Pedro Mejía

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Pedro Mejía
Personal information
Full name Pedro Juan Mejía Eusebio
Nationality  Dominican Republic
Born (1978-06-29) 29 June 1978
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400 metres relay

Pedro Juan Mejía Eusebio (born June 29, 1978) is a Dominican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] He won two bronze medals, as a member of the Dominican Republic national team, in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.[2]

Mejia competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Yoel Tapia, Carlos Yohelin Santa, and Arismendy Peguero. He ran on the third leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.31 seconds. Mejia and his team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.31, failing to advance into the final.[3]

References

  1. "Pedro Mejía". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "World Indoor Championship 4x400m Relay splits". European Athletics. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2 January 2013.


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