Álex Quiñónez

Álex Leonardo Quiñónez Martínez (born 11 August 1989) is an Ecuadorian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[1][2]

Álex Quiñónez

Alex Quiñónez at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Alex Leonardo Quiñónez Martínez
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Born	11 August 1989 Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m 10.09 (+2.0 m/s) (Medellín 2013) 200 m 19.87 (−0.1 m/s) (Lausanne 2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ecuador World Championships 2019 Doha 200 m Pan American Games 2019 Lima 200 m Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 200 m South American Championships 2013 Cartagena 100 m 2013 Cartagena 200 m South American Games 2014 Santiago 100 m 2014 Santiago 200 m Ibero-American Championships 2012 Barquisimeto 100 m 2012 Barquisimeto 200 m 2012 Barquisimeto 4×100 m relay

He won the 100 m and 200m at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, with his 20.34s national record in the 200 m qualifying him for the Olympics.

He ran a new Ecuadorian national record of 20.28 s in the heats of the 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics and qualified himself for the final. He finished seventh in the final.[2]

Quiñónez won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in the 200 metres event.

Personal bests

• 100 m: 10.09 s A NR (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Medellín, 25 May 2013
• 200 m: 19.87 s NR (wind: -0.1 m/s) – Lausanne, 5 July 2019
• 400 m: 46.28 s NR – Braga, 29 June 2019

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ecuador
2006	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	5th (h)	200 m	22.88 (−1.2 m/s)
			6th (h)	400 m	51.91
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
			4th	1000 m Medley relay	1:59.96
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	8th	200 m	22.09 w (+2.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.67
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	11th (h)	200 m	21.57 (+0.7 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	41.90
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	200 m	20.95 w (+2.4 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.7
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.94
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	6th	200 m	20.86 A (−1.0 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.76 A NR
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	100 m	10.33 (−0.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.34 NR (−0.9 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.83
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.48
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	200 m	20.57 (+0.4 m/s)
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.22 (+1.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.44 (+1.8 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.11
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.61
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	44th (h)	100 m	10.50 (−0.4 m/s)
			15th (sf)	200 m	20.55 (+0.0 m/s)
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	1st	100 m	10.52 (−0.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.47 GR(+0.0 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.62
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.19
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	100 m	10.39 s (+1.1 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	20.66 s (−1.0 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.41 s
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	100 m	10.43 (−1.1 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.76 (0.0 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.94
	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	200 m	DQ
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.61
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	100 m	10.09
			1st	200 m	19.93
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 200 m relay	1:27.22
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	200 m	20.27
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	200 m	19.98

References

1. "Alex Quinonez – Athlete profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
2. "Alex Quiñónez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

External links

• Álex Quiñónez at World Athletics
• Álex Quiñónez at the International Olympic Committee
• Álex Quiñónez at the Olympic Channel
• Álex Quiñónez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Tilastopaja biography