Luis Alberto Marco Explained

Luis Alberto Marco Contreras (born 20 August 1986[1]) is a Spanish middle-distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.

Marco was born in Seville. He finished eleventh in the 1500 metres at the 2003 World Youth Championships. In the 800 metres he finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.

Marco was a finalist at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.

His personal best time is 1:45.14 minutes, achieved in June 2012 in Huelva.

Competition record

Representing
2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada11th1500 m3:57.60
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy23rd (h)800 m1:52.85
2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania4th1500 m3:47.22
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m1:48.71
European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary18th (h)800 m1:50.91
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italybgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:49.15
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany39th (h)800 m1:48.47
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th800 m1:48.99
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain6th800 m1:47.28
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain7th800 m1:48.42
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th800 m2:00.58
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st (sf)800 m1:47.45
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4th (sf)800 m1:48.12
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (sf)800 m1:49.06
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th (sf)800 m1:46.19
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th800 m1:51.69
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (sf)800 m1:46.75
2014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th4 × 800 m7:19.90
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland29th (h)800 m1:50.07
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic22nd (h)800 m1:50.01

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luis Alberto Marco Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095735/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/luis-alberto-marco-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-03-22.