Alejandro Suárez

{{short description|Mexican long-distance runner}}

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Alejandro Suárez Velázquez (born 30 November 1980 in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084809/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/alejandro-suarez-1.html sports-reference] 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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/road.htm#N5 North American 5 Kilometres Challenge]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. He won the silver medal at the 2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm#N NACAC Cross Country Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-24.