ALARZA Fernando

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TALAVERA DE LA REINA

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's Individual	12
	Mixed Relay ESP Spain	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's Individual	Finished
	Odaiba Marine Park	Mixed Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Individual
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18

World Triathlon Series - Overview

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2020	Individual Ranking	27th	1 x 27th
2019	Individual Ranking	4th	2 x 3rd, 2 x 6th, 1 x 8th
2018	Individual Ranking	6th	1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 6th
2017	Individual Ranking	5th	1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th
2016	Individual Ranking	3rd	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2015	Individual Ranking	5th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2014	Individual Ranking	12th	1 x 5th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 11th
2013	Individual Ranking	69th	1 x 11th
2012	Individual Ranking	38th	1 x 4th, 1 x 21st, 1 x 32nd
2011	Individual Ranking	94th	1 x 20th

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2016	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Cape Town, RSA	54:12
2	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:48:23
2	2016	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:46:55
2	2015	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	London, GBR	50:51
3	2019	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Finals	Lausanne, SUI	1:51:18
3	2019	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	52:12
3	2018	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:45:51
3	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Leeds, GBR	1:47:28
3	2017	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	52:44
3	2016	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Hamburg, GER	52:36

World Championships Mixed Relay

Year	Location	Relay X
2018	Hamburg, GER	12
2015	Hamburg, GER	8
2014	Hamburg, GER	14
2012	Stockholm, SWE	6
2011	Lausanne, SUI	13

European Championships

Year	Location	Individual	Relay X
2018	Glasgow, GBR	2	8
2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	6	8

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Sprint
2019	1 x 39th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
39	2019	Sprint	World Cup	Madrid, ESP	58:05

World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2019	Relay	World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:21:56

Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

El Misil de Talavera [The Missile from Talavera] (triatlonweb.es, 19 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Physiotherapy, Psychology - Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM], Spain

Wife Marta Vega, daughter Elena [2019]

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Universidad de Alicante [Spain]

Roberto Cejuela [club], ESP; Inaki Arenal [national], ESP

He injured his Achilles tendon in April 2014 at the World Series event in Madrid, Spain. He returned to competitive action the following month. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jul 2021; laliga4sports.es, 25 Apr 2016; lavozdeltajo.com, 23 Apr 2014)

He suffered a clavicle fracture in May 2011 and was out of competition for a month. He believes the injury was a key factor in his failure to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (tonicarpio.com, 01 Feb 2012)

He took up swimming at age three at Los Alcores Swimming Club in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. At age 16 he took part in his first triathlon, and later moved to Madrid, Spain to train at the Spanish National High Performance Centre. (laliga4sports.es, 25 Apr 2016; tonicarpio.com, 01 Feb 2012)

"When I was 16 there was a triathlon race close to my home and I decided to try it, even though I had no idea about the sport. I suffered a lot that day, but I was hooked despite all the suffering, and joined a triathlon club in Talavera. At first it was a hobby that allowed me to keep swimming while taking me out of its monotony at the same time. The Spanish federation happened to be doing try-outs around that time, and I went along and was selected for the High Performance Centre in Madrid. I am lucky. Triathlon has become my lifestyle." (bhbikes.com, 15 Dec 2014; tonicarpio.com, 01 Feb 2012)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (etixxsports.com, 17 Feb 2021)

He trains for 30 hours per week. (etixxsports.com, 17 Feb 2021)

Winning gold in the sprint distance at the 2016 World Series event in Cape Town, South Africa. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jul 2021; elconfidencial.com, 24 Apr 2016)

Spanish triathletes Javier Gomez Noya and Mario Mola. (bhbikes.com, 15 Dec 2014)

Coach Roberto Cejuela. (objetivotriatlon.com, 07 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Bad times are the best learning." (etixxsports.com, 17 Feb 2021)

He received the 2015 City of Talavera Award for Sport from the City Hall of Talavera de la Reina in Spain. (talavera.org, 24 Feb 2016; lavozdeltajo.com, 24 Feb 2016)

He received the Cope Award for Sport from the Region of Castilla-La Mancha in October 2014. (Twitter profile, 02 Oct 2014)

General Interest

General
CHARITY CHALLENGE
In April 2020 he organised the event "100 kilometres/1000 lives" to raise funds for the manufacture of medical supplies for professionals who were caring for COVID-19 patients in the Nuestra Senora del Prado hospital and at homes for the elderly in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. Participants gave a minimum donation of 5 Euros to take part in the challenge, which could be completed alone or in a team and outside or on a treadmill or exercise bike, depending on a region's lockdown restrictions. "Although it was a sporting challenge, the main aim was to save as many lives as possible." (lavozdetalavera.com, 23 Apr 2020; triatlonweb.es, 22 Apr 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/fernando.alarzavicente
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Fernando-Alarza-144203325680303/
https://instagram.com/fernando_alarza
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-alarza-vicente-30380b103/
https://twitter.com/fernando_alarza
Twitter Profile 2: https://twitter.com/FAlarzaPodium
Athlete Website: https://www.fernandoalarza.com/

Legend

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

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