Javier Moracho

{{Short description|Spanish hurdler}}

{{family name hatnote|Moracho|Torrente|lang=Spanish}}

Javier Moracho Torrente (born August 18, 1957, in Monzón, Huesca) is a retired hurdler from Spain.

He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 and a silver medal at the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985. He finished seventh at the 1980 Olympics.[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/printableversion.asp?HeroID=2447 Sporting Heroes]

Moracho's personal best time was 13.42 seconds, achieved in August 1987 in Barcelona. The Spanish record currently belongs to the former Ecuadorian Jackson Quiñónez with 13.34 seconds.[http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/EUROPE/PLEINAIR/ESP.htm Spanish athletics records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701051614/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/EUROPE/PLEINAIR/ESP.htm |date=2007-07-01 }} Furthermore, another Spanish hurdler Felipe Vivancos has run in 13.41 seconds.IAAF profile for [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D134902/ Felipe Vivancos]

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{ESP}}
1975

|European Junior Championships

|Athens, Greece

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|110 m hurdles

|14.46

1977

|European Indoor Championships

|San Sebastián, Spain

|9th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.98

1978

|European Indoor Championships

|Milan, Italy

|6th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.85

rowspan=4|1979

|European Indoor Championships

|Vienna, Austria

|6th

|60 m hurdles

|7.81

Universiade

|Mexico City, Mexico

|4th

|110 m hurdles

|13.84

rowspan=2|Mediterranean Games

|rowspan=2|Split, Yugoslavia

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|110 m hurdles

|13.92

5th

|4 × 100 m relay

|41.33

rowspan=2|1980

|European Indoor Championships

|Sindelfingen, West Germany

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|60 m hurdles

|7.75

Olympic Games

|Moscow, Soviet Union

|7th

|110 m hurdles

|13.78

1981

|European Indoor Championships

|Grenoble, France

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|50 m hurdles

|6.48

1982

|European Indoor Championships

|Milan, Italy

|5th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.77

rowspan=4|1983

|European Indoor Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|11th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.83

Ibero-American Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

| —

|110m hurdles

|DQ

Mediterranean Games

|Casablanca, Morocco

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.54 w

World Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|11th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.92

rowspan=2|1984

|European Indoor Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|4th

|60 m hurdles

|7.78

Olympic Games

|Los Angeles, United States

|11th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.89

rowspan=2|1985

|World Indoor Games

|Paris, France

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|60 m hurdles

|7.69

European Indoor Championships

|Piraeus, Greece

|8th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.75

1986

|European Indoor Championships

|Madrid, Spain

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|60 m hurdles

|7.67

rowspan=2|1987

|European Indoor Championships

|Liévin, France

|8th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.72

World Indoor Championships

|Indianapolis, United States

|6th

|60 m hurdles

|7.89

rowspan=3|1988

|European Indoor Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|6th

|60 m hurdles

|7.83

Ibero-American Championships

|Ciudad de México, México

|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd

|110 m hurdles

|13.83 A

Olympic Games

|Seoul, South Korea

|15th (qf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.88

rowspan=3|1989

|European Indoor Championships

|The Hague, Netherlands

|16th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.92

World Indoor Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|16th (h)

|60 m hurdles

|7.94

World Cup

|Barcelona, Spain

|5th

|110 m hurdles

|13.83

1990

|European Indoor Championships

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|15th (h)

|60 m hurdles

|7.84

colspan=6|(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)

References