José Luis Blanco

Blanco in 2008

José Luis Blanco Quevedo[a] (born 3 June 1975 in Lloret de Mar) is a Spanish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Blanco won a silver medal in this event at the 2006 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships, later being stripped of the latter.

Career

At the 2006 European Championships, in a contest where pre-race favourite Simon Vroemen was ruled out due to food poisoning, Blanco tried to outrun the pack of competitors after the first three-thirds which were somewhat slow. Accelerating with 500 metres to go, Blanco led the race with one lap left. With 150 metres left, he was overcome by Jukka Keskisalo, but hung on to second place.[1]

His personal best time is 8:12.86 minutes, achieved in Huelva in June 2006.[2]

After winning the bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships, it was revealed that Blanco had tested positive for erythropoietin at the Spanish Championships earlier that year. He received a two-year doping ban and would be stripped of his bronze medal which would go to the fourth placer, Ion Luchianov.[3]

Blanco also competed in cross-country running, featuring at the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 World Cross Country Championships, with his best placement being a 27th place from 2002.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6th 3000m steeplechase 8:39.85
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 6th 3000m steeplechase 8:42.86
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 3000 m steeple 8:28.44
2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2nd 3000 m steeple 8:34.94
2003 World Championships Paris, France 8th 3000 m steeple 8:17.16
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 4th 3000 m steeple 8:39.39
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th 3000 m steeple 8:24.62
2006 European Championships Göteborg, Sweden 2nd 3000 m steeple 8:26.22
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 6th 3000 m steeple 8:38.54
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain DQ 3000 m steeple 8:19.15
Continental Cup Split, Croatia DQ 3000 m steeple 8:48.79

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Keskisalo Rallies to Shocking Steeplechase Gold". Runner's World. August 12, 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b José Luis Blanco at World Athletics
  3. ^ "Steeplechaser Blanco's doping ban upheld". cbc.ca. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


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