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Jackson Quiñónez

Quiñónez in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jackson Quiñónez Vernaza
Born	(1980-06-12) 12 June 1980 (age 44) Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.90m
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Spain European Indoor Championships Bronze 2007 Birmingham 60 m hurdles Mediterranean Games Gold 2009 Pescara 110 m hurdles Representing  Ecuador South American Games Gold 1998 Cuenca 4x100 m relay Silver 1998 Cuenca 110 m hurdles Silver 1998 Cuenca High jump Bolivarian Games Silver 2001 Ambato High jump Silver 2001 Ambato 110 m hurdles Silver 2005 Armenia 110 m hurdles

Jackson Quiñónez Vernaza (born 12 June 1980) is a politician and former hurdler. Born in Ecuador, he represented his country of birth and Spain internationally.

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 without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 13.34 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Zaragoza. 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.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ecuador
1996	South American Youth Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	300 m hurdles	38.1 s
1998	South American Junior Championships	Córdoba, Argentina	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.78 s
	South American Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	2nd	110 m hurdles	14.58 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.40 s A
			2nd	High jump	2.13 m
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	5th	110 m hurdles	14.67 s
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	41.00 s
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.52 min
			7th	High jump	2.05 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	13th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.28 s
			12th	High jump	2.00 m
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	1st	110 m hurdles	14.26 s
			2nd	High jump	2.06 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.66 s
			7th	High jump	2.05 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	110 m hurdles	13.94 s
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.71 s
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.64 s A
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.80 s
			2nd	High jump	2.20 m A
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.59 s
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	6th	110 m hurdles	13.64 s
	World Championships	Paris, France	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.72 s
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.61 s
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	25th (qf)	110 m hurdles	13.67 s
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.34 s
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.53 s A
Representing  Spain
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.65 s
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	7th	110 m hurdles	13.33 s (NR)
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	7th	60 m hurdles	7.66 s
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	8th	110 m hurdles	13.69 s
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	8th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.71 s
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	110 m hurdles	13.60 s
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.54 s
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.65 s
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (sf)	110 m hurdles	14.03 s
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.70 s
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	14th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.82 s
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	24th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.97 s
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.76 s
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.72 s
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	20th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.78 s

See also

In Spanish: Jackson Quiñónez para niños