José Luis González (runner) explained

José Luis González
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:8 December 1957
Birth Place:Villaluenga de la Sagra
Height:180 cm
Weight:63 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 metres, mile run
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José Luis González Sánchez (born 8 December 1957 in Villaluenga de la Sagra, Toledo) is a Spanish former middle-distance runner. He represented Spain 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 the 1987 World Championships in Athletics behind Abdi Bile, and also won IAAF World Indoor Championships silver medals in 1985 and 1989.[2] [3] He appeared six times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, starting with a junior silver medal in 1975.[4] He competed at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 and 1990, and was a six-time champion at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[5] Among his other international honours are a silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games,[6] and wins at the 1987 European Cup and 1983 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 the Spanish Athletics Championships, plus two victories at the Spanish Cross Country Championships.[9]

He was one of the world's fastest 1500 metres runners of the 1980s – in a race in Nice in 1985, Gonzalez came third behind Steve Cram and Saïd Aouita, who became the first man to run the distance below 3:30 minutes. Gonzalez set a Spanish record of 3:30.92 minutes and a few weeks later also ran a national record in the mile run with 3:47.79 minutes. He was chosen at the Spanish sportsman of the year in 1986.[10]

He received the silver medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit in 1994 from the Consejo Superior de Deportes.[11]

Statistics

Personal bests

International competitions

1974GymnasiadeFlorence, Italybgcolor=gold1st3000 m8:23.4
1975European Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece3rd3000 m8:17.0
World Cross Country ChampionshipsRabat, Moroccobgcolor=silver2ndJunior21:18
3rdJunior team44 pts
1976World Cross Country ChampionshipsChepstow, United Kingdom12thJunior24:49
bgcolor=silver2ndJunior team60 pts
1978World Cross Country ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom58thSenior41:46
10thTeam324 pts
1979World Cross Country ChampionshipsLimerick, Ireland15thSenior38:08
9thTeam407 pts
1980World Cross Country ChampionshipsParis, France22ndSenior37:51
6thTeam251 pts
Olympic GamesMoscow, Russia8th (semis)1500 m3:42.55
1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain27thSenior35:50
4thTeam254 pts
1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy1st1500 m3:38.70
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th (semis)1500 m3:38.77
Mediterranean GamesBarcelona, Spain2nd1500 m3:39.59
Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st800 m1:49.11
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States5th (heats)1500 m3:47.01
1985World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal123rdSenior35:30
5thTeam321 pts[12]
European Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st1500 m3:39.26
World Indoor GamesParis, France2nd1500 m3:41.36
European Cup (1st division)Budapest, Hungary1st1500 m3:45.33
1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1st1500 m3:44.55
European ChampionshipsStuttgart4th1500 m3:42.54
Grand Prix FinalBerlin, Germany2ndMile42 pts
1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France1st3000 m7:52.28
World ChampionshipRome, Italy2nd1500 m3:38.03
European CupPrague, Czechoslovakia2nd1500 m3:45.49
1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1st3000 m7:55.29
Grand Prix FinalBerlin, Germany3rdMile3:56.67
1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd3000 m7:48.66
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Croatia6th1500 m3:39.15
1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th3000 m7:48.44
World ChampionshipTokyo, Japan8th (semis)1500 m3:41.71
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy3rd3000 m7:48.82
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain7th (heats)1500 m3:46.75

National titles

Circuit wins

1500 m

1983

1985, 1986

1986

1987

1987

Mile

1987

3000 m

1987

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/jose-luis-gonzalez-2.html Jose Luis Gonzalez
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm World Championships in Athletics
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wi.htm World Indoor Championships
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm IAAF World Cross Country Championships
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm European Indoor Championships
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm Mediterranean Games
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/epm.htm European Cup
  8. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/iac.htm Ibero-American Championships
  9. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/esp.htm Spanish Championships
  10. https://www.csd.gob.es/es/csd/distinciones/premios-nacionales-del-deporte Premios Nacionales del Deporte
  11. Web site: El deporte español premia a todos sus héroes . mundodeportivo.com . 1994-12-22 . 2020-02-01.
  12. Non-point scoring performance

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