Venancio José Murcía (born 19 April 1976 in Cartagena,

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) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the 100 and

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. He finished seventh in the

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at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates

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and

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. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in August 2000 in Castellón. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in September 1997 in

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1976 births Living people Spanish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Spain Sportspeople from Cartagena, Spain Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub