Antonio Andrés

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Antonio Andrés
Personal information
Born (1974-01-18) 18 January 1974 (age 50)
Gandia, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
ClubCA Valencia Terra i Mar

José Antonio Andrés Guillén (born 18 January 1974 in Gandia) is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and one indoor World Championships. He won the bronze medal with the Spanish 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 46.23 seconds outdoors (Monachil 1999) and 47.14 seconds indoors (Paris 1997).

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 14th (h) 400 m 48.78
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.46
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 17th (h) 400 m 47.71
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 8th 400 m 46.97
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.73
World Championships Athens, Greece 36th (h) 400 m 46.94
15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.34
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 10th (sf) 400 m 47.66
Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 400 m 46.40
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.05
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (sf) 400 m 46.59
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.47
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.94
World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.85
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 20th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.87
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.24

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