José Luis Blanco
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Quevedo.
Blanco in 2008
José Luis Blanco Quevedo (born 3 June 1975 in Lloret de Mar) is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Blanco won a silver medal in this event at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. His personal best time is 8:12.86 minutes, achieved in Huelva in June 2006. He won the bronze medal in the steeplechase at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but was later stripped of the medal due to his giving a positive doping test for EPO at the Spanish Championships in July. He was banned from the sport for two years.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | |||||
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 3000 m steeple | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 8th | 3000 m steeple | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th | 3000 m steeple | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 2nd | 3000 m steeple | |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 6th | 3000 m steeple | 8:38.54 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | DSQ [2] | 3000 m steeple | Positive doping |
See also
References
- ↑ José Luis Blanco, sancionado. Sport.es (2011-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ↑ El CEDD levanta cautelarmente la sanción a José Luis Blanco.
External links
- José Luis Blanco profile at IAAF