Francis Gonzalez
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| Born | 6 February 1952 Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASPTT Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francis Gonzalez (born 6 February 1952 in Bordeaux) is a retired French middle- and long-distance runner.[2] He represented his country at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In addition, he won medals at the 1972 and 1973 European Indoor Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  France | |||||
| 1970 | European Junior Championships | Paris, France | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:55.1 |
| 1972 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 3rd | 800 m | 1:49.17 |
| Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 25th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.8 | |
| 1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.17 |
| 1975 | European Indoor Championships | Katowice, Poland | 11th (h) | 800 m | 3:47.9 |
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 6th | 800 m | 1:50.9 |
| Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 12th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:40.73 | |
| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 7th | 1500 m | 3:49.2 |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 7th | 1500 m | 3:43.4 |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 10th | 1500 m | 3:40.1 | |
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 7th | 3000 m | 7:51.9 |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 4th | 3000 m | 9:04.00 |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 6th | 3000 m | 7:58.78 |
