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
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1975 births
Living people
Spanish male middle-distance runners
Spanish male steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes for Spain
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
European Athletics Championships medalists
Doping cases in athletics
Spanish sportspeople in doping cases
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
21st-century Spanish people
