Benjamín González
Appearance
Benjamín González Gómez (12 April 1958 – 6 June 2011) was an athlete from Spain. He competed in the 400 and 800 metres.
González won a bronze medal in 400 m at the 1982 European Indoor Championships.[1] At the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985 he and finished second in the 800 metres behind compatriot Colomán Trabado.[2] On the national level, he became Spanish 400 metres champion in 1980, 1981 and 1982.[3]
González's personal best 800 m time was 1:46.53 minutes, achieved in June 1985 in Madrid.[4]
References
- ^ European Indoor Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ IAAF World Indoor Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ Spanish Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ World men's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
Categories:
- 1958 births
- 2011 deaths
- Spanish male middle-distance runners
- Spanish male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- 20th-century Spanish people
- Spanish athletics biography stubs