José Julio Rey (born 13 January 1972 in Toledo, Spain) is a Spanish long-distance runner who won the Hamburg Marathon 4 times between 2001 and 2006. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon.
Achievements Representing 1997World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy 9thLong raceWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece8th10,000 m1998London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom4thMarathon2:08:33European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4thMarathon2:13:171999Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 3rdMarathon2:07:372001Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany 1stMarathon2:07:46World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada37thMarathon2:27:592002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 3rdMarathon2:13:21Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan 3rdMarathon2:11:112003Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany 1stMarathon2:07:27World ChampionshipsParis, France 2ndMarathon2:08:382004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece58thMarathon2:24:542005Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany 1stMarathon2:07:38World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8thMarathon2:12:51Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan 2ndMarathon2:09:412006Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany 1stMarathon2:06:52European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 3rdMarathon2:12:372007Paris MarathonParis, France9thMarathon2:11:36World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan—MarathonDNF2008Hamburg MarathonHamburg, Germany16thMarathon2:13:20
Personal bests 3000 metres - 7:54.40 min (1997) 5000 metres - 13:22.13 min (1998) 10,000 metres - 27:47.33 min (1998) Half marathon - 1:02:10 hrs (2002) Marathon - 2:06:52 hrs (2006)
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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