Fabián Roncero

Fabián Roncero Domínguez (born October 19, 1970 in Madrid) is a former long-distance runner from Spain. He ran in track, cross country and road running competitions. His personal best of 59:52 minutes for the half marathon, set in 2001, lasted as a European record for fourteen years.[1] It remains the Spanish record for the distance. He also holds national records in the 10,000 metres (27:14.44 minutes), and for the 15 km, 20 km and 30 km intermediates on the road.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Roncero and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.
Fabián Roncero in 2012.

He represented his country three times consecutively at the World Championships in Athletics, coming sixth in the marathon in 1997, failing to finish the 1999 marathon, and then finally coming fifth in the 10,000 metres in 2001. He was 22nd at the 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

On grass, he was a four-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, his best outing being tenth in the long race in 1998. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 European Cross Country Championships, leading the Spanish men to the team title as well. He was also a team bronze medallist at the 1998 edition and a team silver medallist at the 2003 race (where he was sixth individually).

On the road circuit he won the 1996 Italian Marathon in a time of 2:09:43 and the 1998 Rotterdam Marathon in a lifetime best of 2:07:26 hours. He returned to Rotterdam in 2001, but his time of 2:10:08 was only enough for seventh on that occasion. As of 2014, he remains the most recent European man to win the Rotterdam Marathon.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th Marathon 2:16:53
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain — Marathon DNF

Personal bests
Event Time (h:m:s) Date Place
3000 m7:41.4825 July 2010Barcelona, Spain
5000 m13:22.4618 August 2001San Sebastián Spain
10,000 m27:14.444 April 1998Lisbon, Portugal
Half marathon59:52 NR1 April 2001Berlin, Germany
Marathon2:07:2318 April 1999Rotterdam, Netherlands
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References
  1. Minshull, Phil (2015-03-22). Farah wins at Lisbon Half Marathon with European record of 59:32. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.
  2. AIRE LIBRE - Récords de España Absolutos - HOMBRES. RFEA. Retrieved on 2015-03-22.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kenichi Takahashi		 Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance
2001		 Succeeded by
Haile Gebrselassie
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