Luis Alberto Hernando facts for kids
Luis Alberto Hernando at 2014 Transvulcania
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Full name | Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Burgos |
22 September 1977 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() |
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Sport | Skyrunning Trail running Mountain running Ski mountaineering Biathlon Cross-country skiing |
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Medal record
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Luis Alberto Hernando (born on September 22, 1977) is a famous Spanish athlete. He is best known as a champion in skyrunning, which is a sport where people run in the mountains. Before becoming a skyrunner, he was also a biathlete and even competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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About Luis Alberto Hernando
Luis Alberto Hernando is an amazing athlete who has achieved success in many different sports. He has won four gold medals at world championships in two tough running sports: trail running and skyrunning. He won two gold medals at the Trail World Championships (in 2016 and 2017) and two more at the Skyrunning World Championships (in 2014 and 2016).
What makes Luis Alberto special is that he has competed and done well internationally in five different sports. This shows how versatile and talented he is!
His Sporting Achievements
Luis Alberto Hernando has a long list of achievements across several challenging sports. Here's a look at some of his top results.
Skyrunning Successes
Skyrunning involves running on mountains, often at high altitudes, and sometimes on very steep and technical terrain. Luis Alberto has been incredibly successful in this sport.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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Skyrunning | ||||||
2010 | World Championships | ![]() |
3rd | SkyMarathon | 3:11:00 | |
2014 | World Championships | ![]() |
1st | Ultra SkyMarathon (80 km) | 10:25:52 | |
2016 | World Championships | ![]() |
1st | Ultra SkyMarathon (105 km) | 12:53:42 |
Trail Running Victories
Trail running is similar to skyrunning but often takes place on trails in forests or hills, not always at extreme altitudes. Luis Alberto has also excelled in this sport.
Trail running | ||||||
2015 | World Championships | ![]() |
2nd | Individual | 8:19.06 | |
2016 | World Championships | ![]() |
1st | Individual | 8:20.26 | |
2017 | World Championships | ![]() |
1st | Individual | 4:23.31 |
Ski Mountaineering Medals
Ski mountaineering combines skiing and mountaineering. Athletes climb mountains on skis or with skis on their backs, then ski down. Luis Alberto has won medals in this sport too.
Ski mountaineering | ||||||
2017 | Military World Games | ![]() |
1st | Team race | 2:57:23 | |
3rd | Team | 2:57:23 |
Olympic Biathlon Experience
Before his running career, Luis Alberto was a biathlete. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. He even competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Biathlon | ||||||
2006 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
80th | Individual | 59:54.4 | |
82nd | Sprint | 32:26.0 |
Cross-country Skiing
Luis Alberto also competed in cross-country skiing, which is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to travel across snow-covered terrain.
Cross-country skiing | ||||||
2007 | World Cup | ![]() |
19th | Relay 4 x 10 km | 1:49:49.2 |
See also
In Spanish: Luis Alberto Hernando para niños
- List of multi-sport athletes - Skyrunning