 200 meters at 18 years-old.^[3] At the Pan American Youth Games, in Cali in 2021, she finished second in the 400 metres with a time of 52.35, behind the Fiordaliza Cofil.^[4]

In May 2023, Weil broke the Chilean national record for the 400 metres, and then proceeded to lower it twice more before clocking 51.07 at the Diamond League event in Silesia, Poland in July 2023.^[5]^[6]

In November 2023, Weil won a gold medal in the 400 meters Pan American games event in Santiago, Chile, 32 years after her mother claimed silver.^[7] At the same championships she was part of a Chilean team who set a new national record for the women’s 4x100m relay to secure a silver medal.^[8]

Personal life

She is the daughter of former Olympians; sprinter and Olympic bronze medalist Ximena Restrepo and shot putter Gert Weil.^[9]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Chile
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	11th (h)	400 m	57.00
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.02
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.00
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.42
	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	23rd (h)	400 m	54.52
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	5th	200 m	24.81
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:43.56
	South American U23 Championships	Cuenca, Ecuador	4th	200 m	23.78
			1st	400 m	52.60
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.55
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.82
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	6th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.54
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.89
	South American U23 Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	3rd	400 m	53.47
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.06
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.48
	Junior Pan American Games (U23)	Cali, Colombia	2nd	400 m	52.35
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.10
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.24
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	8th	400 m	53.03
	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	400 m	52.64
	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.98
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	4th	200 m	23.48
			2nd	400 m	51.92
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.58
2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	200 m	23.16
			1st	400 m	51.11
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.39
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	24th (h)	400 m	51.35
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m	51.48
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.19
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.00

References

^ "Martina Weil". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Torrico, Lucas (9 December 2022). "Martina Weil and the national record in the 400 meters: "Nobody in South America has gone below 50 seconds"". biobiochile.cl. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Martina Weil, daughter of champions… and champion". atletismosudamericano. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Martina Weil, the daughter of Ximena Restrepo, is flying in the 400 meters". Running Colombia. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "SHE DID IT AGAIN: MARTINA WEIL BROKE THE NATIONAL RECORD OF THE 400 METERS IN POLAND". romantica.cl. July 17, 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Retamal, Pablo (July 16, 2023). "Martina Weil again breaks the national record of 400 freestyle meters". latercera.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Home star Weil and world champion Paulino secure Pan American Games success". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Silver medalist Anaís Hernández: "I'm happy with this result, a stamp and a medal for Chile"". oicanadian.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Lady Vol runner has Olympic bloodlines". wbir.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.