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.Jose Luis Gonzalez. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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.World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01. He appeared six times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, starting with a junior silver medal in 1975.IAAF World Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01. He competed at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 and 1990, and was a six-time champion at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01. Among his other international honours are a silver medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games,Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01. and wins at the 1987 European Cup and 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.European Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01. 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.Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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.Premios Nacionales del Deporte. Consejo Superior de Deportes. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
He received the silver medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit in 1994 from the Consejo Superior de Deportes.
Statistics Personal bests 800 metres – 1:47.14 (1984) 1500 metres – 3:30.92 (1985) Mile run – 3:47.79 (1985) 2000 metres – 5:02.25 (1985) 3000 metres – 7:42.93 (1987) 5000 metres – 13:12.34 (1987)
International competitions 1974GymnasiadeFlorence, Italy1st3000 m8:23.41975European Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece3rd3000 m8:17.0 World Cross Country ChampionshipsRabat, Morocco2ndJunior21:183rdJunior team44 pts1976World Cross Country ChampionshipsChepstow, United Kingdom12thJunior24:492ndJunior team60 pts1978World Cross Country ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom58thSenior41:46 10thTeam324 pts1979World Cross Country ChampionshipsLimerick, Ireland15thSenior38:089thTeam407 pts1980World Cross Country ChampionshipsParis, France22ndSenior37:516thTeam251 ptsOlympic GamesMoscow, Russia8th (semis)1500 m3:42.551981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain27thSenior35:504thTeam254 pts1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy1st1500 m3:38.701983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th (semis)1500 m3:38.77Mediterranean GamesBarcelona, Spain2nd1500 m3:39.59 Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st800 m1:49.111984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States5th (heats)1500 m3:47.011985World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal123rdSenior35:305thTeam321 ptsNon-point scoring performanceEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st1500 m3:39.26World Indoor GamesParis, France2nd1500 m3:41.36European Cup (1st division)Budapest, Hungary1st1500 m3:45.331986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1st1500 m3:44.55European ChampionshipsStuttgart4th1500 m3:42.54Grand Prix FinalBerlin, Germany2ndMile42 pts1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France1st3000 m7:52.28World ChampionshipRome, Italy2nd1500 m3:38.03European CupPrague, Czechoslovakia2nd1500 m3:45.491988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1st3000 m7:55.29Grand Prix FinalBerlin, Germany3rdMile3:56.671989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd3000 m7:48.661990European ChampionshipsSplit, Croatia6th1500 m3:39.151991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th3000 m7:48.44World ChampionshipTokyo, Japan8th (semis)1500 m3:41.711992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy3rd3000 m7:48.82Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain7th (heats)1500 m3:46.75
National titles Spanish Cross Country Championships: 1980, 1981 Spanish Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986 5000 m: 1990
Circuit wins 1500 m Meeting de Paris: 1983 Helsinki Grand Prix: 1985, 1986 Fifth Avenue Mile: 1986 Míting Internacional d´Atletisme Ciutat de Barcelona: 1987 London Grand Prix: 1987 Mile ISTAF Berlin: 1987 3000 m DN-Galan: 1987
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
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