José Abascal is pictured above (183) during the final of the 1500m at the inaugural
World Championships in Helsinki in 1983.
The Spaniards finest moment came the following year when he won the bronze medal
at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Personal best performances:
800 m. – 1´49"5 in Madrid 19-07-1980.
1500 m. – 3´31"13 in Barcelona 16-08-1986.
mile – 3´50"54 in Rome 10-11-1986.
3000 m. - 7´53"51 in La Coruña 4-08-1988.
5000 m. – 13´12'49 in Oslo 04-07-1987.
3000 m sch – 8'38"8 in San Sebastián 29-08-1981.
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Men's 1500m. Final
Euro Athletics Championships 1982
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| 1. Steve CRAM |
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GBR |
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3.36.49 |
| 2. Nikolay KIROV |
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URS |
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3.36.99 |
| 3. Jose Manuel ABASCAL |
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SPA |
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3.37.04 |
| 4. Robert NEMETH |
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AUT |
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3.37.81 |
| 5. Witali TISCHTSCHENKO |
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URS |
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3.38.15 |
| 6. Uwe BECKER |
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FRG |
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3.38.17 |
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Men's 1500m. Final
World Athletics Champs 1983
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| 1. Steve Cram |
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GBR |
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3: 41.59 |
| 2. Steve Scott |
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USA |
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3: 41.87 |
| 3. Said Aouita |
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MAR |
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3: 42.02 |
| 4. Steve Ovett |
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GBR |
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3: 42.34 |
| 5. Jose Manuel Abascal |
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ESP |
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3: 42.47 |
| 6. Pierre Deleze |
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SUI |
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3: 43.69 |
| 7. Andreas Busse |
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GDR |
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3: 43.72 |
| 8. Dragan Zdravkovic |
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YUG |
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3: 43.75 |
| 9. John Walker |
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NZL |
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3: 44.24 |
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Men's 1500m. Final
Olympic Games 1984
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| 1. Sebastian COE |
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GBR |
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3: 32: 53 |
| 2. Steve CRAM |
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GBR |
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3: 33: 40 |
| 3. Jose Manuel ABASCAL |
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SPA |
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3: 34: 30 |
| 4. Joseph CHESHIRE |
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KEN |
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3: 34: 52 |
| 5. Jim SPIVEY |
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USA |
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3: 36: 07 |
| 6. Peter WIRZ |
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SWI |
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3: 36: 97 |
| 7. Andres VERA |
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SPA |
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3: 37: 02 |
| 8. Omer KHALIFA |
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SUD |
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3: 37: 11 |