Francis Gonzalez (born 6 February 1952 in Bordeaux) is a retired French middle- and long-distance runner.^[2] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
1970	European Junior Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	800 m	1:55.1
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	3rd	800 m	1:49.17
	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	25th (h)	800 m	1:48.8
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	800 m	1:49.17
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	11th (h)	800 m	3:47.9
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
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)