Andreu Blanes Reig (born 14 October 1991) is a Spanish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner. He was born in Onil.[1][2] He won a silver medal in sprint at the 2011 Junior World Orienteering Championships, and placed fourth in the relay.[1] He competed at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, where he placed seventh in the sprint final.[3] He has competed in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 World Orienteering Championships.[1] His best World Championship result before 2018 was a seventh place in the sprint at the 2015 World Orienteering Championships.[1][4]

Andreu Blanes
Sprint medalists at the 2011 Junior World Championships (Blanes with silver medal)
Personal information
Full nameAndreu Blanes Reig
Born (1991-10-14) 14 October 1991 (age 33)
Onil, Spain
Sport
SportOrienteering
Long-distance running
Club
  • Onil (ESP)
  • Madrid (ESP)
  • Södertälje (SWE)
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Spain
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Wejerowo Sprint

In 2022, he won a silver medal in the team up and downhill race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.[5] He competed in the senior race at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, where he finished 55th.[6]

Personal bests

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Outdoor[7]

Indoor

International Athletics Competitions, Selected Results

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Chiang Mai, Thailand 6th Up & Downhill (11.2 km) 41:31
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia 55th 10 km cross 32:38
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Innsbruck, Austria 10th Up & Downhill (10.7 km) 59:54

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Athlete profile: Andreu Blanes Reig". world-of-o. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Athlete profile: Andreu Blanes". world-of-o. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 2018 Sprint Final – Men" (PDF). woc2018.lv. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "WOC Sprint Final, British Orienteering [02/08/2015]". obasen.orientering.se. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2022 World Mountain Running Championships results". my.raceresult.com.
  6. ^ "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ^ Andreu Blanes at World Athletics
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