Antón began his career as a track runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona where he finished 8th in the final. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. He also won a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the same championships. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he competed in the 10,000 m finishing 13th.
Antón moved to the marathon distance in 1996 and won the Berlin Marathon on his debut at the distance in 2:09:15. In the following year, he won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens ahead of countryman and defending World champion Martín Fiz.
In 1998 Antón became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon in his personal best time 2:07:57 ahead of Abdelkader El Mouaziz. He finished third in the London Marathon in 1999 behind Abdelkader El Mouaziz and António Pinto in 2:09:41. He won his second gold medal in the marathon at 1999 World Championships in Seville becoming the first person to defend his title. The win gave him a major marathon win in 4 consecutive years from 1996 through 1999. He became Spanish Sportsman of the Year in 1999.
After an unsuccessful marathon race at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Antón concluded his career in 2001 and finished 8th in the London Marathon.
abel, antón, this, biography, living, person, relies, single, source, help, adding, reliable, sources, this, article, contentious, material, about, living, people, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, august, 2021, learn, when, remove,. This biography of a living person relies on a single source You can help by adding reliable sources to this article Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Anton and the second or maternal family name is Rodrigo Abel Anton Rodrigo born 24 October 1962 in Ojuel Cabrejas del Campo Soria is a Spanish long distance runner on the track and road Abel Anton Abel Anton 6 June 2008Medal recordMen s AthleticsRepresenting SpainWorld Championships1997 Athens Marathon1999 Seville MarathonEuropean Championships1994 Helsinki 10 000 m1994 Helsinki 5000 m Contents 1 Career 2 Allegation 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAnton began his career as a track runner He competed in the 5000 m at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona where he finished 8th in the final He won the gold medal in the 10 000 m at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki He also won a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the same championships At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta he competed in the 10 000 m finishing 13th Anton moved to the marathon distance in 1996 and won the Berlin Marathon on his debut at the distance in 2 09 15 In the following year he won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens ahead of countryman and defending World champion Martin Fiz In 1998 Anton became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon in his personal best time 2 07 57 ahead of Abdelkader El Mouaziz He finished third in the London Marathon in 1999 behind Abdelkader El Mouaziz and Antonio Pinto in 2 09 41 He won his second gold medal in the marathon at 1999 World Championships in Seville becoming the first person to defend his title The win gave him a major marathon win in 4 consecutive years from 1996 through 1999 He became Spanish Sportsman of the Year in 1999 After an unsuccessful marathon race at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Anton concluded his career in 2001 and finished 8th in the London Marathon Allegation editIn 2006 Anton was implicated by Spanish professional cyclist and whistleblower Jesus Manzano in the doping ring with Alberto Garcia and Reyes Estevez that was the focus of the Operacion Puerto doping investigation by the Spanish Guardia Civil References editExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abel Anton Abel Anton at World Athletics nbsp Abel Anton at Olympedia nbsp Abel Anton Rodrigo at Olympics com Abel Anton Rodrigo and here at the Comite Olimpico Espanol in Spanish nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Spanish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abel Anton amp oldid 1195528870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
