José María Merchán Illanes[a] (born 7 July 1976 in Seville) is a Spanish triathlete.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José María Merchán Illanes |
| Born | 7 July 1976 (age 47) Seville, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Triathlon |
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.[citation needed]
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merchán and the second or maternal family name is Illanes.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José María Merchán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
External links edit
- José María Merchán Illanes (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Jose Maria Merchan at Olympics.com
- Jose Maria Merchan at Olympic.org (archived)
- José María Merchán at Olympedia
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