SUAREZ LASO Alberto

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Marathon - T12	2012	London, GBR	2:24:50
2	Marathon - T12	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:33:11
6	Men's 5000m T12	2012	London, GBR	14:50.28
World Championships
1	Marathon - T12	2011	Christchurch, NZL	2:28:10
2	5000m - T13	2015	Doha, QAT	15:11.01
3	Men's 10000m T12	2011	Christchurch, NZL	31:13.00
8	5000m - T13	2019	Dubai, UAE	14:54.30
DNF	Marathon - T12	2013	Lyon, FRA	DNF
European Championships
2	5000m - T13	2018	Berlin, GER	15:16.81

Listening to music. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Athlete

Wife Paloma, son Alvaro

Spanish

Club Maraton Oviedo [Spain]

Jesus Alvarez Castano [personal], ESP, from 2008

2009 for Spain, in Rhodes, Greece (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

In December 2015 he had an inflammation of the pubis that required surgery. He could not resume training until February 2016, which limited his preparation for the T12 marathon ahead of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he competed and won a silver medal. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Apr 2021; marca.com, 18 Sep 2016)

He took up the sport at age 30 in Oviedo, Spain. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

He was unable to continue playing football and wanted to stay active so he got involved in athletics. (20minutos.es, 07 Sep 2016; trainingrey.es, 14 Mar 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (rtpa.es, 03 Sep 2020)

Winning gold in the T12 marathon at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Apr 2021; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; Cafeteria Positano YouTube channel, 19 Mar 2019)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Coach Jesus Alvarez Castano. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

"Do not give up. Many obstacles in life can be overcome with effort." (lne.es, 22 Nov 2016; spend-in.com, 28 Apr 2014)

In 2019 the name of the San Lazaro athletic track in Oviedo was changed to Alberto Suarez Laso in his honour. (lavozdeasturias.es, 05 Mar 2019)

In 2017 he received the Ibero-American Sport Award from the Ibero-American Association of Communication [ASICOM] and the University of Oviedo in Spain. He also received the 2017 Sport Award from the Almeria Federation of Associations of People with an Impairment [FAAM] in Almeria, Spain. (ideal.es, 28 Nov 2017; uniovi.es, 06 Oct 2017)

In 2016 and 2012 he was named Athlete of the Year in Asturias, Spain. (lne.es, 02 Mar 2017; lne.es, 14 Feb 2013)

He was presented with the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit of Spain in 2013. (regiondigital.com, 29 Oct 2013)