José Luis Blanco

José Luis Blanco, Blanco Catalan Josep Lluís Quevedo, also " Wiss " called ( born June 3, 1975 in Lloret de Mar ) is a Spanish hurdler.

Career

In 2000 he was Ibero- American Champion, and 2001 he won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games. In 2003 he was eighth in the World Athletics Championships in Paris / Saint -Denis, and at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he came on the 14th Place.

In 2006 he won silver at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, he left each in the flow. In 2010 he won the bronze medal on home soil at the European Championships in Barcelona.

In 2006 he was Spanish champion in cross-country running on the short-haul and 2009 steeplechase. A total of nine appearances at the World Cross Country Championship his best finish was 27th place on the short-range 2002.

José Luis Blanco is 1,75 m tall and weighs 61 kg. He is coached by Luis Miguel Landa and starts for the club CA La Sansi.

Doping offense

Against Blanco " Operación Galgo " investigations were carried out in the course of. To him, the use of EPO due to inspection at the Spanish Championship 2010 was detected in Avilés and imposed a two -year ban against him in early 2011. The Spanish Athletics Federation expressed reasons of data protection is not closer to the incident. The athletes of the national champion title in 2010 but was known, as well as the bronze medal at the European Championships 2010. The two- year ban was only after the 2011 World Championships in Daegu and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London from.

Personal Best

• 2000 m steeplechase: 5:23,04 min, July 11, 2003 Barcelona
• 3000m steeplechase: 8:12,86 min, 20 June 2006 in Huelva
• 3000 m: 8:00,62 min 19 July, 2003, Madrid Hall: 7:59,83 min, February 3, 2001 Sevilla