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José Luis Blanco
José Luis Blanco Quevedo (born 3 June 1975 in Lloret de Mar) is a Spanish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Blanco won a silver medal in this event at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, 2006 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2010 European Championships, later being stripped of the latter. Career 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. After winning the bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships, it was revealed that Blanco had list of doping cases in ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco En La Jean Boing 2008
Blanco (''white'' or ''blank'' in Spanish) or Los Blancos may refer to: People *Blanco (surname) Fictional characters *Blanco, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth *Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'' *Graboid#El Blanco, El Blanco, albino graboid from the Tremor movie and television series Places United States *Blanco, California (other), multiple places with the name *Blanco, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Blanco, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community *Blanco, New Mexico, in San Juan County *Blanco, Texas, a city *Blanco County, Texas *Mount Blanco, Texas *Blanco Canyon, Texas *Blanco Creek, Texas Other countries *Los Blancos, Salta, Argentina *Blanco, Dominican Republic, a district in the Hermanas Mirabal province, Dominican Republic *Blanco, Western Cape, in South Africa Multiple places *Blanco River (other), places with that name *Cabo Blanco (other), places with that name *Cape Blanco (other), places with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's Short Race
The Men's short race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Leopardstown Racecourse near Dublin, Ireland, on March 23, 2002. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in the Herald, and for the IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport .... Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published. Race results Men's short race (4.208 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Participation According to an unofficial count, 124 athletes from 38 countries participated in the Men's short race. The announced athletes from , , , and did not show. * (6) * (2) * (2) * (5) * (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the Turku metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the third most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country after Helsinki metropolitan area, Helsinki and Tampere metropolitan area, Tampere. Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Pope Gregory IX, Gregory IX first mentioned the town of ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland). After the Finnish War, Finland became an Grand Duchy of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 1st European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Turku, Finland on 10–13 July 1997. The competition succeeded the European Athletics U23 Cup, which had been held in 1992 and 1994. Complete results and medal winners were published. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 652 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (6) * (25) * (10) * (6) * (3) * (5) * (22) * (3) * (4) * (34) * (47) * (55) * (31) * (12) * (27) * (2) * (10) * (3) * (48) * (7) * (4) * (11) * (15) * (39) * (10) * (18) * (60) * (3) * (9) * (36) * (30) * (10) * (10) * (27) * (7) References External links * (archived) {{European athletics champs 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships, European Athletics U23 Championships, 1997 1997 in athletics (track and field), European Athletics U23 Championships International sports competitions in Turku 1997 in Finnish sport, European Athletics U23 Championships International at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 World Junior Championships In Athletics
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – '' Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which stop t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Men's Race
The Senior men's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28, 2009. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'' and for the IAAF. Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published. Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Participation According to an unofficial count, 145 athletes from 44 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from did not show. * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (4) * (2) * (1) * (5) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (5) * (2) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (3) See also * 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Men's Race
The Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in the ''Herald'', and for the IAAF. Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published. Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Individual †: Fathi Meftah from finished 35th in 36:44 min, but was disqualified because of doping violations. Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Participation According to an unofficial count, 179 athletes from 45 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from , , and did not show. * (8) * (1) * (8) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (8) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (7) * (4) * (8) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (8) * (9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Men's Race
The Senior men's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF. Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published. Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Participation According to an unofficial count, 163 athletes from 44 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from the did not show. * (1) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (9) * (7) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (8) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (8) * (9) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (9) * (8) * (7) * (1) * (4) See also * 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's Short Race
The Men's short race at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, on April 1, 2006. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', and for the IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport .... Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published. Race results Men's short race (4 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Participation According to an unofficial count, 128 athletes from 34 countries participated in the Men's short race. The announced athlete from did not show. * (6) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
