Reyes Estévez López (born 2 August 1976 in
Cornellà de Llobregat
Cornellà de Llobregat (; es, Cornellá de Llobregat) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the Barcelona metr ...
,
Spain
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) is a Spanish
1500 metres
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runner
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. He won the
European Championships
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' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won
bronze medal
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s at the
1997 World Championships,
1999 World Championships and
2005 European Indoor Championships (both 1500 and 3000 m) and
silver medal
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s at the
2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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and
2002 European Championships.
On 9 December 2010 Reyes Estévez López was arrested and questioned in relation to his involvement in a Spanish sports
doping ring as part of the
Guardia Civil
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's
Operation Galgo.
La Guardia Civil interroga a Nuria Fernández y Reyes Estévez
.''El Pais'' (2010-12-10). Retrieved 2010-12-15.
Achievements
References
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1976 births
Living people
Athletes from Catalonia
Spanish male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Spain
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
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