Yoel Tapia

Yoel Armando Tapia Gómez (born September 11, 1984 in Monte Cristi) is a Dominican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.^[1] He won two medals for the national relay team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also, at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[2]

Yoel Tapia

Yoel Tapia in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Yoel Armando Tapia Gómez
Nationality	Dominican Republic
Born	(1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40) Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	4 × 400 metres relay
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 45.76 s (2010)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Dominican Republic World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia 4×400 m Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 4×400 m 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m Ibero-American Championships 2006 Ponce 4×400 m

Tapia competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Pedro Mejía, Arismendy Peguero, and Carlos Yohelin Santa. He ran on the anchor leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 45.79 seconds. Tapia 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]