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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinonez, Jackson 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