Spanish middle-distance runner
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
González and the second or maternal family name is
Sánchez .
José Luis González
Personal information Nationality Spanish Born (1957-12-08 ) 8 December 1957 (age 67) Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[ 1] Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Sport Country Spain Sport Athletics Event(s)
1500 metres ,mile run Achievements and titles Personalbests
José Luis González Sánchez (born 8 December 1957 inVillaluenga de la Sagra ,Toledo ) is a Spanish formermiddle-distance runner . He representedSpain at the Olympics on three occasions (1980, 1984, 1992) with his best performance being a semi-final run in the 1500 m in 1980.[ 1]
Gonzalez won a 1500 m silver medal at the1987 World Championships in Athletics behindAbdi Bile , and also wonIAAF World Indoor Championships silver medals in1985 and1989 .[ 2] [ 3] He appeared six times at theIAAF World Cross Country Championships , starting with a junior silver medal in 1975.[ 4] He competed at theEuropean Athletics Championships in 1986 and 1990, and was a six-time champion at theEuropean Athletics Indoor Championships .[ 5] Among his other international honours are a silver medal at the1983 Mediterranean Games ,[ 6] and wins at the1987 European Cup and1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics .[ 7] [ 8] He was a seven-time Spanish national champion, winning four 1500 m titles and a 5000 m crown at theSpanish Athletics Championships , plus two victories at theSpanish Cross Country Championships .[ 9]
He was one of the world's fastest1500 metres runners of the 1980s – in a race in Nice in 1985, Gonzalez came third behindSteve Cram andSaïd Aouita , who became the first man to run the distance below 3:30 minutes. Gonzalez set aSpanish record of 3:30.92 minutes and a few weeks later also ran a national record in themile run with 3:47.79 minutes. He was chosen at theSpanish sportsman of the year in 1986.[ 10]
He received the silver medal of theRoyal Order of Sports Merit in 1994 from theConsejo Superior de Deportes .[ 11]
International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 1974 Gymnasiade Florence , Italy1st 3000 m 8:23.4 1975 European Junior Championships Athens , Greece3rd 3000 m 8:17.0 World Cross Country Championships Rabat , Morocco2nd Junior 21:18 3rd Junior team 44 pts 1976 World Cross Country Championships Chepstow , United Kingdom12th Junior 24:49 2nd Junior team 60 pts 1978 World Cross Country Championships Glasgow , United Kingdom58th Senior 41:46 10th Team 324 pts 1979 World Cross Country Championships Limerick , Ireland15th Senior 38:08 9th Team 407 pts 1980 World Cross Country Championships Paris , France22nd Senior 37:51 6th Team 251 pts Olympic Games Moscow , Russia8th (semis) 1500 m 3:42.55 1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid , Spain27th Senior 35:50 4th Team 254 pts 1982 European Indoor Championships Milan , Italy1st 1500 m 3:38.70 1983 World Championships Helsinki , Finland6th (semis) 1500 m 3:38.77 Mediterranean Games Barcelona , Spain2nd 1500 m 3:39.59 Ibero-American Championships Barcelona , Spain1st 800 m 1:49.11 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles , United States5th (heats) 1500 m 3:47.01 1985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon , Portugal123rd Senior 35:30 5th Team 321 pts[ 12] European Indoor Championships Athens , Greece1st 1500 m 3:39.26 World Indoor Games Paris , France2nd 1500 m 3:41.36 European Cup (1st division)Budapest , Hungary1st 1500 m 3:45.33 1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid , Spain1st 1500 m 3:44.55 European Championships Stuttgart 4th 1500 m 3:42.54 Grand Prix Final Berlin , Germany2nd Mile 42 pts 1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin , France1st 3000 m 7:52.28 World Championship Rome , Italy2nd 1500 m 3:38.03 European Cup Prague , Czechoslovakia2nd 1500 m 3:45.49 1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary1st 3000 m 7:55.29 Grand Prix Final Berlin , Germany3rd Mile 3:56.67 1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary2nd 3000 m 7:48.66 1990 European Championships Split , Croatia6th 1500 m 3:39.15 1991 World Indoor Championships Seville , Spain7th 3000 m 7:48.44 World Championship Tokyo , Japan8th (semis) 1500 m 3:41.71 1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa , Italy3rd 3000 m 7:48.82 Olympic Games Barcelona , Spain7th (heats) 1500 m 3:46.75
1500 m Mile 3000 m