Javier Moracho

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Furthermore, another Spanish hurdler Felipe Vivancos has run in 13.41 seconds.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1975	European Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	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
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	6th	60 m hurdles	7.81
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	110 m hurdles	13.84
	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.92
	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	4 × 100 m relay	41.33
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.75
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	7th	110 m hurdles	13.78
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	2nd	50 m hurdles	6.48
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	5th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.77
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	1st	110 m hurdles	13.54 w
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.92
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	60 m hurdles	7.78
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	11th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.89
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.69
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	8th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.75
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	60 m hurdles	7.67
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	8th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.72
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th	60 m hurdles	7.89
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	60 m hurdles	7.83
	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.83 A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	15th (qf)	110 m hurdles	13.88
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
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)