Asier Martínez
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| Full name | Asier Martínez Echarte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 2000 Zizur Mayor, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 mH, 110 mH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Asier Martínez Echarte[a] (born 22 April 2000) is a Spanish hurdler. In 2022, he was a gold medalist at the European Championships and a bronze medalist at the World Championships, in the 110m hurdles. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Early and personal life
He was born in Zizur Mayor, Spain. His mother, Elena Echarte, was a competitive athlete.[1] He won the Spanish U18 championships in the high jump before focusing on hurdling.[2]
Career
In September 2020, he became Spanish national champion in the 110 metres hurdles in Getafe.[3] In 2021, he became the Spanish indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles. He finished fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 7.60 seconds.[1]
On 15 May 2021 in Castellón, he beat his personal best in the 110 metres hurdles with a time of 13.34s, and they won the 110 m hurdles race at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.[4] He won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[2]
In June 2021, he booked his place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing second in the Spanish national championships in 13.31 seconds, meeting the qualifying standard time.[5] At the Games in Tokyo, he qualified for the final and placed sixth overall with a new personal best time.[2]
In July 2022, he was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon behind Americans Grant Holloway and Trey Cunningham.[6] He followed that with a gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[7]
Injury ruled him out of the 2023 season.[8] He made his comeback into major competition at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[9] He finished in fourth place at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] He competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he reached the semi-finals.[11]
He finishes fourth over 110m hurdles in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[12]
Personal bests
Outdoors
- 110 Metres Hurdles: 13.14 (Munich, 2022)
Indoors
- 60 Metres Hurdles: 7.60 (Toruń, 2021)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 8th (h) | 110 m hurdles (0,99m) | 14.23 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 60 m hurdles i | 7.60 |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.34 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.22 | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 60 m hurdles i | 7.57 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.17 | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.14 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (h) | 60 m hurdles i | 7.621 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.45 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 13th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.35 | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 7th | 60 m hurdles i | 7.68 |
1Disqualified in the semifinals
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Echarte.
References
- ^ a b "Meet the athletes: Asier Martínez". Roma2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Alarco, Diego O. (5 August 2021). "Asier Martínez, the meteoric rise of the fashionable hurdler". rtve.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Meet the athletes: Asier Martínez". roma2024.eu. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Grant Holloway Successfully Defends 110m Hurdles World Title". Times of India. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Asier Martinez celebrates 110m hurdles gold in Munich". Athletics Weekly. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "European champion Martinez on the comeback trail as indoor season resumes in Pamplona". European Athletics. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Garcia on Spanish team to defend world indoor title in Glasgow". World Athletics. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (7 June 2024). "European Athletics Championships 2024: All track and field and road race results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
External links
- Asier Martínez at World Athletics
- Asier Martínez at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Asier Martínez at Olympedia
- Asier Martínez at Olympics.com
- Asier Martínez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Asier Martínez Echarte at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
- Asier Martínez – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)