David Bustos González (born 25 August 1990) is a Spanish runner who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

and

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races.

Personal life

Bustos first played hockey and football, and trained in swimming. He took up athletics only in high school, and focused on running in 2005. He has a degree in

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from the

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. He is married to Talania Buria Garcia.David Bustos
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Career

In the 1500 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships without reaching the final. In the 800 metres he won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best 800 metres time indoors is 1:47.05 minutes, achieved at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in

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. His outdoor 800 m personal best is 1:46.12 set in

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. He has a personal best time of 3:34.77 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in June 2012 in

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Achievements

References

1990 births Living people Spanish male middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Spain European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub