SUAREZ Jeison Alexander

Colombia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LIBANO

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : LA CEJA

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon	15

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Pan American Games

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

Nickname:

Guayabita (eltiempo.com, 09 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

One daughter.

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Club Porvenir [COL] / Valle del Cauca Department [COL]

Coach:

Juan Carlos Cardona [personal]

Injuries:

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)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 16. (elpais.com.co, 22 Apr 2021)

Reason:

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)

Ambition:

To secure a top-10 finish in the marathon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (caracol.com.co, 18 Apr 2021)

Training:

He trains in La Ceja, Colombia at 2200 metres above sea level. (elpais.com.co, 22 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

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)

Philosophy:

"As long as I have strength and motivation in my life I will never stop fighting for dreams." (Instagram profile, 22 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
FAMILY TRAGEDY
In 2007, the same year he took up athletics, his twin brother Jaiden died after falling from a rooftop. He admits that the ambitions they used to share have provided inspiration for his sporting career. "We used to talk about how important athletics was for me and dance for him. We knew we could do something, to work hard to make it. He told me I could be the best athlete in Colombia, that we would visit many countries and that our parents would be proud of us." (eltiempo.com, 09 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/jeissonsubo/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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