Antonio David Jiménez
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Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel (born February 18, 1977 in Seville
) is a Spanish
long-distance runner.
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 300m steeplechase final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
.
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
) is a Spanish
Spain
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long-distance runner.
He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He was a finalist in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.
Jiménez also finished 5th in the 300m steeplechase final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
.