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Álex Quiñónez

1989 - 2021

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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. He was shot dead on October 22, 2021 at age 32. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Álex Quiñónez is the 4,500th most popular athlete (down from 4,005th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Ecuador (down from 106th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ecuadorean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Álex Quiñónez ranks 4,500 out of 6,025. Before him are Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Xeno Müller, Nicholas Bett, Marcus Becker, Periklis Iakovakis, and Rustam Assakalov. After him are Kim Yeong-nam, Javier Culson, Kalkidan Gezahegne, Liao Hui, Faustino Reyes, and Carlos Ortiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Álex Quiñónez ranks 802. Before him are Duan Yingying, Nina Haver-Løseth, Liu Zige, Zhang Liyin, Alexandra Panova, and Jo Kwon. After him are Lee Jung-su, Mohamed Abou Gabal, Zhang Chengdong, Júnior Caiçara, Sonja Vasić, and Patrick Hausding. Among people deceased in 2021, Álex Quiñónez ranks 744. Before him are Vadim Khamuttskikh, Nikolay Chebotko, Igor Vovkovinskiy, Simon Terry, Stevan Jelovac, and Mark Pavelich. After him are Alfredo Moreno, Julie Ditty, Santiago García, Diogo Correa de Oliveira, Einár, and Young Dolph.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Álex Quiñónez ranks 109 out of 147. Before him are Juan Carlos Paredes (1987), Ángel Fernández (1971), Adrián Bone (1988), Joffre Guerrón (1985), Paúl Ambrosi (1980), and Frickson Erazo (1988). After him are Ángel Mena (1988), Juan Cazares (1992), Michael Arroyo (1987), Máximo Banguera (1985), Wellington Sánchez (1974), and Fidel Martínez (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Ecuador

Among athletes born in Ecuador, Álex Quiñónez ranks 2. Before him are Jefferson Pérez (1974). After him are Daniel Castro (null), Alexandra Escobar (1980), Brian Pintado (1995), Tamara Salazar (1997), Rosa Chacha (1982), Andrés Chocho (1983), Glenda Morejón (2000), Paola Pérez (1989), Elizabeth Bravo (1987), and Mehuli Ghosh (2000).

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