Rubén Palomeque
Biography
Rubén Palomeque is a Spanish steeplechase and road runner who competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. His steeplechase best is 8:20.07, set in Heusden-Zolder in July 2008. He also ran 7:57.88 for 3000 metres indoors in Valencia in 2007. His later road results include a half marathon best of 1:06:06 in 2019 and a marathon best of 2:16:11 in 2021, both recorded in Valencia.
The recorded nationality is Spain.
Rubén Palomeque's published record includes performances from 2001 to 2026 in 3000 Metres Steeplechase, Marathon, 2000 Metres Steeplechase, 3000 Metres Short Track, 10 Kilometres Road, 3000 Metres. Selected recorded events include Jerez de la Frontera Spanish Club Ch. Men B, Jerez (2001; source checked); Zurich Marató de Barcelona (2026; source checked); Alicante International Meeting, Alicante (2002; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
100 finishes completed
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5 marathons completed
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First recorded half marathon
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5 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Raced in 26 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Next milestones
250 finishes
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150 of 250 recorded
10 marathons
1 more marathon needed
9 of 10 recorded
10 different countries
2 more different countries needed
8 of 10 recorded
Career highlights
Rubén Palomeque's published record includes performances from 2001 to 2026 in 3000 Metres Steeplechase, Marathon, 2000 Metres Steeplechase, 3000 Metres Short Track, 10 Kilometres Road, 3000 Metres.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Jerez de la Frontera Spanish Club Ch. Men B, Jerez
2001 · 3000 Metres Steeplechase
Source checked2026 · Marathon
Source checkedAlicante International Meeting, Alicante
2002 · 2000 Metres Steeplechase
Source checkedSpanish Indoor Club Championships, Valencia (i)
2003 · 3000 Metres Short Track
Source checkedMadrid San Silvestre Vallecana, Madrid
2003 · 10 Kilometres Road
Source checkedHuelva Meeting Iberoamericano, Huelva
2005 · 3000 Metres
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 86–90 of 161 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 26 Jul 2008 | Completed event · Bronze · 3rd · Overall · Spanish Championships, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Athletics | 3000 Metres SteeplechaseTrack | Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ESP) | 8:42.59VerifiedTiming unknown | 3 | — |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 | Completed event · Bronze · 3rd · Overall · Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder | Athletics | 3000 Metres SteeplechaseTrack | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 8:20.07VerifiedTiming unknown | 3 | — |
| Fri, 13 Jun 2008 | Completed event · Finisher · Huelva Meeting Iberoamericano, Huelva | Athletics | 3000 Metres SteeplechaseTrack | Huelva (ESP) | 8:49.80VerifiedTiming unknown | 10 | — |
| Sun, 6 Apr 2008 | Completed event · Finisher · Barcelona Cursa de Bombers, Barcelona | Running | 10KRoad | Barcelona (ESP) | 30:54VerifiedTiming unknown | 8 | — |
| Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | Completed event · Club competition · Gold · 1st · Overall · Spanish Indoor Club Championships, Valencia (i)Club competition · final | Athletics | 3000 Metres Short TrackTrack | Valencia (ESP) (i) | 8:16.34VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
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