Jackson Quiñónez Vernaza (born 12 June 1980 in
Esmeraldas,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
) is a Spanish
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
of
Afro-Ecuadorian descent. He represented his birth country Ecuador until October 2005.
Career
He won the bronze medal in 60 metres hurdles for his new country at the
2007 European Indoor Championships. For Ecuador he competed at the World Championships in
2003 and
2005 as well as the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
without reaching the final round.
His personal best time is 13.34 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
. This is the current
Spanish record. He still holds the
Ecuadorian records in 110 metres hurdles with 13.44 seconds, and in the indoor
high jump with 2.10 metres.
Ecuadorian athletics records
Competition record
References
External links
XL Jackson Quiñónez
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1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Spanish male hurdlers
Ecuadorian male hurdlers
Ecuadorian male high jumpers
Olympic athletes of Ecuador
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Spain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador
Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador
World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
Ecuadorian emigrants to Spain
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador
South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador
South American Games medalists in athletics
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 1998 South American Games