Martina Weil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Weiland the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.

Martina Weil

Personal information
Full name	Martina Weil Restrepo
Nationality	Chilean
Born	(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 12.10 (Santiago, 2017) 200 m: 23.14 (Deinze, 2022) 400 m: 51.05 NR (Hengelo, 2024) 4×100 m: 44.19 NR (Santiago, 2023) 4×400 m: 3:30.17 (Jacksonville, 2019)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Chile Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 1 1 0 South American Games 0 2 1 South American Championships 1 1 2 Bolivarian Games 0 2 0 Junior Pan American Games 0 2 0 Total 2 8 3 Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 400 m 2023 Santiago 4×100 m relay South American Games 2018 Cochabamba 4×400 m relay 2022 Asunción 400 m 2022 Asunción 4×400 m relay South American Championships 2023 São Paulo 400 m 2021 Guayaquil 4×400 m relay 2017 Asunción 4×400 m relay 2023 São Paulo 4×400 m relay Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 400 m 2022 Valledupar 4×400 m relay Junior Pan American Games 2021 Cali-Valle 400 m 2021 Cali-Valle 4×400 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 indoors and outdoors. ^[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 4 × 100 m relay to secure a silver medal. ^[8]

In July 2024, she lowered her own national 400 metres record to 51.05 seconds in Hengelo. ^[9] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024. ^[10]

Competing in Karlsruhe on 7 February 2025 she improved the Chilean indoor record over 400 metres to 52.40. ^[11] She lowered it again the following month, running 51.67 seconds to qualify for the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. ^[12]

Personal life

She is the daughter of former Olympians; sprinter and Olympic bronze medalist Ximena Restrepo and shot putter Gert Weil. ^[13]

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
			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
			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
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	17th (sf)	400 m	51.79
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	4th	400 m	51.78

References

1. "Martina Weil". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. 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.
3. "Martina Weil, daughter of champions… and champion". atletismosudamericano. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
4. "Martina Weil, the daughter of Ximena Restrepo, is flying in the 400 meters". Running Colombia. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
5. "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.
6. Retamal, Pablo (July 16, 2023). "Martina Weil again breaks the national record of 400 freestyle meters". latercera.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "Home star Weil and world champion Paulino secure Pan American Games success". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
8. "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.
9. "Schilder, Laros and Bol boost home pride in Hengelo". World Athletics. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
10. "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
11. "Mitton and Mihambo make strong statements in Karlsruhe". World Athletics. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
12. "Five things to look forward to on day two in Nanjing". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
13. "Lady Vol runner has Olympic bloodlines". wbir.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

External links

• Martina Weil at World Athletics