Antonio David Jiménez

Personal information
Born	18 February 1977 (1977-02-18) (age 47) Seville, Spain
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Spain European Championships 2002 Munich 3.000m Steeple Mediterranean Games 2001 Radès 3.000m Steeple 2005 Almería 3.000m Steeple European Indoor Championships 2002 Vienna 3.000m

Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel (born 18 February 1977 in Seville) is a Spanish long-distance runner specialising in the steeplechase.

He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich. He was a finalist in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.

Jiménez also finished 5th in the 3000m steeplechase final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

Doping[edit]

In March 2014 Jiménez was caught in possession of a prohibited substance and he was subsequently handed a 3-year ban from sports.^[1][2]

Competition record[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:37.29
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	12th	3000 m	8:04.01
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	3000 m s'chase	8:19.82
	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:31.31
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	2nd	3000 m	7:46.49
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:24.34
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	3000 m	7:58.23
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	14th	3000 m s'chase	8:22.63
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	16th (h)	3000 m	8:04.44
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:24.47
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	3000 m s'chase	8:17.69
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	3000 m s'chase	8:28.78
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	31st (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:50.41
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	3000 m s'chase	8:53.30

References[edit]

• Antonio David Jimenez at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Jiménez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.