Antonio David Jimenez
Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel (born February 18, 1977 in Seville ) is a Spanish obstacle runner .
In 1999 he was third in the 3000 meter obstacle course at the U23 European Championships. At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton , he was sixth, this placement he was able to repeat four years later at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki . He finished 14th in the final of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens .
While Jiménez could not win a medal in view of the Kenyan superiority at world championships, he was unbeatable in the rather slow and tactical final of the European Championships in Munich in 2002 . He won in 8: 24.34 minutes ahead of the Dutchman Simon Vroemen in 8: 24.45 minutes.
In the hall over 3000 meters he had already won the silver medal at the European Indoor Championships 2002 in Vienna behind his compatriot Alberto García .
In March 2014, the Spanish police arrested 13 people, including Jiménez, after investigations into a doping ring . Various doping substances were found in his apartment. He was banned for three years.
Antonio David Jiménez is 1.78 m tall and weighs 63 kg.
Personal bests
- 1500 m : 3: 43.23 min, July 14, 2002, Almería
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3000 m : 7: 50.30 min, September 5th, 2000, Andújar
- Hall: 7: 46.49 min, March 2, 2002, Vienna
- 3000 m obstacle: 8: 11.52 min, June 8, 2001, Seville
Web links
- Antonio David Jiménez in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the RFEA (PDF; Spanish; 42 kB)
- Antonio David Jiménez in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Spain, Anti-Doping www.sueddeutsche.de March 12, 2014
- ↑ Pentinel arrested for trafficking doping substances www.marca.com March 12, 2014
- ↑ Flash-News of the day Leichtathletik.de January 28, 2016 ( Memento from February 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Jiménez, Antonio David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jiménez Pentinel, Antonio David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish obstacle runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | 18th February 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |