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Luis Alberto Hernando at 2014 Transvulcania
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Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga
Nationality Spanish
Born (1977-09-22) 22 September 1977 (age 47)
Burgos
Height 1.84 m
Weight 73 kg
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Skyrunning
Trail running
Mountain running
Ski mountaineering
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Medal record
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold 2014 Chamonix Ultra SkyMarathon
Gold 2016 Lleida Ultra SkyMarathon
Bronze 2010 Premana SkyMarathon
Trail running
World Championships
Gold 2016 Gerês Individual
Gold 2017 Badia Prataglia Individual
Silver 2015 Annecy-le-Vieux Individual
European Championships
Gold 2013 Vicenza Ultra SkyMarathon
Gold 2015 Val d’Isère Ultra SkyMarathon
Gold 2017 Val d’Isère Ultra SkyMarathon
Silver 2011 Poschiavo SkyRace

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.

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
Skyrunning
2010 World Championships Italy Premana 3rd SkyMarathon 3:11:00
2014 World Championships France Chamonix 1st Ultra SkyMarathon (80 km) 10:25:52
2016 World Championships Spain Lleida 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 France Annecy-le-Vieux 2nd Individual 8:19.06
2016 World Championships Portugal Gerês 1st Individual 8:20.26
2017 World Championships Italy Badia Prataglia 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 Russia Sochi 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 Italy Turin 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 Norway Beitostoelen 19th Relay 4 x 10 km 1:49:49.2

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Luis Alberto Hernando para niños

  • List of multi-sport athletes - Skyrunning
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