José Luis González (runner)

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]

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
NationalitySpanish
Born (1957-12-08) 8 December 1957
Villaluenga de la Sagra
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres, mile run
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
World Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Rome1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 Paris1500 m
Silver medal – second place1989 Budapest3000 m

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1974 Gymnasiade Florence, Italy 1st 3000 m 8:23.4
1975 European Junior Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 3000 m 8:17.0
World Cross Country Championships Rabat, Morocco 2nd Junior 21:18
3rd Junior team 44 pts
1976 World Cross Country Championships Chepstow, United Kingdom 12th Junior 24:49
2nd Junior team 60 pts
1978 World Cross Country Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 58th Senior 41:46
10th Team 324 pts
1979 World Cross Country Championships Limerick, Ireland 15th Senior 38:08
9th Team 407 pts
1980 World Cross Country Championships Paris, France 22nd Senior 37:51
6th Team 251 pts
Olympic Games Moscow, Russia 8th (semis) 1500 m 3:42.55
1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid, Spain 27th Senior 35:50
4th Team 254 pts
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st 1500 m 3:38.70
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th (semis) 1500 m 3:38.77
Mediterranean Games Barcelona, Spain 2nd 1500 m 3:39.59
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 800 m 1:49.11
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 5th (heats) 1500 m 3:47.01
1985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 123rd Senior 35:30
5th Team 321 pts[12]
European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st 1500 m 3:39.26
World Indoor Games Paris, France 2nd 1500 m 3:41.36
European Cup (1st division) Budapest, Hungary 1st 1500 m 3:45.33
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 1500 m 3:44.55
European Championships Stuttgart 4th 1500 m 3:42.54
Grand Prix Final Berlin, Germany 2nd Mile 42 pts
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 1st 3000 m 7:52.28
World Championship Rome, Italy 2nd 1500 m 3:38.03
European Cup Prague, Czechoslovakia 2nd 1500 m 3:45.49
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 3000 m 7:55.29
Grand Prix Final Berlin, Germany 3rd Mile 3:56.67
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 3000 m 7:48.66
1990 European Championships Split, Croatia 6th 1500 m 3:39.15
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 7th 3000 m 7:48.44
World Championship Tokyo, Japan 8th (semis) 1500 m 3:41.71
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 3rd 3000 m 7:48.82
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th (heats) 1500 m 3:46.75

National titles
  • Spanish Cross Country Championships: 1980, 1981
  • Spanish Athletics Championships
    • 1500 m: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986
    • 5000 m: 1990

Circuit wins
1500 m
Mile
3000 m

See also
  • List of middle-distance runners
  • List of Spanish sportspeople
  • List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
  • List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (men)
  • List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)
  • List of 5000 metres national champions (men)
  • 1500 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
  • Spain at the World Athletics Championships

References
  1. Jose Luis Gonzalez. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  3. World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  4. IAAF World Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  5. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  7. European Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  8. Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  9. Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  10. Premios Nacionales del Deporte. Consejo Superior de Deportes. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  11. "El deporte español premia a todos sus héroes" (PDF). mundodeportivo.com. 1994-12-22. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  12. Non-point scoring performance
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