Alejandro Gómez (athlete)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Cabral.

Alejandro Gómez Cabral (born 11 April 1967 in Vigo, Pontevedra) is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	5000 m	13:55.94
1990	World Cross Country Championships	Aix-les-Bains, France	32rd	Senior race (12.2 km)	35:24
			3rd	Team	176 pts
1991	World Cross Country Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	14th	Long race (11.764 km)	34:36
			3rd	Team	198 pts
1992	World Half Marathon Championships	Newcastle, United Kingdom	9th	Half marathon	1:01:20
1995	World Cross Country Championships	Durham, England	28th	Senior race (12.02 km)	35:30
			3rd	Team	120 pts
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	15th	10,000 m	28:39.11
	World Half Marathon Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	8th	Half marathon	1:02:47
			2nd	Team	3:08:36
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	Marathon	2:13:23
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	40th	Marathon	2:26:40
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	Marathon	2:13:40
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	—	Marathon	DNF

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 3:39.18 min (1991)
• 3000 metres - 7:47.7 min (1989)
• 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:33.6 min (1989)
• 5000 metres - 13:20.91 min (1989)
• 10,000 metres - 27:39.38 min (1993)
• Half marathon - 1:01:20 hrs (1992)
• Marathon - 2:07:54 hrs (1997)

References

• Alejandro Gómez profile at IAAF
• sports-reference