José Javier Arqués Explained

Full Name:	José Javier Arqués Ferrer
Birth Date:	16 May 1960
Birth Place:	Onil, Alicante, Spain^[1]
Height:	1.81 m
Weight:	74 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres
Club:	CD Onil (1980-1985) FC Barcelona (1986) Larios AAM (1987-1992)
Coach:	Francisco López

José Javier Arqués Ferrer (born 16 May 1960) is a retired Spanish athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented his country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984, as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won six back-to-back 100 metres national titles from 1984 to 1989.

International competitions

Representing
1979	European Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	14th (sf)	100 m	10.98
	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	5th (h)	100 m	10.74
			5th	4×100 m relay	41.33
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	6th	60 m	6.71
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	60 m	6.72
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	18th (qf)	100 m	10.52
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	10th (h)	60 m	6.73^1
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	6th	60 m	6.70
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	16th (sf)	100 m	10.54
	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	4×100 m relay	40.15
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	8th (sf)	60 m	6.64
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	17th (h)	60 m	6.75
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	21st (qf)	100 m	10.46
			12th (sf)	4×100 m relay	39.74
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	60 m	6.70
	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	100 m	10.27
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4×100 m relay	39.36
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	28th (qf)	100 m	10.43
			–	4×100 m relay	DNF
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	12th (sf)	60 m	6.73
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	7th	100 m	10.48
			9th	4×100 m relay	39.69
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th (sf)	60 m	6.66
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	4×100 m relay	39.10
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4×100 m relay	39.44
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	11th (sf)	4×100 m relay	39.62

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.21 (+1.8 m/s, Madrid 1986)
• 200 metres – 21.01 (-0.9 m/s, Manresa 1985)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.60 (Madrid 1986)

References

• All-Athletics profile

Notes and References

1. José Javier Arqués . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202210606/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/jose-javier-arques-1.html . 2 December 2016.