Martina Weil Restrepo (born 12 July 1999) is a Chileantrack and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is the Chilean national record holder over400 metres indoors and outdoors.[1]
Weil was trained at the Villa María Academy where she was coached by her Olympic medal winning motherXimena Restrepo, before relocating to Belgium.[2]
Weil became Chile's u20 national champion in the 100 metres and 200 meters at 18 years-old.[3] At theJunior Pan American Games, inCali in 2021, she finished second in the400 metres with a time of 52.35, behind theFiordaliza Cofil.[4]
From 2019 to 2021, she competed for theUniversity of Tennessee.[5][6]
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 theDiamond League event inSilesia, Poland in July 2023.[7][8]
In November 2023, Weil won a gold medal in the 400 metersPan American Games event inSantiago, Chile, 32 years after her mother claimed silver.[9] At the same championships she was part of a Chilean team who set a new national record for the women's4 × 100 m relay to secure a silver medal.[10]
In July 2024, she lowered her own national 400 metres record to 51.05 seconds inHengelo.[11] She competed at the2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[12]
Competing inKarlsruhe on 7 February 2025 she improved the Chilean indoor record over 400 metres to 52.40.[13] She lowered it again the following month, running 51.67 seconds to qualify for the final of the 400 metres at the2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships inNanjing.[14]
In May 2025, she lowered the Chilean national record to 50.56 seconds in Santiago to move to fourth on the South American all-time list. Weil had already broken the Chilean record for the 200 meters two days earlier running 22.91 seconds, also in Santiago.[15] She lowered her 400 personal best to 50.39 seconds in June 2025 in Stockholm at the2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the2025 Diamond League.[16] She lowered it again later that month when she ran 49.83 seconds to finish third at the2025 Meeting de Paris.[17] She placed fourth in a national record 49.72 seconds for the 400 metres at theDiamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[18]
She was a semi-finalist at the2025 World Athletics Championships inTokyo in thewomen's 400 metres.[19]
She is the daughter of former Olympians; sprinter and Olympic bronze medalistXimena Restrepo and shot putterGert Weil.[20] She is in a relationship with Brazilian hurdlerAlison dos Santos.[21]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Chile | |||||
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción,Paraguay | 11th (h) | 400 m | 57.00 s |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.02 s | |||
| 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 s | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo,Peru | 5th | 200 m | 24.81 s | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:43.56 | |||
| South American U23 Championships | Cuenca,Ecuador | 4th | 200 m | 23.78 s | |
| 1st | 400 m | 52.60 s | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.55 s | |||
| 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 s | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.06 s | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.48 | |||
| Junior Pan American Games (U23) | Cali,Colombia | 2nd | 400 m | 52.35 s | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.10 s | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.24 | |||
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucia,Spain | 8th | 400 m | 53.03 s |
| Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | 400 m | 52.64 s | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.98 | |||
| South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 4th | 200 m | 23.48 s | |
| 2nd | 400 m | 51.92 s | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.58 | |||
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo,Brazil | 4th | 200 m | 23.16 s |
| 1st | 400 m | 51.11 sCR | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.39 | |||
| World Championships | Budapest,Hungary | 24th (h) | 400 m | 51.35 s | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago,Chile | 1st | 400 m | 51.48 s | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.19 sNR | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.00 | |||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris,France | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 51.79 s |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing,China | 4th | 400 m | 51.78 s |
| South American Championships | Mar del Plata,Argentina | 1st | 400 m | 51.14 s | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.64 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 49.88 s | |
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