José Luis Blanco

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Quevedo.
Blanco in 2008

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]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 DSQ [2] 3000 m steeple Positive doping

See also

References
  1. José Luis Blanco, sancionado. Sport.es (2011-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
  2. El CEDD levanta cautelarmente la sanción a José Luis Blanco.



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