José Ríos Explained

José Ríos Ortega (born 15 March 1974 in Premià de Dalt, Barcelona) is a Spanish runner. He specializes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. He won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2006.^[1]

Achievements

Representing
2000		Sydney	18th	10,000 m
2001		Ostend, Belgium	35th	Short race
			4th	Team^[2]
		Edmonton, Canada	6th	10,000 m
2002		Munich, Germany	3rd	10,000 m
2003		Lausanne, Switzerland	21st	Short race
			4th	Team^[3]
2004	Lake Biwa Marathon	Ōtsu, Japan	1st	Marathon
		Athens, Greece	27th	Marathon
2006	Lake Biwa Marathon	Ōtsu, Japan	1st	Marathon
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	DNF	Marathon
2007		Osaka, Japan	17th	Marathon

Personal bests

• 3000 metres – 7:42.08 min (2002)
• 5000 metres – 13:07.59 min (2000)
• 10,000 metres – 27:22.20 min (2000)
• Marathon – 2:07:42 hrs (2004)

External links

• • Spanish Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. Nakamura, Ken (6 March 2006). Jose Rios wins the 61st Lake Biwa Marathon , IAAF.org; retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2001S.html 2001 World Cross Country Championships, men's long race
3. http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2003S.html 2003 World Cross Country Championships, men's long race