{{short description|French runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Francis Gonzalez | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|02|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Bordeaux, France | height = 1.70 m<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190744/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/francis-gonzalez-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref> | weight = 60 kg | sport = Athletics | event = 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m | club = ASPTT Bordeaux | education = | coach = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}} {{MedalGold|1973 Rotterdam|800 m}} {{MedalBronze|1972 Grenoble|800 m}} }} '''Francis Gonzalez''' (born 6 February 1952 in Bordeaux) is a retired French middle- and long-distance runner.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He represented his country at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In addition, he won medals at the 1972 and 1973 European Indoor Championships.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{FRA}} |- |1970 |European Junior Championships |Paris, France |12th (sf) |800 m |1:55.1 |- |rowspan=2|1972 |European Indoor Championships |Grenoble, France |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |1:49.17 |- |Olympic Games |Munich, West Germany |25th (h) |800 m |1:48.8 |- |1973 |European Indoor Championships |Rotterdam, Netherlands |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:49.17 |- |1975 |European Indoor Championships |Katowice, Poland |11th (h) |800 m |3:47.9 |- |rowspan=2|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 |- |rowspan=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 |}
==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *800 metres – 1:47.1 (Colombes 1972) *1000 metres – 2:18.0 (Nice 1978) *1500 metres – 3:36.2 (Paris 1979) *One mile – 3:53.02 (Lausanne 1981) *2000 metres – 4:58.1 (Rennes 1979) *3000 metres – 7:41.00 (Lausanne 1979) *5000 metres – 13:20.24 (Stockholm 1979) *10,000 metres – 28:26.04 (Paris 1984) *Half marathon – 1:03:34 (Paris 1987) '''Indoor''' *800 metres – 1:49.17 (Grenoble 1972) *1500 metres – 3:39.3 (Dortmund 1978) *3000 metres – 7:51.9 (Vienna 1979)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/athlete/292732 All-Athletics profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226060032/http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/athlete/292732 |date=2016-12-26 }}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Francis}} Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes from Bordeaux Category:French men middle-distance runners Category:French men long-distance runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for France Category:20th-century French sportsmen Category:French Athletics Championships winners
{{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub}}