José Manuel Abascal

José Manuel Abascal
Personal information
Born March 17, 1958
Alceda, Cantabria
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles1500 metres

José Manuel Abascal Gómez (born March 17, 1958 in Alceda, Cantabria) was a Spanish 1500 metres runner. 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. 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.

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.

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