José Manuel Abascal Gómez (born 17 March 1958) is a former Spanish 1500 metres runner. He was born in Alceda, Cantabria. 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. Notes References External links 1958 births Living people Athletes from Cantabria Spanish male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 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