Domingo Ramón

Domingo Jesús Ramón Menargues (born March 10, 1958 in Crevillente, Alicante)[1] is a retired long-distance runner from Spain, known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He represented his native country in two Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984). Ramón set his personal best (8:15.74) in the event on July 21, 1980 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Domingo Ramón
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1958-03-10) 10 March 1958
Crevillente, Spain
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
  • 3000 m steeplechase
ClubCA Hércules-Benacantil
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m st. – 8:15.74 (1980)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Athens3000 m steeplechase
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place1977 DüsseldorfJunior men's 7.5K
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Donetsk2000 m steeplechase
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1979 Split3000 m steeplechase
Silver medal – second place1983 Casablanca3000 m steeplechase
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 Barcelona3000 m steeplechase

He was twice a competitor at the World Championships in Athletics, in 1983 and 1987, and was also a four-time champion of Spain in 3000 m steeplechase, in 1980 (8:29.40), 1981 (8:21.09), 1982 (8:27.07), and 1984 (8:29.91).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:25.75
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:15.74
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:20.48
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 3000 m s'chase 8:21.32
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:19.60
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:27.20
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6th 3000 m s'chase 8:17.27

References

  1. Domingo Ramon Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-21.


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