| Full Name: | José María Merchán Illanes |
| Birth Place: | Seville, Spain |
| Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
| Sport: | Triathlon |
José María Merchán Illanes (born 7 July 1976 in Seville) is a Spanish triathlete.[1]
Merchan competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney 2000. He did not finish the competition because of a fall in the bicycle sector.