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Mexican long-distance runner
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Suárez and the second or maternal family name is
Velázquez.
Alejandro Suárez Velázquez (born 30 November 1980 in
Santiago de Querétaro,
Querétaro)
[1] is a Mexican former
long-distance runner who specializes in the
5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in
Victoria. He clocked a sub
four-minute mile (3:59.81) in
Burnaby, BC in 2005.
He was a two-time winner of the
North American 5K Championships, taking the 2003 and 2004 titles – he was the only man to win multiple times at the competition.
[2] He won the silver medal at the 2006
NACAC Cross Country Championships.
[3]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Mexico
|
2000
|
NACAC U-25 Championships
|
Monterrey,
Mexico
|
2nd
|
1500m
|
3:48.09
|
1st
|
5000m
|
14:11.48
|
2001
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
2nd
|
5000 m
|
14:11.76
|
2002
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
2nd
|
3000 m
|
8:10.62
|
1st
|
5000 m
|
14:16.22
|
2003
|
North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships
|
Akron, United States
|
1st
|
Marathon relay
|
2:05:30
|
Pan American Games
|
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
4th
|
5000 m
|
13:58.19
|
2004
|
North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships
|
Akron, United States
|
1st
|
Marathon relay
|
2:05:35
|
2006
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Cartagena, Colombia
|
2nd
|
5000 m
|
14:10.58
|
2007
|
Pan American Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
3rd
|
10,000 m
|
28:09.95
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
14th
|
10,000 m
|
28:52.19
|
2008
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
35th
|
10,000 m
|
29:24.78
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Iquique, Chile
|
2nd
|
5000 m
|
13:51.20
|
2009
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
37th
|
Marathon
|
2:18:55
|
2011
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
|
2nd
|
10,000 m
|
29:15.49
|
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