Fabián Roncero Domínguez (born 19 October 1970 in

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) is a former long-distance runner from

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. He ran in track, cross country and

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competitions. His personal best of 59:52 minutes for the

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, set in 2001, lasted as a European record for fourteen years. It remains the Spanish record for the distance. He also holds national records in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

(27:14.44 minutes), and for the 15 km, 20 km and 30 km intermediates on the road.AIRE LIBRE - Récords de España Absolutos - HOMBRES
RFEA. Retrieved on 2015-03-22. He represented his country three times consecutively at the

World Championships in Athletics The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...

, coming sixth in the marathon in 1997, failing to finish the 1999 marathon, and then finally coming fifth in the

in 2001. He was 22nd at the 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. On grass, he was a four-time participant at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

, his best outing being tenth in the long race in 1998. He won a bronze medal at the

2002 European Cross Country Championships The 9th European Cross Country Championships were held at Medulin in Croatia on 8 December 2002. Serhiy Lebid took his third title in the men's competition and Helena Javornik won the women's race. Results Men individual 9.83 km Total 86 ...

, leading the Spanish men to the team title as well. He was also a team bronze medallist at the 1998 edition and a team silver medallist at the 2003 race (where he was sixth individually). On the road circuit he won the 1996 Italian Marathon in a time of 2:09:43 and the 1998

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...

in a lifetime best of 2:07:26 hours. He returned to Rotterdam in 2001, but his time of 2:10:08 was only enough for seventh on that occasion. As of 2014, he remains the most recent European man to win the Rotterdam Marathon.

International competitions

Personal bests

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roncero, Fabian 1970 births Living people Spanish male long-distance runners Spanish male marathon runners Athletes from Madrid World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain