Alberto Suárez Laso

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Laso.

Alberto Suárez
Suárez in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Suárez Laso
NationalitySpanish
Born (1977-12-19) 19 December 1977
Riosa, Asturias, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T12)
Medal record
Track and field (T12)
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Marathon T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Marathon T12
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch Marathon T13
Silver medal – second place2015 Doha 5,000m T13
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch 10,000m T13
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Stadskanaal5000m T13
Gold medal – first place2014 Swansea 5000m T13

Personal

Suárez was born December 19, 1977, in Riosa, Asturias, Spain.[2][3] As of 2012, 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

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, 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
  1. "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Alberto Suárez Laso". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Todo el deporte de Córdoba al instante" (in Spanish). Spain: MINUTO90. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Radiotelevisión Canaria — Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVC.es. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  13. "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.
  14. 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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "Radiotelevisión Canaria — Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVC.es. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  22. "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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