Alberto Suárez Laso
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Suárez Laso |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 19 December 1977 Riosa, Asturias, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Track and field (T12) |
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Alberto Suárez Laso[1] (born 19 December 1977) is a T12 athlete from Spain who competes in long-distance events like the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, half marathon and marathon. He is a world record holder in the men's T12 marathon, winning gold in the event at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Personal
[edit]Suárez was born December 19, 1977, in Riosa, Asturias, Spain.[2][3] As of 2012[update], he resides in Oviedo, Asturias.[2] He has a vision impairment.[4]
At the 2011 Asturian Best Sportspersons awards organized by the Asturian Sports Press Association, Suárez won an award related to human values.[5] The following year, in 2012, he won the Asturian Sports Press Association award for best male athlete.[6] In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[7]
Athletics
[edit]Suárez is a T12, visually impaired runner,[2][8] and often competes against runners without disabilities.[9] He is a member of the Laso Oviedo Athletics Club,[9][10] and, As of 2012[update], he is coached by Chus Castaño.[9] He is a world record in the marathon for his classification.[5]
Suárez participated in the 2011 Gran Fondo Siete Aguas Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine International Trophy President of the Council of Valencia.[10] He competed in the 2011 Spanish Paralympic national athletics championships held in Gijón.[11] He competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch New Zealand where he was one of two Spanish competitors in the marathon. He finished the marathon with a gold medal and world record time of 2.28:10.[2][8][12] He also earned a bronze medal in the men's T12 10,000 meter race.[2][13]
Going into the 2012 athletics season, Suárez's goal for it was to win a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics in the marathon.[14] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €23,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship.[15] He participated in the 2012 Riosa Sports Days.[16] Prior to the start of the London Games, he trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.[17] In May 2012, he was on the shortlist of Spanish sportspeople from Asturias likely to compete at the London Paralympics.[18]
Competing in the European Championships in June 2012, he finished in first place in the T12 5,000 meters with a time of 15:23.60.[19]
He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,[16][20] where he won a gold medal in the men's T12 marathon and finished sixth in the men's T12 5,000 meter event.[2] His gold medal was Spain's eighth gold of the Games.[3] He finished the marathon in a time of 2:24.50, which was a new Paralympic Games and World Record.[4][20]
Suárez finished 6th in the 2013 Barcelona half marathon while setting a personal best time in the distance and competing against able bodied athletes.[20] He competed in the 2013 Divina Pastora 8 km Orotava held in the Canary Islands. Prior to race day, he gave a presentation connected to the event about physical activity, sport and eating patterns for athletes.[12][20][21] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[22]
References
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- ^ "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Alberto Suárez Laso". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ a b La Nueva España (9 September 2012). "El atleta riosano Alberto Suárez Laso, medalla de oro en Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: La Nueva España. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b 22 de marzo de 2012 19:28h (22 March 2012). "Juan Mata gana el premio al Mejor Deportista Asturiano" (in Spanish). Spain: AS.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oviedo (18 December 2012). "Ángela Pumariega y Alberto Suárez Laso, elegidos mejores deportistas asturianos de 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: 20 Minutos. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Todo el deporte de Córdoba al instante" (in Spanish). Spain: MINUTO90. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Alberto Suárez Laso, oro y record del mundo de maratón en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Fasatle.com. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Más de 2000 atletas participarán en el Gran Fondo Internacional de Siete Aguas-Trofeo Presidente de la Diputación de Valencia" (in Spanish). Spain: elperiodic.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ La Nueva España (10 March 2011). "Campeonato sin exclusión — La Nueva España — Diario Independiente de Asturias" (in Spanish). Spain: Lne.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Radiotelevisión Canaria — Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVC.es. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ José Ángel García. "El asturiano Alberto Suárez Laso, oro en maratón en los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: El Comercio. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Riosa vuelve a apostar por sus Jornadas — La Nueva España — Diario Independiente de Asturias" (in Spanish). Spain: Lne.es. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Atletas paralímpicos con discapacidad visual se entrenan en Logroño – Canal de Vídeos de" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Solidaridad Digital – Cinco deportistas de Asturias, en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Six World Records Broken on Final Day of IPC Euros | IPC". International Paralympic Committee. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Alberto Suárez Laso, oro en los paralímpicos de Londres, atleta invitado a la 8KM Orotava Divina Pastora" (in Spanish). Spain: Deporsiete.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Radiotelevisión Canaria — Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVC.es. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital" (in Spanish). Spain: Elpueblodealbacete.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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