José López (athlete)

José Gregorio López Martínez (born 19 June 1967) is a retired Venezuelan middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the 1500 metres at the 1991, 1995 and 1997 World Championships without advancing from the first round.

José López

Personal information
Full name	José Gregorio López Martínez
Born	(1967-06-18) 18 June 1967
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 metres

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
1985	Bolivarian Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	1st	800 m	1:55.4
			1st	1500 m	4:06.5
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	11th (h)	1500 m	3:56.811
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	1500 m	3:53.75
1989	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	1500 m	3:41.56
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	1500 m	3:47.9
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	1500 m	3:50.08
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	7th (h)	1500 m	3:47.261
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	31st (h)	1500 m	3:45.61
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	1500 m	3:48.47
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	1500 m	3:43.89
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	1500 m	3:54.04
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	1st	800 m	1:50.53
			1st	1500 m	3:47.56
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	7th	1500 m	3:50.44
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	1500 m	3:50.5
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	29th (h)	1500 m	3:46.81
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	1500 m	3:47.92
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	38th (h)	1500 m	3:42.83
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Peru	1st	800 m	1:48.04
			1st	1500 m	3:53.8
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	8th	1500 m	3:51.71
1999	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	1500 m	3:48.65

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 meters – 1:48.04 (Arequipa 1997)
• 1500 meters – 3:39.80 (Laguna 1996)
• 3000 meters – 7:52.76 (Seville 1997)
• 5000 meters – 13:44.23 (Walnut 1999)

External links

• José López at Tilastopaja (registration required)