Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia finishing in third place and obtaining a bronze medal for his country. Considered for many as one of the best yachtman of his era, he continues to race around the world placing himself as a constant protagonist in all the races in which he participates. Javier won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
