Francisco Sánchez Vargas (born 18 May 1958 in La Rinconada,

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) is a retired

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long-distance runner who specialized in the

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. He represented Spain at the

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. He won the bronze medal at the

1983 Mediterranean Games The IX Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 1983 Mediterranean Games, were the 9th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 3 to 17 September 1983, where 2,192 athletes (1,845 men and 347 women) from 16 coun ...

. He competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final. He won the 1988 edition of the

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. His personal best time was 8.16.59 minutes, achieved in August 1983 in

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.World men's all-time best 3000m steeplechase (last updated 2001)
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* 1958 births Living people People from La Rinconada Athletes from the Province of Seville Spanish male long-distance runners Spanish male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Spanish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub