SUAREZ Jeison Alexander
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Athletics |
Men's Marathon | 15 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Sapporo Odori Park |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Pan American Games
World Half Marathon Championships
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
| Year | Location | Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lima, PER | DNF |
World Half Marathon Championships
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Half Marathon | 2020 | Gdynia, POL | 1:05:42 |
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Guayabita (eltiempo.com, 09 Jan 2019)
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Athlete
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One daughter.
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Spanish
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Club Porvenir [COL] / Valle del Cauca Department [COL]
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Juan Carlos Cardona [personal]
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He competed at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia despite having sustained a grade one hamstring tear two weeks earlier. (eltiempo.com, 09 Jan 2019)
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He took up the sport at age 16. (elpais.com.co, 22 Apr 2021)
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He played football as a child before he was encouraged to take up athletics by coach Luis Gabriel Villegas with the prospect of having opportunities to get scholarships. "It was not something that I really liked at the time, but I did it as a way to help my parents. Then I began loving it and it also started teaching me life lessons. The most important was that if I wanted to win it was up to me." (elpais.com.co, 22 Apr 2021; eltiempo.com, 09 Jan 2019)
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To secure a top-10 finish in the marathon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (caracol.com.co, 18 Apr 2021)
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He trains in La Ceja, Colombia at 2200 metres above sea level. (elpais.com.co, 22 Apr 2021)
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Winning gold in the half marathon at the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia and in the marathon at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. (worldathletics.org, 18 Apr 2021; antena2.com, 03 Aug 2018; dxtcapital.com, 26 May 2018)
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"As long as I have strength and motivation in my life I will never stop fighting for dreams." (Instagram profile, 22 Mar 2021)
Legend
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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Colombia
Athletics
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