José Luis Blanco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 concentrated on 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 Athletics.

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.

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

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	3000m steeplechase	8:39.85
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	6th	3000m steeplechase	8:42.86
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	3000 m steeple	8:34.94
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	8th	3000 m steeple	8:17.16
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