Ximena Restrepo

Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean[1] sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

Ximena Restrepo

Personal information
Full name	Ximena Restrepo Gaviria
Born	(1969-03-10) 10 March 1969 Medellín, Colombia
Education	University of Nebraska
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia  Chile
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
College team	Nebraska Huskers
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

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.[2] Martina Weil, daughter of Ximena and Gert, is a track and field athlete at the University of Tennessee after winning the 400 meters in the South American U23 championships and setting a Chilean national record in the event.[3]

Living now in Chile, she is the first ever female elected vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, in Doha on 25 September 2019.[4]