José Luis González (athlete)

José Luis González Sánchez (born 8 December 1957 in Villaluenga de la Sagra, Toledo) was one of the world's fastest 1500 metres runners of the 1980s.

In a legendary race in Nice 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 new record over one mile in 3:47.79 min.

In 1987, Gonzalez won a silver medal at the World Championships in Rome when he finished behind Abdi Bile. He won World Indoor Championships silver medals in 1985 and 1989.

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