Antonio Jiménez (athlete)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Pentinel.
Antonio Jiménez
Personal information
BornAntonio David Jiménez Pentinel
18 February 1977 (1977-02-18) (age 49)
Seville, Spain
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
2002 Munich 3000 m st.
European Indoor Championships
2002 Vienna 3000 m
Mediterranean Games
2001 Radès 3000 m st.
2005 Almería 3000 m st.

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. As of 2024, he remains the last non-Finnish or non-French winner of the event. 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.

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