Álex Quiñónez Explained

Álex Quiñónez
Fullname:Alex Leonardo Quiñónez Martínez
Birth Date:1989 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Death Place:Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Country:Ecuador
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Height:1.76 m
Weight:65 kg
Pb:100 m 10.09 (+2.0 m/s) (Medellín 2013)
200 m 19.87 (−0.1 m/s) (Lausanne 2019)
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Álex Leonardo Quiñónez Martínez (11 August 1989 – 22 October 2021) was an Ecuadorian sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[1] He was shot dead on October 22, 2021 at age 32.[2] He was the second runner to be murdered that month, alongside fellow bronze medalist Agnes Tirop.

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 2012 Summer Olympics.

He ran a new Ecuadorian national record of 20.28 s in the heats of the 200 metres at the 2012 Olympics and qualified for the final, where he finished seventh.

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

He qualified to represent Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 200m in Tokyo but was provisionally suspended for "whereabouts failures" less than a month before the games began.[3] [4]

Murder

Quiñónez was shot and killed on 22 October 2021, in Guayaquil.[5] [6] He was 32 years old.

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
2006South American Youth ChampionshipsCaracas, Venezuela5th (h)200 m22.88 (−1.2 m/s)
6th (h)400 m51.91
6th4 × 100 m relay43.63
4th1000 m Medley relay1:59.96
2009ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba8th200 m22.09 w (+2.3 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay40.67
2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina11th (h)200 m21.57 (+0.7 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay41.90
ALBA GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela4th200 m20.95 w (+2.4 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay40.7
4th4 × 400 m relay3:10.94
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, México6th200 m20.86 A (−1.0 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay39.76 A NR
2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuelabgcolor=gold1st100 m10.33 (−0.2 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m20.34 NR (−0.9 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay40.83
5th4 × 400 m relay3:09.48
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom7th200 m20.57 (+0.4 m/s)
2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st100 m10.22 (+1.3 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m20.44 (+1.8 m/s)
4th4 × 100 m relay40.11
4th4 × 400 m relay3:15.61
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia44th (h)100 m10.50 (−0.4 m/s)
15th (sf)200 m20.55 (+0.0 m/s)
Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Perúbgcolor=gold1st100 m10.52 (−0.3 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m20.47 GR(+0.0 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay39.62
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:12.19
2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile3rd100 m10.39 s (+1.1 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m20.66 s (−1.0 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay40.41 s
2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.43 (−1.1 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st200 m20.76 (0.0 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay39.94
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China200 mDQ
2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay4th4 × 100 m relay40.61
Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st100 m10.13
bgcolor=gold1st200 m20.27
3rd4 × 100 m relay39.83
4th4 × 400 m relay3:12.81
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Boliviabgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.09
bgcolor=gold1st200 m19.93
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan10th (h)4 × 200 m relay1:27.22
Pan American GamesLima, Perubgcolor=gold1st200 m20.27
Doha, Qatar3rd200 m19.98
2021World RelaysChorzów, Poland4th4 × 200 m relay1:24.89

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Quinonez – Athlete profile. London 2012. 7 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806112439/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/quinonez-alex-1039267/. 6 August 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Alex Quiñónez. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065556/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/alex-quinonez-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 23 July 2018.
  3. Web site: World 200m medalist provisionally suspended as Olympics near. 1 July 2021. 24 October 2021.
  4. Web site: 19 June 2021. Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos. 28 June 2021. Hola News. en-GB.
  5. Web site: Olympic Sprinter Alex Quiñónez Fatally Shot in Ecuador. 23 October 2021. 23 October 2021. Associated Press. US News.
  6. News: Alex Quiñónez: Ecuador sprinter shot dead . BBC News . 23 October 2021 . 23 October 2021.