Javier Salmerón (1966/1967 – 6 February 2024) was a Spanish paralympic athlete who competed mainly in category C8 400 m events.
| Medal record | ||
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| Track and field (athletics) | ||
Representing  Spain
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| Paralympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 400 metres - C8 |
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1992 Barcelona | 4x100 metre relay - C5-8 |
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1988 Seoul | 800 metres - C8 |
Salmerón competed in both the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics as part of the Spanish athletics team. At the 1988 games he finished eighth in the 100 m but won a bronze in the 800 m. In the 1992 games he was unable to repeat this feat in the 800 m as he failed to make the final, he did however finish sixth in the 200 m, fourth in the 100 m and won a silver medal in the 400 m behind Canada's Frank Bruno who set a new world record, he was also part of the Spanish team that finished second in the 4 × 100 m behind the United States.[1]
Salmerón died in Barcelona on 6 February 2024, at the age of 57.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Javier Salmeron". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Muere Javier Salmerón, abanderado de España en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Barcelona'92". Disca Media. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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