José Alonso (athlete)

José Alonso Valero (born 12 February 1957 in El Vendrell, Tarragona) is a retired Spanish hurdler, who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. During the indoor season he competed over 400 metres, winning two medals at the 1985 and 1986 European Indoor Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1975	European Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	400 m hurdles	51.57
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.91
	Mediterranean Games	Dar-el-Beida, Morocco	1st	400 m hurdles	50.96
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.54
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	400 m	46.92
			1st	400 m hurdles	50.08
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.17
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	3rd	400 m	46.52
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	400 m	47.12
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	6th	400 m hurdles	50.30
	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	1st	400m hurdles	49.96
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.54
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	10th (sf)	400 m	47.79
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	8th	400 m hurdles	49.46
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	1st	400 m hurdles	49.93
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (h)	400 m	47.84
	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	1st	400m hurdles	49.20 A
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	5th	400 m hurdles	50.09
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	7th	400m hurdles	49.77
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.9
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.92

References

• José Alonso at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Alonso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.