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José Manuel Abascal

José Manuel Abascal

Spanish middle-distance runner

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abascal and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

José Manuel Abascal Gómez (born 17 March 1958) is a former Spanish 1500 metres runner. He was born in Alceda, Cantabria. In 1982 he got the silver medal at the European Indoor Championship in 1500 m and the bronze medal in the same event at the European Outdoor Championship. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1986, he set a personal best of 3:31.13 min but he failed to qualify for the final in 1500 m European Championship. At the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Abascal also won a silver medal.

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Personal bests

  • 800 metres – 1:49.5 in Madrid 19-07-1980.
  • 1500 metres – 3:31.13 in Barcelona 16-08-1986.
  • Mile – 3:50.54 in Rome 10-11-1986.
  • 3000 metres – 7:53.51 in A Coruña 4-08-1988.
  • 5000 metres – 13:12.49 in Oslo 04-07-1987.
  • 3000 metres steeple – 8:38.8 in San Sebastián 29-08-1981.

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Manuel Abascal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.


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