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Blanco in 2008

José Luis Blanco (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 3rd 3000 m steeple 8:19.15

See also

References

  1. ^ José Luis Blanco, sancionado. Sport.es (2011-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.

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