José Luis Blanco

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.

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

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]

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

References
  1. "Keskisalo Rallies to Shocking Steeplechase Gold". Runner's World. August 12, 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. José Luis Blanco at World Athletics


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