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Asier Martínez

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Asier Martínez
Personal information
Full nameAsier Martínez Echarte
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 25)
Zizur Mayor, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 mH, 110 mH
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 110 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 110 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 110 m hurdles

Asier Martínez Echarte[a] (born 22 April 2000) is a Spanish hurdler. In 2022, he was a gold medalist at the European Championships and a bronze medalist at the World Championships, in the 110m hurdles. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

Early and personal life

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He was born in Zizur Mayor, Spain. His mother, Elena Echarte, was a competitive athlete.[1] He won the Spanish U18 championships in the high jump before focusing on hurdling.[2]

Career

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In September 2020, he became Spanish national champion in the 110 metres hurdles in Getafe.[3] In 2021, he became the Spanish indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles. He finished fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 7.60 seconds.[1]

On 15 May 2021 in Castellón, he beat his personal best in the 110 metres hurdles with a time of 13.34s, and they won the 110 m hurdles race at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.[4] He won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[2]

In June 2021, he booked his place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing second in the Spanish national championships in 13.31 seconds, meeting the qualifying standard time.[5] At the Games in Tokyo, he qualified for the final and placed sixth overall with a new personal best time.[2]

In July 2022, he was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon behind Americans Grant Holloway and Trey Cunningham.[6] He followed that with a gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[7]

Injury ruled him out of the 2023 season.[8] He made his comeback into major competition at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[9] He finished in fourth place at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] He competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he reached the semi-finals.[11]

He finishes fourth over 110m hurdles in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[12]

Personal bests

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Outdoors

  • 110 Metres Hurdles: 13.14 (Munich, 2022)

Indoors

  • 60 Metres Hurdles: 7.60 (Toruń, 2021)

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 8th (h) 110 m hurdles (0,99m) 14.23
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 60 m hurdles i 7.60
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 110 m hurdles 13.34
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th 110 m hurdles 13.22
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th 60 m hurdles i 7.57
World Championships Eugene, United States 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.17
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 110 m hurdles 13.14
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (h) 60 m hurdles i 7.621
European Championships Rome, Italy 4th 110 m hurdles 13.45
Olympic Games Paris, France 13th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.35
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 7th 60 m hurdles i 7.68

1Disqualified in the semifinals

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Echarte.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meet the athletes: Asier Martínez". Roma2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Alarco, Diego O. (5 August 2021). "Asier Martínez, the meteoric rise of the fashionable hurdler". rtve.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Meet the athletes: Asier Martínez". roma2024.eu. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Grant Holloway Successfully Defends 110m Hurdles World Title". Times of India. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Asier Martinez celebrates 110m hurdles gold in Munich". Athletics Weekly. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. ^ "European champion Martinez on the comeback trail as indoor season resumes in Pamplona". European Athletics. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Garcia on Spanish team to defend world indoor title in Glasgow". World Athletics. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. ^ Gunston, Jo (7 June 2024). "European Athletics Championships 2024: All track and field and road race results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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