Luis Alberto Hernando

{{Short description|Spanish biathlete (born 1977)}}

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Trail running
Mountain running
Ski mountaineering
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Cross-country skiing

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{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 Chamonix|{{nowrap|Ultra SkyMarathon}}}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Lleida|{{nowrap|Ultra SkyMarathon}}}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Premana|{{nowrap|SkyMarathon}}}}

{{Medal|Sport|Trail running}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Gerês|Individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Badia Prataglia|Individual}}

{{Medal|Silver|{{nowrap|2015 Annecy-le-Vieux}}|Individual}}

{{Medal|Competition |European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2013 Vicenza|Ultra SkyMarathon}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Val d’Isère|Ultra SkyMarathon}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Val d’Isère|Ultra SkyMarathon}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Poschiavo|SkyRace}}

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Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga (born 22 September 1977) is a Spanish male sky runner champion and before, as biathlete, also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Biography

He has won four gold medals in two different sports, trail running and sky running, two at Trail World Championships (2016, 2017),{{cite web|url=http://transvulcania.info/double-world-champion-luis-alberto-hernando-will-participate-in-transvulcania/|title=Double trail world champion Luis Alberto Hernando|publisher=transvulcania.info|accessdate=3 October 2017}} and two at the Skyrunning World Championships (2014, 2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.skyrunning.com/2016-skyrunning-world-championships-top-athletes-announced/|title=2016 Skyrunning World Championships – top athletes announced|publisher=transvulcania.info|accessdate=3 October 2017}} In his career, Hernando has achieved international results in five different sports.

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
colspan="7" style="background:Palegreen;"|Skyrunning
2010

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Premana

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|SkyMarathon

|3:11:00

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2014

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Chamonix

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Ultra SkyMarathon (80 km)

|10:25:52

|

2016

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lleida

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Ultra SkyMarathon (105 km)

|12:53:42

|

colspan="7" style="background:Palegreen;"|Trail running
2015

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Annecy-le-Vieux

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Individual

|8:19.06

|

2016

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Gerês

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Individual

|8:20.26

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2017

|align=left|World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Badia Prataglia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Individual

|4:23.31

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colspan="7" style="background:Palegreen;"|Ski mountaineering
rowspan=2|2017

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Military World Games

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Team race

|2:57:23

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style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|Team

|2:57:23

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colspan="7" style="background:Palegreen;"|Biathlon
rowspan=2|2006

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Olympic Games

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Turin

|80th

|Individual

|59:54.4

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82nd

|Sprint

|32:26.0

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colspan="7" style="background:Palegreen;"|Cross-country skiing
2007

|align=left|World Cup

|align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostoelen

|19th

|Relay 4 x 10 km

|1:49:49.2

|{{cite web|url=http://www.klingenthal.de/vsc/Ergebnisse/UE2007_08/Ergebnisse/LL_WCBeitostoelenH2.pdf|title="VIESSMANN" FIS WORLD CUP CROSS-COUNTRY Beitostølen (NOR) - Men 4 x 10 km Classic/Free Relay|publisher=klingenthal.de|accessdate=3 October 2017}}

See also

References

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