José María Merchán Illanes (born 7 July 1976 in Seville) is a Spanish triathlete. 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. Notes References External links 1976 births Living people Spanish male triathletes Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of Spain